Memorandum: The Japanese Problem in British Columbia

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This item is a memorandum titled "The Japanese Problem in British Columbia," addressed to Mr. Robertson and dated 27 January 1942. The document, which is labelled as being secret and confidential, details a meeting with Ian Mackenzie and Humphrey Mitchell and concerns a recommendation to dissolve of the Standing Committee in regards to the Government's policy on Japanese Canadians in British Columbia and contains the conclusions to forcibly move Japanese nationals and allow Canadian nationals to enlist in the civilian corps, with the possibility to resort to compulsive measures. No author of the memorandum is listed in the file.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

The digitization level of this record is unknown.

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 lac_rg27_b1_reel_t-10137_item_27.pdf Memorandum: The Japanese Problem in British Columbia Department of Labour Researcher Will Archibald Metadata author Gordon Lyall Metadata author Lindsey Jacobson Metadata author Erin Chan Created file.
DescriptionTitle ProperRG27 B1 REEL T-10137 ITEM 27Date(s) of material from this resource digitized1942General material designation

From this item, LOI has digitized one textual record or image.

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This item is a memorandum titled "The Japanese Problem in British Columbia," addressed to Mr. Robertson and dated 27 January 1942. The document, which is labelled as being secret and confidential, details a meeting with Ian Mackenzie and Humphrey Mitchell and concerns a recommendation to dissolve of the Standing Committee in regards to the Government's policy on Japanese Canadians in British Columbia and contains the conclusions to forcibly move Japanese nationals and allow Canadian nationals to enlist in the civilian corps, with the possibility to resort to compulsive measures. No author of the memorandum is listed in the file.

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Canada. Department of Labour created this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

The digitization level of this record is unknown.

StructureRepositoryLibrary and Archives CanadaFondsDepartment of Labour FondsSeriesRG27 B1Sub-seriesRG27 B1 REEL T-10137