​Letter to Custodian of Enemy Property from South Fraser Farmers Union

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Scanned black-and-white microfilm of a typewritten letter addressed to the government from the South Fraser Farmers' Union regarding dispossession of their property. Typed on Union Letterhead, includes stamp indicating the letter was received on June 25, 1943 by Shears, and signatures from the Union President, and Chairman.
Sender's Address
Box 302,
Raymond, Alberta
Recipient Address
​Custodian of Enemy Property,
Department of Secretary of State,
Ottawa and Vancouver, British Columbia
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Phones: New Westminster 1245
New Westminster 1161

Packer of
Straight Frozen
Sugar Cured
and
S O Pack

Producers of
Strawberries
Raspberries
Logan Berries
Black Berries
Goose Berries
Black Currants
Red Currants
Asparagus

South Fraser Farmers' Union

R. R. No.
New Westminster, B. C.

Box 302,
Raymond, Alta. [Alberta]
June 13, 1943.

Custodian of Enemy Property,
Department of Secretary of State,
Ottawa and Vancouver, B. C.

Dear Sir:

On behalf of the Japanese members of the South Fraser Farmers' Union in B.C., presently residing in Southern Alberta, under the supervision and direction of the B.C. Security Commission, I hereby petition that our properties in the province of British Columbia not be sold or disposed at the present.

The committees of the Union held a meeting on May 25th concerning the disposal of the Japanese properties. We unanimously agreed that the ownership for the properties of our members of the Union be retained. The members of the committee attending the meeting is as follows:


F. Takeda

A. Sato

K. Maeno

M. Kitagawa

S. Oyama

K. Kinoshita

O. Shigehiro

T. Maruno

K. Kurio



The main reason for opposing is, our children were born on, and loves these farms. I realize that you will understand that it will be hard for these second generations to trade their birthplace for money or any other thing. And in many cases there farms were acquried over a long period of hardship and self-denial.

We are co-operating with the Canadian Government to the best of our ability, but this above matter is too great to stand by and watch.

Yours very truly
South Fraser Farmers' Union.

President, T. Maruno [handwritten]
Chairman
K. Kinoshita [handwritten]