Pedro Schwartz Letter

Pedro Schwartz Letter

Description

Title Proper Pedro Schwartz Letter
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1943
General material designation
From this item, LOI has digitized a textual record.
Scope and content
Item is a letter, dated September 25, 1943, written by Jisaburo Wakabayashi (in his capacity as Spokesman for the Japanese Nationals of Rosebery) to Pedro E. Schwartz, Esq., Consul General of Spain (Montreal). The letter is a response to a request for a list of all Japanese Nationals receiving full or partial maintenance from the B.C. Security Commission. The letter also wishes Schwartz good luck on his new post, and expresses thankfulness for his service protecting their interests.
Name of creator
Henry Wakabayashi is the founder of Pacific Liaicon Ltd., he has helped many major projects such as the Vancouver Sky Train, the expansion of the Vancouver International Airport and the Metro Vancouver drinking water treatment program.
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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Pedro Schwartz Letter
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Terminology

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