Title: "13 More Aliens Held for Probe," Seattle Times, 1/2/1942, (ddr-densho-56-566)
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13 MORE ALIENS HELD FOR PROBE

One Italian and 12 Japanese aliens were taken into custody yesterday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a continuation of its round-up of dangerous enemy aliens.

All 13 are being held in the United States Immigration Station, 815 Airport Way, where an alien-enemy hearing board began hearings today to determine whether those arrested previously should be released or interned.

The board, composed of Frank E. Holman and J. Speed Smith, Seattle attorneys, and Leslie A. Stone, Orting, Pierce County, banker, head evidence submitted by agents of the F.B.I. and Assistant United States Attorney Gerald Shucklin and G.D. Hile. The board will make recommendations to the United States attorney-general, who will order disposition of the prisoners.

The arrests yesterday brought to 182 the total number taken into custody here. However, more than 100 Japanese aliens already have been transferred to an internment camp at Fort Missoula, Mont., and several other aliens, as well as citizens, have been released.

It is believed that only about 50 aliens now are being held here.