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! } t bb Oe) yp) Director, FBI _ . . New York, N. Y. JDsEMC | March 3, 1944 the soldiers Under General MacARTHUR' s coumen ; : ») e leave. for polit lea ronson. reasons. }stated that many of these soldiers had § either LAPPER, “MacArthur won't let us go home ) s he's efraid he'11 losé ‘win Srosidency." f further interest to the Bureau _may be the comment of: relative to the attitude of the Bureau in Hawaii with respect to the Japanese are, 2 bes opposed. to the at attitude of the Nayal officials in Hawaii. arn’ to the United States, he met Joel Thornton who 8 ae Bureau had found through its experience that there were wy pss se in Hawaii who. "wore honestly atta shed tothe United States and 01 e activities. ‘tude was thet all Japanese were no good. stated that in his ‘opinion, the Bureau's attitude as represented by SAC Thornton, was intelligent and [“worthwhile, ~ whereas that of the Navy was stupid. Padded as an argument along this same line, that he had talked wi rican Nisei in the United States Army presently being used as interpreters to question Japanese prisoners. He stated that they were doing excellent work and were of invaluable assistance to the Army and the Navy in the South Pacific but that they were getting no credit whatsoever for their aid. stated that he was bringing the foregoing facts to the attention o as he felt the Bureau should kmow what is going on in the South Pacific as such knowledge would be needed by way of background. The Bureau will note thet QD: :. a confidential source of information and consequently any use made of the foregoing information should be done i (d) in such a way as to protect the Bureau's source of information. Very truly yours, pee _E. BE. CONROY SAC *