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Japanese Here Oppose Removal. Solon Calls Internment Sacrifice To U.S. Cause (January 31, 1942)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 31, 1942, p. 14
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Shift U.S.-Born Aliens, Too, Say Legionnaires (February 20, 1942)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 20, 1942, p. 13
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Memo regarding DeWitt's Final Report
Memo from Edward Ennis to Francis Biddle regarding DeWitt's Final Report. Ennis describes how the War Department tried to keep the report away from the Department of Justice until he saw it by accident. Ennis is protesting the way that DeWitt portrayed the Attorney General and the Justice Department. He …
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"Memorandum on C.B. Munson's Report 'Japanese on the West Coast'"
Memorandum written by John Franklin Carter. Contains passages quoted from C.B. Munson's report. Munson states that there is no Japanese 'problem' on the Coast, and that Japanese in the U.S. are not any more disloyal than any other racial group from a country with which the U.S. is at war.
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Letter from Francis Biddle to James Fly
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 …
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