Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle
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ddr-densho-67-102 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i67-00102)
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Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Collection
DESCRIPTION
Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle regarding evacuation. Hoover assesses the situation on the West Coast due to the pending Executive Order. Concludes that although mass removal is based on race hysteria, Japanese Americans still pose a threat because of their loyalty to Japan. Suggests that in the case of an invasion Japanese Americans would side with Japan and not the U.S.
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Miscellaneous Documents
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Document
CREATORS
- Hoover, J. Edgar (author)
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Courtesy of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians
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