Chapter 63 second quarter

About the incident of Rastovorov's disappearance, there is much discussion like this.About the appearance of the big bus, there are about two theories that agree, but one says that Rastovorov got on the big bus at Iikura, and the other says that he got on the big bus in front of the NHK Building.And as mentioned earlier, according to his notes, Mrs. Browning appeared on the scene when he left, and according to the report of Associated Press reporter Anson, an American woman named Mary came forward to assist.These circumstances will be described in detail later. Let's say that when Rastovorov disappeared, it caused a sensation not only in Japan, but also in the whole world, with various speculations circulating.Some people say that he was kidnapped according to the plan of the US side.

Not long before the incident, an ice skating competition happened to be held in Hokkaido, and the Soviet team, led by Rozanov, came to Japan.This Rozanov had worked in the Soviet Union's representative office in Japan three years ago, under the name of a Japanese informant.He doesn't know anything about skating, so some people speculate that his coming to Japan this time has nothing to do with skating competitions.The skater team returned to the Soviet Union after the competition, but he stayed because of a cold.On the day of his disappearance (January 24), Rastovorov had reserved two seats on a BOAC flight.Unfortunately, it snowed heavily that day and the plane did not take off.In fact, Rozanov returned to the Soviet Union alone the day after the representative agency reported Rastovorov's disappearance to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Based on this fact, Japanese newspapers published the following observations: "There is a perception that Rozanov came to Japan under the guise of the head of the team to convey special instructions from Moscow to the representative body and to bring Mr. Rastovorov back to the country. The authorities also believe that he and the missing Events are somehow related." According to news reports, this was the observation of the "authorities", but whether it was the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department's own observation, or whether it was based on the observation of the authority of the US authorities stationed in Japan, is not known.As mentioned in this observation report, Rastovorov’s disappearance is related to Beria’s execution in the Soviet Union; Rastovorov is an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Beria’s direct descendant, so he must also be the target of the purge .Perhaps the purpose of Rozanov's coming to Japan was to take away Rastovorov who was ordered to return home.That was all the Metropolitan Police knew at the time about Rastovorov himself.

Ten days after Rastovorov's disappearance, not one of the ninety million Japanese reported ever seeing him vaguely.In addition, he was not found among the bodies of those who were killed and those who committed suicide at that time. A few days later, the then Soviet representative agency issued the following statement: "There are grounds to believe that Rastovorov was detained after being abducted by U.S. intelligence agencies in Japan for the purpose of provocation." However, both the US embassy and the General Command of the Far East Army under the intelligence department have repeatedly stated that they have "no knowledge" of Rastovorov's disappearance.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly stated this: "If Rastovorov intends to flee, his request can be considered; even if he wishes to flee to the United States, it is impossible to imagine that the U.S. authorities will do so without the understanding of the Japanese government. Take him out of the country." This statement shows that the peace treaty signed between Japan and the United States has come into effect at that time, and Japan has become an independent country.In other words, without the permission of the Japanese government, any foreigner leaving the country is not allowed by national law.