WAR DEPARTMENT
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER
INCOMING MESSAGE

From: Ft. Shafter, TH
To: WDGSI
No. 4168, November 11, 1942

Statistics Japanese Nisei requested your one one two nine November four and one nine six November seven follow (SDGBI): one; male citizens over eighteen not yet nineteen, two two eight nine, nineteen to twenty, two three one two, twenty two thirty five, twenty thousand four hundred eighty, thirty five to forty five, three five six five; two, number reaching eighteen nineteen and twenty respectively over next five years may be calculated from following list showing present totals in age groups thirteen to nineteen inclusive, total now thirteen years two one eight four, fourteen years two two naught three, fifteen years two two four three, sixteen years two two eight three, now seventeen years two four eight naught, eighteen years two two eight nine, nineteen years two three one two; three, total registered selective service approximately twenty eight thousand; four, number examined and inducted one nine six nine; five, number now in military service in Hawaii six hundred thirty five; six, furloughed to reserve negligible; seven, estimates number obtainable by resumption selective service in following age groups, eighteen to nineteen, three eight nine six, nineteen to twenty, twelve hundred, twenty to thirty five years four thousand, thirty five to forty five years eleven hundred these estimates

are after deduction for dependents and physical defects have been made but do not provide for occupational deferment since investigate of subjects ceased when it was understood persons of Japanese ancestry would not be accepted in armed forces and employers made no claims when they learned Japanese would not be selected therefore probably twenty five percent should be deducted for occupational deferments of those under twenty five and fifty percent for those over twenty five otherwise all tabulations considered accurate: eight, concensus [consensus] opinions indicate about four thousand additional would volunteer if project properly publicized. There are three infantry reserve officers. Japanese extraction now on active duty Hawaii thirty two have not been ordered into active duty. All concerned here strongly urge adoption of project to form Nisei combat units. Believe it to be soundest move possible toward internal security Hawaii. If project adopted highly desirable for psychological reasons to attempt secure quota from volunteers using selective service only if total desired not obtainable voluntarily. As indication of spirit here over three hundred Nisei on Island of Kauai alone voluntarily signed petition several months ago requesting permission to enlist for combat duty.

Emmons