War Cabinet Minutes: 1942-05-16

War Cabinet Minutes: 1942-05-16

Description

Title Proper RG2 A-5-B REEL C-04874 FILE M ITEM 2
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1942
General material designation
From this item, LOI has digitized one textual record or image.
Scope and content
This item comprises minutes of the War Committee of the Cabinet, dated 16 May 1942. These minutes discuss the placement of Japanese Canadians and nationals in the Canadian army. Referencing the 30 April 1942 departmental memorandum, submitted by the Minister of National Defence, it was recommended that "Canadian-born Japanese, enlisted in the Canadian Army, should be discharged ... It was felt that their presence in the Canadian Forces was inconsistent with the government policy of evacuating persons of Japanese origin from Coastal areas ...." This proposal was discussed and decided to be brought to the Department of External Affairs and National Defence for Air for consideration.
Name of creator
Canada. Privy Council Office created this archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
The digitization level of this record is unknown.

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War Cabinet Minutes: 1942-05-16
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Terminology

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.