Letter from the BC Security Commission, Graham Pipher; Port Arthur, ON

Letter from the BC Security Commission, Graham Pipher; Port Arthur, ON

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Title Proper Letter from the BC Security Commission, Graham Pipher; Port Arthur, ON
Date(s) 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
A letter with the British Columbia Security Commission, Marine Building, Vancouver BC letterhead. Return address: Customs Building, Box 41 Port Arthur Ont, dated Feb 4, 1943. The letter reads: To Whom it may concern: this hereby authorizes the bearer, Masao Kobayakawa, Reg. No. 06228, to travel from Schreiber to White River, Jackfish, Nipigon, and Fort William, so as to enable him to keep his position with the Spadoni Brothers as mechanic and electrician and to do work in all their branches. This permit is issued temporarily until a permanent one is obtained from Division "E" RCMP in Vancouver, BC.
Signed Graham Pipher, Ontario Representative, BC Security Commission.
Name of creator
Mrs. Haruko Ivy Kobayakawa (nee Yokota) was born at Takeni-mura Hiroshima, Japan, March 20, 1902. In 1921, Haruko traveled to Canada to marry Masao Kobayakawa who was born in Cumberland BC March 10, 1898. The couple resided at Courtenay, BC on a farm that Masao owned.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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Letter from the BC Security Commission, Graham Pipher; Port Arthur, ON
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