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doc Letter titled: "General Sabotage" (ddr-densho-67-37)

Letter from James Hughes, Captain, M.I.D. Intelligence Officer. States that an informant of Japanese ancestry gave information that there would be a signal given for a general wave of sabotage participated in by Germans, Italians, and Japanese.

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doc Memo to Mr. M.H. McIntyre from M.S. Eisenhower (ddr-densho-67-70)

Memo to Mr. M.H. McIntyre from M.S. Eisenhower about letters protesting evacuation. States that the President is receiving many notices from liberal groups questioning the legality of evacuation.

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doc Memorandum for the Solicitor General, Re: Japanese Brief (ddr-densho-67-68)

Memo to the Solicitor General from Edward J. Ennis about an article written by Lt. Com. K. D. Ringle. Pg. 1: Ennis summarizes the article, which states that the Japanese are loyal, thus internment should have been on an individual basis. Pg. 2: Ringle's views are shared by the Navy, who thinks that evacuation was ...

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doc Letter to President Roosevelt from Elmer Davis (ddr-densho-67-82)

Letter to President Roosevelt from Elmer Davis. Davis suggests that President Roosevelt publicly respond to allegations that the war is racial. Also suggests that the President open voluntary enlistment to the evacuees. Seems concerned about Japanese propaganda in Asia, which also calls the war a "racial war." Davis urges the President to consider intelligence reports of ...

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doc Report: "A War-Time Problem: The Japanese in Hawaii" (ddr-densho-67-63)

Extensive report based mainly on observations and U.S. census materials. Argues that Japanese are a threat to military security in Hawaii and something must be done to handle the situation. Presents a number of facts that he thinks support this, analyzes these facts, and suggests possible plans. These include total evacuation of certain areas, creation ...

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doc Memo to Edward Ennis from J.L. Burling (ddr-densho-67-103)

Memo to Edward Ennis from J.L. Burling on DeWitt's final report and the Korematsu brief. States that the Department of War and the Department of Justice are fighting over a footnote in the Korematsu brief that mentions the Final Report. They eventually compromise in order to reduce departmental tension.

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doc Duplicate of 2016.23.67 (ddr-one-5-160)

Unsigned duplicate of 2016.23.67.

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doc Reconsideration page 1 of 2 (ddr-one-5-161)

Photocopy of a declassified document labeled "RECONSIDERATION." It finds that Keizaburo Koyama should be interned due to being a member of the Fatherland Society (Sokoku Kai) and the Japanese Association of Portland. Despite having letters signed by 15 white Americans affirming his loyalty, the board did not consider their testimony as the letters were not submitted ...

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doc Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)

Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. This page concludes the decision to intern Dr. Koyama as an enemy alien since his involvement with organizations like Sokoku Kai and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce may lead to him show disloyalty to the ...

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doc Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-172)

Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The final page of the report indicates what enclosures were included.

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doc Ouster of Aliens to Cause Heart-Breaking Problems (February 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-630)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 17, 1942, p. 4

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doc Japanese Here Oppose Removal. Solon Calls Internment Sacrifice To U.S. Cause (January 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-589)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 31, 1942, p. 14

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doc Shift U.S.-Born Aliens, Too, Say Legionnaires (February 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-639)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 20, 1942, p. 13

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doc Internment of Japs Criticized (April 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-900)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 16, 1943, p. 4

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doc What to Do With Japs Agitates Entire N.W. (February 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-642)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 21, 1942, p. 3

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doc Produce Hit, If Japs Are Ousted (February 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-636)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 19, 1942, p. 11

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doc Order 'Freezes' Aliens on Coast (March 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-731)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 30, 1942, p. 2

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doc Memo regarding DeWitt's Final Report (ddr-densho-67-101)

Memo from Edward Ennis to Francis Biddle regarding DeWitt's Final Report. Ennis describes how the War Department tried to keep the report away from the Department of Justice until he saw it by accident. Ennis is protesting the way that DeWitt portrayed the Attorney General and the Justice Department. He suggests that they convince the ...

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doc Letter from Francis Biddle to James Fly (ddr-densho-67-100)

Letter from Francis Biddle to James Fly inquiring about the accuracy of DeWitt's Final Report. Biddle is concerned with the report because of its importance in evacuation decision and because Department of Justice investigations found it baseless. Biddle specifically wants to know if the Federal Communications Commission also investigated the alleged ship-to-shore contacting and if ...

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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 ...

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doc Interview with Edward Ennis (ddr-densho-67-97)

Interview with Edward Ennis, U.S. Department of Justice attorney. Ennis recalls his feelings about evacuation, internment and reparations. He also describes the roles and opinions of President Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, General DeWitt, Attorney General Francis Biddle and others.

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doc Letter from Commander John Ford to Frank Knox about the Japanese in Hawaii (ddr-densho-67-47)

Letter from Commander John Ford to Frank Knox about the Japanese in Hawaii. He warns about the infiltration of "disloyals" and stresses the failure of the FBI and military in controlling the situation. Also mentions the Big Five's dependence on skilled Japanese labor. Knox forwards this to President Roosevelt urging him to consider evacuating all ...

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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 Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Secretary of War (ddr-densho-67-13)

Memo regarding the encouraging of Americanization in the Army. FDR states separate, race-based battalions or units should be formed on a case-by-case basis, and limited to cases where political advantages are to be gained.

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doc Memo Re: General DeWitt's report on the Japanese evacuation (ddr-densho-67-75)

Memo from Francis Biddle to Harold Ickes on DeWitt's Final Report. Biddle informs Ickes that parts of DeWitt's report have been refuted by the Federal Communications Commission. Suggests that the information the government received about ship-to-shore signaling and other sabotage was inaccurate.

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