"Memorandum for the Attorney General"
PARTNER
Densho
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OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-67-125 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i67-00125)
PARENT COLLECTION
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Collection
DESCRIPTION
Memo to Francis Biddle from J. Edgar Hoover about Japanese Americans living on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Local sheriffs want to raid Japanese homes and eventually remove them from the reservation. Hoover describes the history of tension due to the Japanese leasing Yakima Reservation lands. He concludes that the FBI will not sanction any raids or removal.
OBJECT GENRE
Miscellaneous Documents
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Hoover, J. Edgar (author)
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CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians
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