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vh Roger Daniels Interview III Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-416-18)

Scooping John J. McCloy in a television interview about redress

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doc Statement by John J. McCloy to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-274)

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit F (ddr-densho-405-8)

Memo regarding notes on conferences with John McCloy. This document was Exhibit F 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.

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doc Memo to John McCloy from Truman Gibson (ddr-densho-67-111)

Memo to John McCloy from Truman Gibson about racial prejudices. Gibson informs McCloy that racial discrimination by military personnel must not be expressed for the duration of the war.

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doc Letter to Hugh Moran from John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-71)

Letter to Hugh Moran from John J. McCloy in response to a previous letter written to McCloy. McCloy discusses civil liberties and suggests that this country is fanatic about preserving civil liberties, and in order to protect freedom, civil liberties must be restrained.

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doc Statement of John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-342)

Written statement of John J. McCloy. This statement was submitted for the hearings on House of Representatives Bill H.R. 4110 in June of 1984.

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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, …

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doc Message to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-57)

Message from unknown source to John J. McCloy on Kibei in Hawaii. Discusses the professed loyalty or disloyalty to the U.S. of the Kibei - author states that all Kibei are probably disloyal. Requests transfer of interned, "loyal" Hawaiian Kibei to mainland camps because if those loyal Kibei filed a writ of habeas corpus in Hawaii, …

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doc Memo to John J. McCloy regarding Kibei in Hawaii (ddr-densho-67-59)

Memo to John McCloy from unknown source regarding Hawaiian Kibei parolees. The author states that he had been paroling Kibei considered least dangerous and monitoring them as an alternative to transfering them to the mainland. This process only applied to a tiny population so the military would not be accused of "relaxing their vigilence." Author also …

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doc Memo from the office of John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-58)

Memo from the office of John J. McCloy to an unknown recipient regarding transfer of Hawaiian Kibei to Tule Lake. Author states that Kibei cannot be transferred due to lack of facilities and the fear that the Kibei will add to a growing militant section of internees. This would be problematic because the Japanese military might …

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doc Memo: "Evacuation of Japanese from Hawaii" (ddr-densho-67-48)

Memo from John McCloy to General Eisenhower giving reasons against incarcerating Hawaiian Japanese: lack of materials and shipping, labor shortage that would ensue, and possible tensions between mainland and Hawaiian Japanese. McCloy also worries about the legalities of evacuating Hawaiian Japanese. Suggests that General Emmons should be in charge of evacuating a select number of "enemy …

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doc Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-67-22)

Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, regarding transfer of family members to join issei in Department of Justice internment camps. McCloy wary of such transfers, as he believes they would subject Nisei to "issei contamination." Favors instead paroling Issei out of internment camps …

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doc Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-67-23)

Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority. Reporting recommendations of Dr. Dedrick, head of the Statistical Division of the Wartime Civil Control Administration. Urges segregation of the "pro-Japan" Kibei and Issei, and expresses fear of internal security incidents in the camps, and "contamination" of …

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

Re: internees with G-2 classification

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit E (ddr-densho-405-7)

Transcript from a phone conversation betweel Col. Karl Bendetsen and John McCloy regarding the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit E 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, …

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doc Memo from Lt. Hall to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-53)

Memo from Lt. Hall to John McCloy on possible consequences of evacuating and repatriating Hawaiian Japanese. Namely that they will either come into contact with enemy spies on the mainland or they will go back to Japan with crucial information. Suggests waiting four months before evacuating and repatriating and after that confining them to "concentration camps." …

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doc Memo from J.R. Deane to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-50)

Memo from J.R. Deane to John McCloy officially rescinding the previous order to evacuate Hawaiian Japanese to the mainland. This new order states that any person of Japanese ancestry "considered as potentially dangerous to national security" will be interned in Hawaii.

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doc Memo from General Emmons to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-51)

Memo from General Emmons to John McCloy on nisei in the military. Gives statistics on Nisei in the military in Hawaii and suggests that even though they stopped accepting Nisei in the military creating an all-Nisei combat unit would improve security issues in Hawaii. Emmons says that 300 Nisei already volunteered, an indication of potential success …

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doc Memo to John J. McCloy from Dwight Eisenhower (ddr-densho-67-67)

Memo to John J. McCloy from Dwight Eisenhower on Hawaiian-Japanese evacuation plans. States that evacuation and detention "in a concentration camp" has been approved, including "enemy aliens" and U.S. citizens.

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doc Letter to Paul Bannai from John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-122-287)

Regarding Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment (CWRIC) hearings

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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 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.

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doc Memo from Delos Emmons to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-45)

Memorandum from Delos Emmons, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, regarding a previous report on the Japanese in Hawaii. In this memo, Emmons refutes much of the information in the report. He dispels many of the rumors about the Hawaiian Japanese and admonishes the author of the report for being …

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doc Two messages to General Emmons from John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-52)

Two messages to General Emmons from John McCloy requesting information on the 400 evacuated Japanese. Very concerned with whether Hawaiian Japanese should be isolated or permitted contact with mainland Japanese. Indicates a belief that Hawaiian Japanese will infect mainland Japanese. McCloy also asks Emmons if he can stop evacuation without compromising security. Evacuated Japanese prove to …

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doc Memo from Dillon S. Myer to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-62)

Memo from Dillon S. Myer to John J. McCloy on Hawaiian-Japanese evacuees. Asks McCloy to inform General Emmons to stop evacuation to the mainland. Describes situation at Jerome where Hawaiian Japanese have been difficult -- unwilling to work, answering "no" on the loyalty questionnaire. Also, there are no additional resources to provide the evacuees. Myer suggests …

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