File 123-B(s), Part 1.2: Activities of F. de Kobbe - Correspondence re Japanese interests. 1943/01/25-1943/06/30. Part 1.2.

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This file consists of correspondence and records maintained by F. de Kobbe concerning the treatment of Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals in Canada. It includes: lists and letters of Japanese nationals and Japanese Canadians who wish to be repatriated (many requests in the context of an "exchange" of nationals between Canada and Japan); correspondence with Pedro E. Schwartz regarding the treatment of Japanese Canadians (including discussions on the property held by Custodian and baggage accommodations and restrictions for those being "repatriated"); records regarding the provision of medical treatment; discussions of camp conditions, particularly for those with no assets and/or are sitting in a poor economic condition because of Custodian's sales (correspondence on retrieving assets from Custodian); correspondence regarding maintenance allowances (e.g., many forced to use own assets for maintenance, those destitute required to work); inquiries and petitions from Japanese Canadians against forced exile (e.g. as to the status of their property and belongings left behind); records pertaining to the Custodian's authority and actions; and discussions of Japanese Canadian labour and work (due to poor financial circumstances).

Canada. Department of External Affairs created this archive.

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.