TOKYO PARTY OUSTS MISSING RED CHIEF; Ritsu Ito, Head of Agriculture Section Who Disappeared in 1950, Is Called a 'Traitor' (Published 1953)

Communist party ousts missing leader R Ito and brands him traitor; he disappeared with 8 other leaders in '50 after purge from pub office by Gen MacArthur

https://www.nytimes.com/1953/09/21/archives/tokyo-party-ousts-missing-red-chief-ritsu-ito-head-of-agriculture.html