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56086/224
56125/Gen.
Washington 25, D. C.
August 9, 1948
Mr. A. Vulliet
World Alliance of Young Men's
Christian Associations
347 Madison Ave.
New York 17, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Vulliet:
This is in response of your letter of July 30, concerning information
desired for the history and final report of the War Prisoners' Aid of
the Y.M.C.A.
Our records indicate the following totals of persons received by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service under the alien enemy program,
including those received from outside continental United States and
those who were voluntarily interned in order to join the internee-head
of the family:
| 10905 |
-
|
Germany |
| 16849 |
-
|
Japan |
| 3278 |
-
|
Italy |
| 52 |
-
|
Hungary |
| 25 |
-
|
Romania |
5
|
-
|
Bulgaria |
161
|
-
|
Other |
31275
|
|
|
Very truly yours,
(signed)
W. F. Kelly
Assistant Commissioner
Immigration and Naturalization Service
LLL:ejs
cc: For the file 6/164/Gen.
| WORLD WAR II
INTERNMENTS |
TOTALS OF PERSONS
RECEIVED BY
THE INS1 UNDER THE ALIEN ENEMY PROGRAM |
| NATIONALITY |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| Japanese |
|
|
| Non-renunciants |
11,229 |
35.90 |
| Renunciants (U.S.-born
who renounced citizenship) |
5,620 |
17.97 |
| German |
10,905 |
34.87 |
| Italian |
3,278 |
10.48 |
| Hungarian |
52 |
0.17 |
| Romanian |
25 |
0.08 |
| Bulgarian |
5
|
0.02 |
| Other |
161 |
0.51 |
|
|
|
| Subtotal Japanese ancestry |
16,849 |
53.87 |
| Subtotal European ancestry |
14,426 |
46.13 |
| All Nationalities |
31,275 |
100.00 |
|
|
|
| 1. Immigration and
Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice
ltr 56086/224, 56125Gen. August 9, 1948 (sig) W.F. Kelly, Assistant
Commissioner |
ORIGIN
|
CLASSIFICATION
|
|
Continental United States
|
interned
|
6978
|
Continental United States
|
voluntary
|
1026
|
Continental United States
|
renunciant-interned
|
5205
|
Continental United States
|
renunciant-voluntary
|
26
|
Alaska
|
interned
|
93
|
Alaska
|
voluntary
|
2
|
Alaska
|
renunciant-interned
|
1
|
Hawaii
|
interned
|
680
|
Hawaii
|
voluntary
|
230
|
Hawaii
|
renunciant-interned
|
383
|
Hawaii
|
renunciant-voluntary
|
5
|
Pacific Islands
|
interned
|
4
|
Latin America
|
interned
|
1026
|
Latin America
|
voluntary
|
1194
|
|
|
16853
|
|