Pedro E. Schwartz to Japanese Nationals Committee letter

Pedro E. Schwartz to Japanese Nationals Committee letter

Description

Title Proper Pedro E. Schwartz to Japanese Nationals Committee letter
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1944
General material designation
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Scope and content
A one-page letter, dated September 12th, 1944, from Pedro E. Schwartz, Esq., Consul General of Spain (Montreal), to the Rosebery Japanese Committee (Jisaburo Wakabayashi). The letter notes that a special fund is being established by the Government of Japan to assist Japanese Nationals in Canada who are in need of assistance. Schwartz requests a report listing Japanese Nationals Receiving Full Maintenance From B.C. Security Commission. Schwartz also thanks the committee for their cooperation, and notes that he will be leaving his post as Consul General and will be replaced by Miguel Espelius, Count of Morales.
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 E. Schwartz to Japanese Nationals Committee letter
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