THE BOMB-TOKIO AIRMAN

Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 250, 23 October 1942, Page 2

THE BOMB-TOKIO AIRMAN

only military targets attacked,

P.A, Cable,

WASHINGTON Oct. 22,

Four American airrnen whose names elosely correspond with those foroadcast from Tokio actually were among t-lie Army's list of flyers missihg as the result of storms encountered after the raid on Tbkio in April was completed, said Mr Stimson, U.S. Secretary for War. He added that there were relatively few airmen missing after this raid. Some flyers may have been forced down by lack of petrol in Japanese territory. One plane was interned in Russia and, several others were involved in forced landings in Cliina. Very few of these planes were missing. "Our flyers who attaeked Tokio were instructed to attack only military targets," Mr Stimson declared. "Our reports indieate that they did so with remarkable accuracy. We abide by the Geneva Convention governing war conduct and expect our enemies to do the same. We

are very loath to believe that Japan is going to violate these rules. We have allowed the Red Cross to' inspeet the conditiqn of all Japanese priscners held fcy us and are making every effort'to see that the rules of Geneva and the rules of humanity are carried out."