​Letter to Rinkichi Tagashira from George Peters

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Scanned black-and-white microfilm of a typewritten reply letter to Rinkichi Tagashira from government representative George Peters regarding dispossession of their property. Typed on Office of the Custodian Letterhead, includes author's signature.
Sender's Address
506 Royal Bank Buliding,
Hastings and Granville,
Vancouver, British Columbia
Recipient Address
​P.O. Box 666,
Revelstoke, British Columbia
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CANADA
DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE CUSTODIAN
JAPANESE EVACUATION SECTION

PHONE PACIFIC 6131
PLEASE REFER TO
FILE NO. 5129/2

506 ROYAL BANK BLDG.
HASTINGS AND GRANVILLE
VANCOUVER, B.C

July 31, 1944.

Mr. Rinkichi Tagashira
Registration No. 07988
P.O. [post office] Box 666
Revelstoke, B.C.

Dear Sir:

We are in receipt of your letter of July 19th.. This has been carefully read and we can appreciate that the disposal of your property is a matter of great personal concern to you. However, the sale of Japanese properties is being carried out as a part of a policy of liquidation outlined by Ottawa on the basis of appraised values.

Your letter has been placed on our files so that your comments in regard to this sale will remain on record but we can only advise you that we are unable to consider any alternative in regard to this matter.

Yours truly,

G Peters [Signature]
George Peters,
Adminstration Department

GP:EB

cc for Mr. Shears