File 3363-A-40: Forms of consent to repatriation and refusal to be repatriated by Japanese in Canada, also requests for repatriation. 1942/09/04-1945/09/29.
Description
Title Proper | RG25 VOLUME 2975 FILE 3363-A-40 |
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized | 1942 |
General material designation |
From this file, LOI has digitized a textual records or images.
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Scope and content |
This file contains a number of requests for "repatriation" and for the cancellation
of requests for repatriation (including standardized forms of consent and refusal)
in order to maintain Canadian citizenship. Several letters, signed under duress, of
those wishing to withdraw request express a lack of connection to Japan and explain that original requests for "repatriation" were due to poor quality of
life (i.e., loss of property, housing shortages). Also included in the file are: monthly
repatriation survey results and lists of repatriates; a complete list of those who
cancelled repatriation requests; the Prime Minister's statement regarding Japanese
Canadians in Canada (on British citizenship); correspondence between Japanese Canadians living in Canada with relatives and friends in Japan discussing repatriation; records relating to P.S. Ross & Sons (agent of the Custodian) holding funds for individuals; and further discussion on individuals refusing to
be "repatriated."
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Name of creator |
Canada. Department of External Affairs
created this archive.
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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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Structure
Repository | Library and Archives Canada |
Fonds | Department of External Affairs Fonds |
Series | RG25 VOLUME 2975 |
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Title
File 3363-A-40: Forms of consent to repatriation and refusal to be repatriated by
Japanese in Canada, also requests for repatriation. 1942/09/04-1945/09/29.
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