Department of Justice
Resources
Bell to Ennis Memo, 7 Dec 1943 : Discusses Evaluation of Internees’ “Dangerousness.”
Bell to Ennis Memo, 7 Dec 1943 "711.5," Costa Rica," San José Embassy Confidential File, Box 26, RG84, stack 350, 53/27/5NA — discusses evaluation of internees' "dangerousness."
12 February 1946 Arrest Warrant
Arrest Warrant, 12 February 1946 — warrant accusing an internee of illegal entry into U.S. (provided by an internee family)
26 Jan 1944 Letter Listing the German Internees’ Desires Regarding Repatriation to Germany or Latin America
26 Jan 1944 letter from J. L. O'Rourke, Officer in Charge at Crystal City to W. F. Kelly, Assistant Commissioner for Alien Control, listing the German internees' desires regarding repatriation to Germany or Latin America
16 July 1943 DOJ memo, declaring Custodial Detention Lists “Inherently unreliable”
16 July 1943 memo. Francis Biddle, Attorney General to Hugh B. Cox, Assistant AG and J.E. Hoover, FBI, declaring custodial detention lists "inherently unreliable" and stating they should not be used. Download: 16 Jul 1943 ltr Biddle_Custod_detention list
6 Jun 1942, Memorandum between War and Justice Departments on Enforcement of Contraband
6 Jun 1942, Memorandum between War and Justice Departments on Enforcement of Contraband, Curfew and Travel Regulations in the Western Defense Command; signed by Ennis and Assistant Chief of Staff, War Department
