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. Phila. File 40am . "I handed to CTH the roughest sort of suggested press ‘release, I am anxious that some announcement be made early this week so that the people on the Coast who are concerned about this problem will not be completely discouraged. Sincerely yours, . (Signed) -anianiigieeeSaigine “Dear seem. . , -has sent me e copy of his letter of Lay 5th to you, regarding the vork- ing out of a progrem of university education for Japanese-American citi- sens who are now being evacuated from the Facific Coast. He has sugcested _ that you and your committee would find it helpful to receive from me an expression of approval of a properly conceived and carefully executed _Program in this respect. “Accordingly, I take pleasure in advising you that I am in * eomplete sympathy with the suggestions made by Saeeca, in his letter to you of hay 5th. Anything that can legitimately be done to compensate loyal citizens of Japanese ancestry for the dislocation to which they have been subjected, by reason of military necessity, has our full approval. In particular, the suggestion for the establishment of a committee of distinguished educators to work out a program of uni- versity education in other parts of the country for Japanese-American citizens evacuated from the Pacific Coast meets with my hearty approval. “Iam happy to know that this committee is being formed under your sponsorship and that of the American Friends Service Committee. . Sincerely yours, (Signed) <scambaanalel pani Concerning criticisms directed against the Government in the evacuation of Japanese Americans on the Pacific Coast, StjaaWBM¥ stated that the Committee objects to the discrimination directed against American eitizens of Japanese descent in the evacuation from the war gone areas on . va