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WHEREAS, the evacuation of the Japanese to Japanese Re-location Centers has embittered the American born Japanese (and otherwise) against the American people, thus making it impossible for any kind of friendly and workable relationship, now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Santa Aha herein assembled at a regular meeting on this Vth day of June, 1943, strongly oppose any move to have the Japanese returned to their homes on the Pacific Coast, and HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the head of the War Re-location Authority be communicated with, our Senators, Congressmen 4nd Repre- sentatives, and other such persons having to do with the decision as to whether or not the Japanese are to be returned to their former dwellings on the Pacific Coast, and impress upon them the inevitable danger that would result from the Japanese being returned, the possi- bility of sabotage, the possibility of Japanese as well as our o~ citizens being murdered, the fear of the women and children going out at night, and a general break-down of our morale on the home front, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Japanese now stationed in Japanese Re-location Centers be placed under the Jurisdiction of the Army, who is fully capable and qualified to cope with the inevitable problems, and relieved from the Jurisdiction of the War Re-location Authoritye PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of 'Santa Ana, at its regular meeting held on the 7th day of June, 1~. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SANTA ANA ) I, Erma Keeler, City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council of the City cf Santa Aha, do hereby certify that the fore- going Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Aha at the regular meeting held~on the 7th day of June, 194~, by the following vote, to-wit: