Ferdinando de Kobbe letter

Ferdinando de Kobbe letter

Description

Title Proper Ferdinando de Kobbe 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 photocopy of letter (written by the Japanese of Rosebery (presumably Jisaburo Wakabayashi in his capacity as Spokesman for the Japanese Nationals of Rosebery) to Ferdinando de Kobbe, Consul for Spain, (Vancouver). The letter welcomes de Kobbe to his new position as Spanish Consul in Vancouver, and thanks him for visiting them in camp. The letter impresses the fact that the Japanese Nationals are reliant on his office’s advocacy and protection during the war. The report gives details on the concerns of the Rosebery camp. The letter is only one page of possibly many.
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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Ferdinando de Kobbe letter
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