Precautionary measures against Japan and action to be taken in event of war - General file. 1941/07/15-1941/11/07

Precautionary measures against Japan and action to be taken in event of war - General file. 1941/07/15-1941/11/07

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Title Proper RG25 VOLUME 2859 FILE 1698-A-40
Date(s) 1941
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This file contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This file includes correspondence between members of the Cabinet War Committee on courses of action to be taken in the event of war with Japan. Drafts include shifting positions on the internment of Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals and the seizure of their fishing vessels. Much discussions considers the Report of Special Committee on Measures to be taken in the Event of War with Japan (re: internment, shipping and economic questions, trading with the enemy, censorship, diplomatic and consular questions, naval, military and air measures, etc.).
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The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized selectively.

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Precautionary measures against Japan and action to be taken in event of war - General file. 1941/07/15-1941/11/07
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Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.