F. de Kobbe to Wakabayashi, Nagano, and Yamagawa Letter

F. de Kobbe to Wakabayashi, Nagano, and Yamagawa Letter

Description

Title Proper F. de Kobbe to Wakabayashi, Nagano, and Yamagawa Letter
Date(s) 1943
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
A letter, dated November 18, 1943, from Ferdinando de Kobbe, Consul for Spain, (Vancouver) to Mr. J. Wakabayashi, H. Nagano, and I. Yamakawa, Spokesmen for Japanese Nationals, Rosebery. De Kobbe notes that he has no power to force the B.C. Security Commission to improve water facilities in Rosebery, and also states that if they want such amenities, then the offer to move to Harris Farm stands. He also advises that the distances from Harris Farm to New Denver are not unduly far.
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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F. de Kobbe to Wakabayashi, Nagano, and Yamagawa Letter
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