Shigeo Furukawa to The Custodian, 15 April 1946
Complaint Letter
Copy to Mr. Shears
Mr. Genzaburo Nakamura, my brother-in-law, in whose house at 374 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver, B. C., I have deposited my chattels for safe keeping, wrote me the other day requesting
me to mark my belongings on the auction list and file in to your office the claim
for my part of the proceeds of auction.
In connection with the above I hereby state that, as I mentioned in my letter of January 21, 1946, I have stored and locked up in one of the room in the said house the above chatteles
for safe keeping and reported the above fact to your office only for protection for
the duration of war, but not for sale.
Whole affairs created by your alleged sale of the chattels without consents of the
owners seems to be a mess, and therefore, I refrain to take any step regarding this
matter at present but leave my part of claim for settlement with you in future day
when all government restrictions presently imposed upon me will be lifted.
Yours very truly,
"Shigeo Furukawa"
S. Furukawa #05959
Shigeo Fukawa, File 3121
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Shigeo Furukawa to The Custodian, 15 April 1946
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