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397! 1£M1L Another west coast Japanese who had been in the United States more than 35 years was known by the FBI to have been quits active in subtle propaganda activities. Es was influential among Japanese, being one of the most important in his section of California. Because he was considered a danger to America's security, he was apprehended by the FBI on December 8, l941, and was interned. He had been under investigation for nine months prior to Pearl Harbor. .ited States A former customs " Japan cane to - about 40 years ago. He was in business on the west coast, but was- active in pro-Japanese activities and for a tine was president of a group which worked in close cooperation with the Japanese Consulate at San Francisco in handling problems of Japanese in America. He was arrested on December 8, I941, and was interned. A San Francisco Japanese alien came to the United States in 1905 and later became a leader in efforts to keep Japanese in the . United States true to the old country. He upheld Japanese aggression