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doc Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen (ddr-densho-67-69)

Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen about General DeWitt's stance on the draft. Suggests that DeWitt wants harsher penalities for draft resistance, i.e. making it a felony instead of a misdemeanor. Reasons that "you can shoot a man to prevent the commission of a felony" and not a misdemeanor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-69/

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/

doc Memo to John J. McCloy from Dwight Eisenhower (ddr-densho-67-67)

Memo to John J. McCloy from Dwight Eisenhower on Hawaiian-Japanese evacuation plans. States that evacuation and detention "in a concentration camp" has been approved, including "enemy aliens" and U.S. citizens.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-67/

doc Two messages to General Emmons from John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-52)

Two messages to General Emmons from John McCloy requesting information on the 400 evacuated Japanese. Very concerned with whether Hawaiian Japanese should be isolated or permitted contact with mainland Japanese. Indicates a belief that Hawaiian Japanese will infect mainland Japanese. McCloy also asks Emmons if he can stop evacuation without compromising security. Evacuated Japanese prove to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-52/

doc Letter to General DeWitt from Gov. E. P. Carville about Japanese evacuation (ddr-densho-67-72)

Letter to General DeWitt from Gov. E. P. Carville about Japanese evacuation. Gov. Carville is concerned that the "enemy aliens" would be let loose in his state. He would allow Japanese in his state only if they were put in "concentration camps."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-72/

doc Memo regarding DeWitt's Final Report (ddr-densho-67-114)

Memo from Edward Ennis to Paul Freund on DeWitt's Final Report. Ennis does not want the government to use the report to justify internment because of all the false statements in it.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-114/

doc Letter to President Roosevelt from M.S. Eisenhower (ddr-densho-67-89)

Letter to President Roosevelt from M.S. Eisenhower on resettlement. Eisenhower is concerned with the entire evacuation program and its effect on Japanese American youth. Discusses negative impact of life in the camps on evacuees. Also suggests that the evacuees know that racism was a motivating factor behind internment. Strongly suggests helping the loyal evacuees "become reabsorbed" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-89/

doc Memo regarding the Endo case (ddr-densho-67-117)

Memo from Edward Ennis to Lewis Sigler regarding the Mitsuye Endo case.

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doc Memo: "Japanese Problem in Hawaii" (ddr-densho-67-64)

Memo to Col. Scobey from G.S. Eckhardt regarding the Japanese in Hawaii, specifically Gen. Emmons' power to evacuate. Suggests that Emmons is currently evacuating all aliens and "dangerous" citizens to the mainland, but cannot send more than 5,000.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-64/

doc Memo to President Roosevelt from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes (ddr-densho-67-96)

Memo to President Roosevelt from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. Ickes expresses concern over the hostile situation that has developed in the camps. He attributes this to the poor way the evacuees have been treated. Ickes also worries that thousands of loyal Japanese have recently turned "angry" and suggests better leadership in the War Relocation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-96/

doc Testimony of Edna J. Ellis and Paul W. Ellis (ddr-densho-67-308)

Written testimony of Edna J. Ellis and Paul W. Ellis. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-308/