Date of letter:September 19, 1993
Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Date of event:August 14, 1944 (lunar calendar)
Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Name of author:Li Xinyuan
Name(s) of victim(s):Li Fengyu (Li Xinyuan’s father)
Type of atrocity:Others (OT)
Other details:On August 14, 1944 of lunar calender，Li Fengyu was caught by Japanese invaders and so far no one has heard from him.
Call for the payment of reparations
Li Fengyu, male, 93 years old, Han Chinese, being a farmer since childhood, Yuan Cadastral, from Nanchenghui Village, Yincun Township, Yuanshi County, Hebei Province. On August 14th, 1944 of the lunar calendar, he was arrested by the Japanese gendarme guard in a Yincun food store. According to insiders, Wei Baoqun and Wei Jiucheng, he was escorted to Yuanshi that day after arrest. Several days later, he was sent under guard to Beijing. So far there has been no news about him. Based on the above, we ask for reparations of 400,000 USD.
Nanwuhui Village, Yincun Township, Yuanshi County, Hebei Province
Nanwuhui Village Committee, Yincun Town, Yuanshi County (Seal for the Village Committee)
Li Xinyuan, son of Li Fengyu
September 19th, 1993
Testification
Li Fengyu was arrested in Yincun food store by the Japanese gendarme guard on August 14th and was later escorted to Yuanshi that day after arrest.
Testifier: Wei Baoqun (handprint)
Wei Jiucheng (handprint)
September 17th, 1993
