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1 - ifr. i. Imont l - ur. Baumgardner 1- ur. Witchell Assistant Attorney General May 7, 1959 George Cochran Doub Director, Far | > :pesTs OF JAPANESE ALIENS DURING WORLD WAR IZ. r On Vay 5S, 1959, Mr. Walter F. Banse of your office personally requested Ur. Fred J. Baungardner of ¢thia Bureau to furnish hin the number of Japanese altens N N taken into custody by this Bureau during Yoerld Yar It ‘ up until August 15, 1945. Mr. Banse stated that he ~ desired this figure in connectton with hte research tn S preparing a document regarding the Japanese~American N Evacuation Clatma Program. i This ts to adutse that our filea disclose that 5,428 Japanese altena were taken tnto custody by the FBI between December ?, 1941, and August 15, 19405. 100-2 y \ NOTE ON YELLOW: Ki ») Fa 3 € See memo Baumgardner to Belmont dated ° QO : 56-59 on same caption, TFMzmjc —-? PP?) 53 ws 6 ris AX od HO75 i - inf - Sen eae ral a 2 : yo? a” MAILED 27 kL BI . Aya M4 | BECEIAED - Loreen a ed AY, COMM.F BI . hes 3643 59 bE 2g. pa s £69 ad , i . Wrens nS wat uv eee Tolson _—_—_— TIM? njo™ McGull® a 4 oe le ad ity Ts faa: a nS S ow [Vv SN \ _ ae cece iw El) TELETYPE yrit 23 ay ys Nees os ‘one = Bad < . ~ ~“D ww o ~° == ee ae cae