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34%68 ENC ; oo October 26, 1943 FOR PUBLICATION IN NORKING PAPERS OF THURGDAY, OCTODE? 28, 1943 The Deportnent of Justios today announced that 14,738 Glien enentea have been apprehended by Spectal Agents of the FEI since Pearl Harber. J, Idégar Hoover, Dtreetor of the Federal Bureau ef Investt=- gation, asid that many of those arrested were vigorous advocates of Aztse ideologies and were extrenely dangerous to the natton as potential sptes and aaboteurse, "Some who have been taken tnto custody frankly adnttted they would welcome an opportuntty to fight agatnet the United States," Dtrector Hoover satd. "It was necessary that the FEI know the tdentity of such persons so that the proper ateps could be token to prevent thea from connttting cote detrinental to the aecurtty ef the Untted States,” Anong those apprthended were 5,977 Cermane, §,3902 Japanese, 9,503 Italians, 11 Rumontane, Il Hungortans and one Bulgarian. In . the group were 1,210 Italian seamen ond 175 Geraan seanen, Jn all tnetances, altens are taken before eartng Boards following arrest and a reconnendatton ta made to the Attorney General ck i epcthe Untted Statee tn each case, He daternitnes whether the eneny Een ts tnterned, paroled or released, - tra Long before var engulfed the Untted States with atunning i suddenness on Decender 7, 2961, the’FaI began tnuesttgating 4 Marke 7 , eae, SE i PIS TLOSURE .