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Notes from Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-93)
doc Notes from Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-93)
Notes from two Cabinet meetings taken by Francis Biddle. The first one describes the reactions to the possible cancellations of the exclusion orders -- most members agreed with relocation only after elections. Also discussed postponing the publicity of photos showing Japanese killing American soldiers for fear of reprisal. The second note states that the Supreme Court …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-93/
Memo to Francis Biddle from Congressman Ward Johnson (ddr-densho-67-128)
doc Memo to Francis Biddle from Congressman Ward Johnson (ddr-densho-67-128)
Memo to Francis Biddle from California Congressman Ward Johnson urging immediate incarceration of Japanese Americans.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-128/
Letter from Francis Biddle to James Fly (ddr-densho-67-100)
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 DeWitt …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-100/
Memo Re: General DeWitt's report on the Japanese evacuation (ddr-densho-67-75)
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-75/
Letter from Francis Biddle to Henry Stimson (ddr-densho-67-99)
doc Letter from Francis Biddle to Henry Stimson (ddr-densho-67-99)
Letter from Francis Biddle to Henry Stimson discussing possibility of evacuation. Biddle states that the Department of Justice has no authority to evacuate American citizens and legal problems could arise if the army chooses to evacuate. Urges Stimson to consider his suggestions before he makes a decision.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-99/
Letter to Francis Biddle from Helen Harris protesting internment (ddr-densho-67-127)
doc Letter to Francis Biddle from Helen Harris protesting internment (ddr-densho-67-127)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-127/
Memo to President Roosevelt from Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-88)
doc Memo to President Roosevelt from Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-88)
Memo to President Roosevelt from Francis Biddle regarding resettlement. Pg 1: Biddle discusses the current resettlement situation and suggests that anti-Japanese press is impeding relocation. Pg 2: Biddle discusses the negative portrayal of the War Relocation Authority (WRA), especially from the Tule Lake riots and the alleged coddling of evacuees. Pg 3: Discusses political problems of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-88/
Letter from Francis Biddle, U.S. Attorney General, to Dillon Myer, War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-156-127)
doc Letter from Francis Biddle, U.S. Attorney General, to Dillon Myer, War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-156-127)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-127/
Democracy and Racial Minorities (ddr-csujad-19-77)
doc Democracy and Racial Minorities (ddr-csujad-19-77)
This is an article from the magazine "Common ground," volume IV, no. 2, winter 1944, by Francis Biddle where he discusses some of the broader aspects of presently existing minority problems in the American democracy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-25_02
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-77/
Memo from James Fly to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-77)
doc Memo from James Fly to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-77)
Memo from James Fly to Francis Biddle on the incompetence of the Army's Intelligence division. Fly informs Biddle that all of the Army's reports on illegal radio signaling were false. Suggests that the Army's Radio Intelligence Division was so inept that they consistently misinterpreted data, which was unquestioned by J.L. DeWitt. Calls the entire division "pathetic" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-77/
Letter from the FCC to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-76)
doc Letter from the FCC to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-76)
Letter from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Francis Biddle on radio signaling as described in DeWitt's Final Report. The FCC reviewed their records and found that there was no evidence of any illegal signaling during Dec. 1941 - July 1942. The FCC also refuted two other things that DeWitt told Biddle justifying evacuation - the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-76/
Letter from George Nakamura to Francis Biddle (ddr-ajah-7-8)
doc Letter from George Nakamura to Francis Biddle (ddr-ajah-7-8)
Asking for consideration for his father based on his ill-health
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-8/
Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 15 (February 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-559)
doc Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 15 (February 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-559)
Selected article titles: "Extracts from 'Questions and Answers on Regulations Concerning Aliens of Enemy Nationalities' Published by Francis Biddle, Attorney General, May 15, 1942" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-559/
Coram Nobis Exhibit O (ddr-densho-405-17)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit O (ddr-densho-405-17)
Correspondence from Francis Biddle to John L. DeWitt regarding a report on the "Japanese Question." This document was Exhibit O in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-17/
Letter from Issei man to wife (March 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-64)
doc Letter from Issei man to wife (March 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-64)
Excerpt: "As you know by news, the announced by Attorney General Francis Biddle that disposition of the cases, Japanese 392 person, released 34, paroled 102, and 156 interned..."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-140-64/
Letter from Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-6)
doc Letter from Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-6)
Response to information from Smith states that, unless a federal law is violated, Biddle can not be involved, but that this "serious" matter "should be taken up directly with the Governor of California." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 065-1-a-01-01-06
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-21-6/
Letter from Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 8, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-4)
doc Letter from Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 8, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-4)
Biddle's response to Smith's letter to Harry Truman requesting that J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI become involved in stopping the arson and shootings perpetrated against Japanese Americans (see Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945) informs Smith that unless a federal law is violated, he can not be involved. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-21-4/
Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-102)
doc Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-102)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-102/
Interview with Edward Ennis (ddr-densho-67-97)
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-97/
736 Japanese Arrested in U. S. and Hawaii (December 8, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-521)
doc 736 Japanese Arrested in U. S. and Hawaii (December 8, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-521)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 8, 1941, p. 2
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-521/
Biddle Urges Industry to Retain Aliens. Discrimination Would Give Axis Chance to Foster Disunity Over America, Says Attorney-General (December 28, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-563)
doc Biddle Urges Industry to Retain Aliens. Discrimination Would Give Axis Chance to Foster Disunity Over America, Says Attorney-General (December 28, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-563)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 28, 1941, p. 11
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-563/
Biddle Suggests Revocation Of Disloyal Japs' Citizenship (December 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-995)
doc Biddle Suggests Revocation Of Disloyal Japs' Citizenship (December 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-995)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 9, 1943, p. 1
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-995/
Enemy Alien' Brand Should Be Removed Very Carefully (October 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-853)
doc Enemy Alien' Brand Should Be Removed Very Carefully (October 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-853)
The Seattle Daily Times, October 23, 1942, p. 6
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-853/
Coram Nobis Exhibit Y (ddr-densho-405-27)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit Y (ddr-densho-405-27)
Memo from G.E. Sterling to Francis Biddle regarding monitoring operations on the West Coast between December 1941 and July 1942. This document was Exhibit Y in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-27/
Order from Attorney General Francis Biddle on the internment of Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-227)
doc Order from Attorney General Francis Biddle on the internment of Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-227)
Photocopy of a declassified order from U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle vacating the prior order concerning the internment of Keizaburo Koyama on February 28, 1942. Biddle further orders that Koyama be paroled to the custody of the District Parole Officer for the District in which the appropriate War Relocation Center is located. A condition of Koyama's …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-227/
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