​Letter to the Department of the Secretary of the Custodian from Kyusuke Oike

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Scanned black-and-white microfilm of a typewritten copy of a letter addressed to the government from Kyusuke Oike regarding dispossession of their property.
Westwold, British Columbia
​Department of the Secretary of State of the Custodian
Japanese Evacuation Section,
506 Royal Bank Building,
Vancouver, British Columbia

Westwold, B. C.
June 12, 1944.

Dept. Sec. State of the Custodian,
Japanese Evacuation Section,
506 Royal Bank Bldg., Vancouver, B. C.

Dear Sir:

Re: File No. 8695, Reg. No. 14094.

Received your statement of May 30th the other day and I was quite surprised to see that you have sold my property without any notice whatever. As to my point of view, I did not want to part with my farm property as it took 30 years to make what it is today. I was very disappointed as you sold the property at half the valuation. Please let me know to whom you have sold the farm.

I had my furniture and household goods stored in the room and many farm machinery and tools kept the barn. I miss so many things out here, that I would like to get a permit to go to Haney and straighten everything out.

Please let me know by return mail as to my permit to Haney.

Yours very truly,

(signed) "K. OIKE"