Research Report prepared for Presidential Select Committee on JACL Resolution #7
(aka “The Lim Report”)
submitted in 1990 by Deborah K. Lim
© 2002 by Deborah K. Lim
Table of Contents
Part I: Pre-evacuation
IA. The Activities and Relationships with Governmental Agencies Prior to December 7, 1941.
(2). Government Intelligence Agencies
(3). Kenneth D. Ringle, ONI
(4). JACL and Ringle
(5). Pacific Northwest
(6). Northern California
(7). Postscript
(2). Anti-Axis Committee, Los Angeles
(3). Anti-Axis Committee Minutes Reviewed
(4). Actions and Impact of Anti-Axis Committee
(5). Emergency Defense Council: Seattle
(6). Imperial County Citizens Welfare Committee
(2). December 7, 1941
(3). Meeting with Governor Olson
(4). Tolan Committee
(5). Special National Board and Council Meeting
(6). Expressions of Inappropriate Sentiment
(7). Better in Administering than Opposing the Evacuation?
(8). Branding Issue
(2). Lt. Brown, Office of Naval Intelligence
(3). “Exploitation of Distress”
Part II: Internment Period (1942-1945)
IIA. JACL Position on Legal Test Cases
(2). Special Emergency National Conference, November 17-24, Salt Lake City, Utah
(3). Civil Liberties League
(4). Change of Policy
(2). War Relocation Authority
(3). April 6, 1942, Letter
(4). June 6, 1942, Letter
(5). Special Emergency National Conference, November 17-24, Salt Lake City
(6). House Un-American Activities Committee, Dies Committee, Costello Sub-Committee
(7). Newsprint Request for Pacific Citizen
(8). Postscript
(9). Military
(2). Nisei Stooges/JACL Informants
(3). Self-Government
(4). Manzanar Riot
(2). Pacific Citizen
(3). Heart Mountain Sentinel
(4). Resisters – Other Camps
(5). Segregation