Letter from Fred Korematsu to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, September 3, 1942

Tanforan Ass, Center.

Barrack 90 - 5.

San Bruno, Calif.

Sept. 3 1947.

CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Mr. Besig:

I have sent a letter immediately to John Ura, I told him to striaghts

straighten out the car situation quick as possible, or let me handle it entirely

like we agreed, if Ida, did not want it. Because i know you are very busy, and

it's just a bother to you. |

I mans read in the paper's about our case, I am hoping for success and progress

in the case of American Citizen and Constitutional right's, I want to help out

as much as possible, so if there is any question you want to ask me, please let

me know. Oh Yes!!, I would like to see you, in your day off if possible and

would you kindly let me know aheadef ahead of time. This Saterday there is

going to be army inspection, so there wont be any visitor's akewde allowed that

day and also this coming Monday. Sunday and the rest of next week till Friday

Sept II, are visiting day's. I forgot to tell you that there is some restriction

here now, no more visiting in the morning and you can't go wala reception

' hall, and also there is food restriction, no visitor can bring vegetable nor

cake etc, except frut's and cookie's. September the eleventh of this month

is last day for visitor's, because of getting thing's ready for evacuation.

Mr Besig!!, I have recieved a letter from my girl friend Ida, and she say's

the police force of San Leandro, have adviced her to not to contact me nor

visit ne, because it might get me in trouble or her, But she write's me once

in awhile to find out how I am getting along, She say's she misses mevery me

vey much, and promise to wait for me, I know if there was a ohikes to be together .

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again, she would gladly come, But for the moment i think it best(R) let it ZOs

until I am striaghten out on what's going to happen to me.

Sincerely Your's