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Description
Second section of a report that lacks a title page or other identifying information; the report addresses sabotage and espionage regarding industrial plants and utilities, referencing neither the War Relocation Authority, incarceration camps, nor any other aspect of the treatment of Japanese Americans specifically. Major section titles listed in the report's table of contents include "Methods of Sabotage"; "Industrial Information Sought by Espionage Agents"; "Methods of Espionage"; "Vulnerable Points"; "Personnel"; "Physical Properties to be Considered during a Survey"; "Confidential Documents"; "Identification Systems"; "Guard Force"; "Fire Prevention"; and "Handling of Bombs and Explosives". This section consists of Pages 27-50 and covers all but the first paragraph of "Identification Systems"; "Guard Force"; "Fire Prevention"; and "Handling of Bombs and Explosives." See [Report on Sabotage and Espionage, Table of Contents and Pages 3-26] for the first part of this document.
The Willard Schmidt collection, documents some of the administrative duties of Willard Schmidt, the Chief of Internal Security for the War Relocation Authority and the Tule Lake incarceration/segregation camp. This collection contains administrative records and photos documenting the Tule Lake camp, the largest incarceration camp with a peak population of 18,789 and with the most turbulent history. In 1943, the camp was turned into a segregation center to house "disloyal" Japanese Americans relocated from other camps based on their answers to a confusing loyalty questionnaire. The camp endured martial law from November 1943- Jan 1944 after escalating protests and unrest. The hostile environment of the camp lead to many incarcerees renouncing their American citizenship upon the end of incarceration, a process which took 14 years to reverse if they did not wish to be deported to Japan.
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