PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-67-46 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i67-00046)

PARENT COLLECTION

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Collection

DESCRIPTION

A series of responses to a letter written by Congressman Charles F. Ayer to John W. McCormack regarding the "Jap menace" in Hawaii. Urges the evacuation of all Japanese from Hawaii to the mainland to protect from invasion. McCormack forwards this letter to Henry L. Stimson. Thos. T. Handy, assistant chief of staff, forwards the McCormack letter to Stimson with a memo describing the government's plan of action. Personal memo to McCormack from Stimson informs that the Japanese are crucial to the economy in Hawaii, and removing them would freeze the shipping industry.

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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