File 3363-40C, Part 1: Exchange of nationals other than diplomatic or official personnel between Canada and Japan. 1942/02/13-1953/11/03.

File 3363-40C, Part 1: Exchange of nationals other than diplomatic or official personnel between Canada and Japan. 1942/02/13-1953/11/03.

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Title Proper RG25 VOLUME 2974 FILE 3363-40C-1
Date(s) 1942
General material designation
This file contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This file includes correspondence and documentation pertaining to the exchange of nationals between Canada and Japan (predominantly, the file discusses the "repatriation" of Japanese nationals from Canada). It includes the following: lists of potential "repatriates"; correspondence regarding refusals to be forcibly exiled; records pertaining to property left in Canada and Custodian-held assets of "repatriates"; correspondence regarding the earliest deportations (it appears this was obscured from the press in Montreal); specific cases of individuals being nominated for deportation; discussions of fund conversions during transfer to Japan (dealings with the United States and the Foreign Exchange Control Board); and discussions of deportation logistical concerns (i.e., transportation, baggage restrictions, accommodations for waiting "repatriates," arrangements with United States authorities). Included are also records pertaining to "reciprocal repatriation arrangements with Japan" whereby Canadian and American nationals in Japan would be exchanged for Japanese nationals (both officials and non-officials) in Canada. Expressions of anxiousness to get allied officials back from Far East are also within.
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Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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File 3363-40C, Part 1: Exchange of nationals other than diplomatic or official personnel between Canada and Japan. 1942/02/13-1953/11/03.
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