Letter from Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1945 November 12
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 5, Item: 15
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_20_5_0015
This letter discusses Secretary Ickes' discomfort with forced internment, the treatment of the Nisei, and willingness to support a bill before Congress. Secretary Ickes states in this letter that "We were confronted with the alternative of pushing many of the Japanese out or of maintaining them in what really were concentration camps for months or years to come."
Dates
- 1945 November 12
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Contains handwritten annotations.
Extent
2 pages
Physical Description
Contains handwritten annotations.
Creator
- From the Collection: Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository