Reginald Symes to Jisaburo Wakabayashi letter

Reginald Symes to Jisaburo Wakabayashi letter

Description

Title Proper Reginald Symes to Jisaburo Wakabayashi letter
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized 1946
General material designation
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Scope and content
A letter dated January 9, 1946, from Reginald Symes, of Robertson, Douglas & Symes, Barristers and Solicitors, to Jisaburo (Jack) Wakabayashi, Tashme, B.C. The letter states that the lawyers have reviewed Wakabayashi’s earlier communications, and states that it believes that even though the Dominion Government has the power to deport aliens from Canadian soil, it would not do so in the face of legal proceedings. It states that for now, Wakabayashi’s letter to the government cancelling his return to Japan is all that he can do to avoid deportation and remain in Canada.
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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Reginald Symes to Jisaburo Wakabayashi letter
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