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doc Memo from John Dewitt (ddr-densho-122-897)

Re: Draft proposal for the Military utilisation of United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-897/

doc Memo, John L. DeWitt to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-2)

Memo, John L. DeWitt to John McCloy, regarding mixed marriages and resettlement of Japanese Americans upon release from concentration camps. Includes McCloy's previous memo to DeWitt suggesting reexamination of DeWitt's policy denying return of mixed-marriage couples to the West Coast. Suggests considering requests on the basis of loyalty. In DeWitt's response, he objects to proposed changes, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-2/

doc Letter by John L. DeWitt: "Separation of Kibei from Nisei" (ddr-densho-67-26)

Letter written by John. L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General U.S. Army, to Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Recommends the segregation of Kibei and Issei from Nisei, and steps taken toward the eventual repatriation of some of the Kibei and Issei.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-26/

doc Letter by John L. DeWitt: "Separation of Kibei from Nisei" (ddr-densho-67-28)

Letter written by J.L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Urges segregation of the Kibei and Issei from the Nisei in the concentration camps, citing deteriorating morale in the camps and influence of "disloyal" sentiment.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-28/

doc Memo by General DeWitt (ddr-densho-67-81)

Memo by General DeWitt regarding evacuation of "enemy aliens" on the West Coast. DeWitt comments on a program for evacuation as decided by the California House of Representatives and agrees that the Army and not the Justice Department should control evacuation. Suggests that the Attorney General is not doing an adequate job. He indicates that he …

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doc Letter by John L. DeWitt: "Retention of Japanese Evacuees in War Relocation Projects" (ddr-densho-67-27)

Letter written John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. Recommends separation of the "potentially dangerous" persons within the concentration camps, as well as acquisition of data about the Japanese as a race, to be used in actual and psychological warfare. Also recommends that the War Department retain persons of Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-27/

doc Letter by John L. DeWitt: "Separation of Kibei from Nisei" (ddr-densho-67-24)

Letter written by John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. DeWitt's conclusions: co-mingling of Kibei with Nisei is dangerous, and Kibei are a threat to national security. Recommends that the War Department institute a policy which would separate the Kibei from the Nisei, forfeit the U.S. citizenship of the Kibei, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-24/

doc Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, 1942 (Revised) (ddr-densho-405-40)

The revised copy of the Final Report

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit I (ddr-densho-405-11)

Telegram requesting return of copies of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit I in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-11/

doc Coram Nobis Exhibit C (ddr-densho-405-5)

Letter from John L. DeWitt to John McCloy regarding copies of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit C in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, …

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit P (ddr-densho-405-18)

Correspondence from John L. DeWitt to Francis Biddle regarding a report on the "Japanese Question." This document was Exhibit P in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-18/

doc Letter from John McCloy to General DeWitt (ddr-densho-122-885)

Re: internees with G-2 classification

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-885/

doc Telephone conversation between General DeWitt, General Gullion and Colonel Bendetsen (ddr-densho-67-118)

Transcript of a telephone conversation between General DeWitt, General Gullion and Colonel Bendetsen on evacuation. They are discussing a pending press release on the alleged subversive activities on the West Coast. They want to change the press release to favor mass evacuation of all people of Japanese ancestry.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-118/

doc Letter to John McCloy from Lt. General J.L. DeWitt (ddr-densho-122-858)

Summary of intelligence report of individuals considered for segregation

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-858/

doc Memo: "Reported Bombing and Shelling of the West Coast" (ddr-densho-67-19)

Memo to the Attorney General from J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI. Refutes statements made in J.L. DeWitt's Final Report that there was espionage activity conducted by Japanese on the West Coast immediately following Pearl Harbor. The FBI investigated all allegations, and found no evidence to support such claims.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-19/

doc Coram Nobis Exhibit J (ddr-densho-405-12)

Telegram acknowledging return of copies of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit J in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-12/

doc If They're Loyal Citizens, They'll Stop Complaining (April 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-899)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 15, 1943, p. 6

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doc Letter to General DeWitt from Gov. E. P. Carville about Japanese evacuation (ddr-densho-67-72)

Letter to General DeWitt from Gov. E. P. Carville about Japanese evacuation. Gov. Carville is concerned that the "enemy aliens" would be let loose in his state. He would allow Japanese in his state only if they were put in "concentration camps."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-72/

doc Japs Signaling To 'Subs' Off U.S. Told by De Witt (January 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1011)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 20, 1944, p. 9

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1011/

doc De Witt Fights Return of Japs (April 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-898)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 13, 1943, p. 5

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-898/

doc Coram Nobis Exhibit O (ddr-densho-405-17)

Correspondence from Francis Biddle to John L. DeWitt regarding a report on the "Japanese Question." This document was Exhibit O in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-17/

doc Coram Nobis Exhibit U (ddr-densho-405-23)

Transcript of conference with Gen. John L. DeWitt. This document was Exhibit U in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-23/

doc Civilian Exclusion Order No. 79 (ddr-densho-25-45)

Prior to mass removal, exclusion areas were described in civilian exclusion orders posted by Lieutenant General John DeWitt of the Western Defense Command. Civilian Exclusion Area No. 79 included a portion of South King County, Washington. Maps detailing the prohibited area were also posted.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-45/

doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 11 (April 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-149)

Selected article titles: "Army School Will Hold New Course" (p. 1), "Masaoka Speaks to Citizens' Group" (p. 1), "Qualification for Enlistment May be Lowered" (p. 1), "Editorial: Gen. John DeWitt" (p. 2), "Leave Clearance System Simplified" (p. 2), "Ickes Supports WRA Resettlement Program" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-149/

doc Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen (ddr-densho-67-69)

Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen about General DeWitt's stance on the draft. Suggests that DeWitt wants harsher penalities for draft resistance, i.e. making it a felony instead of a misdemeanor. Reasons that "you can shoot a man to prevent the commission of a felony" and not a misdemeanor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-69/

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