Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Fred Korematsu, February 1, 1944

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February 1, 1944

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lr, Fred Tf, Korematsu ANFIDE

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Dear Fred:

More than a week ago, I sent you an affidevit which I

asked you to return promptly. Possibly it went astray,

but in any case it has failed to reach me,

Iam, therefore, inclosing another copy of the same form,

which I request that you take to a notary public and sign

in his presence after being duly sworn, And then please

return it to me by airmail special delivery, I trust you

Will take care of this without delay, A

Sincerely yours,

Inc, 3 3 Ernest Besig

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Fred Korematsu case files, Correspondence 1942-1945

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Title: Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Fred Korematsu, February 1, 1944
Creator: Besig, Ernest
Contributor: Korematsu, Fred, 1919-2005
Date: 1944 February 01
Identifier: MS-3580_1387_0059
Description: Letter from Ernest Besig to Fred Korematsu, enclosing a third affidavit on inability to pay court costs (asking leave to proceed in forma pauperis) for Korematsu to sign before a notary public. Besig states that he has not received the one yet from Korematsu, and it is needed without delay. Stamped "confidential."
Genre: correspondence
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, to Fred Korematsu, February 1, 1944; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Records--Case Files, 1934-1993--Korematsu, Fred, 1942-1946--Correspondence 1942-1945, MS-3580_1387; California Historical Society.
Rights statement: In Copyright
Publication rights: Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and other parties, was not transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS). Permission for reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed by fair use must be secured from the copyright holder.
Topical subject(s): World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Japanese American community responses
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Legal cases
Geographical subject(s): San Francisco (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt009nf073/
Collection identifier: MS-3580_1387