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Kazuo Matsubara, acting consul of Japan, asks the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners to confirm the authenticity of a policy that will deny licenses to Japanese residents seeking to work in intelligence offices. He requests a statement of the Board’s official actions as well as a copy of the record of the proceedings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-01
Acting Japanese Consul Matsubara sent a letter to the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners regarding Japanese employment agents who have been denied licenses, asking the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners to verify that they were denied and to provide reasons for the denials. Matsubara has not yet received a reply, and is enclosing a copy of the original letter. Matsubara would also like to know about unofficial reports he has had that these licenses are being denied to non-United States citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-03
Kazuo Matsubara, a Japanese consul, asks the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners why two men, Oda and Furuya, were not granted Intelligence Office licenses by this board. In an earlier letter, the Board of Police Commissioners stated that Oda and Furuya did not appear before the Board to receive these licenses. However, Matsubara believes that the true reason might be that they were not born in the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-17
Kazuo Matsubara lists the names of three Japanese employment agents who have been denied licenses and asks the San Francisco Board of Police Commissioners to verify that they were denied and to provide reasons for the denials.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-07