Finally, we wish to acknowled(»e with gratitude the onfailinT support and 

 guidance of the naval authorities, the South Seas Office, the Department of 

 Af»riculture of '^okyo Imperial University, and various persons in the areas 

 visited. If this report makes our sli?»ht efforts of any value to persons 

 active in the South, it can only be due to the aforementioned understanding 

 support and Tiise (guidance. 



.'ebruary 28, 1943 Toshiro Kumada 



