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Nagasaki Civilian Internment Camp
REPORT ON URAKAMI INTERNMENT CAMP.
The following is a copy of the report prepared on board the M. S.
Gripsholm
by a Catholic sister who was interned in the Urakami Internment Camp.
Unfortunately the name and address of the person submitting the report
have not been appended thereto.
As
will be noted in the last
paragraph of the report, the camp was closed on December 25 (1942) and
the internees transferred to other camps. The name of the American
lady, Miss
Couch, which appears in the report also appears in a list of
Americans still in the Sumire Internment Camp, while the name of Mr.
Chin appears in a list of Americans still in Japan; Mr. Chin is stated
to be in the "Nagasaki Camp".
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Urakami Internment Camp --
Maria Gakkuin |
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October 1 until December 25,
1942 |
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| 25 persons in all: |
4 priests, 2 brothers, 9
Sisters, 1 lady, 9 foreign men. |
| Priests: |
(still in camp)
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Order |
Nationality |
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Father Prudent, |
Franciscan |
Canadian |
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Father Robillard |
Sulpician |
" |
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Father Aubrey |
" |
" |
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Father Trudel |
" |
" |
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Brothers:Calix, |
Franciscan |
" |
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Alcantara |
" |
" |
| Nuns: |
5 Canadian Franciscan Sisters
of which three are on board, and two are still in Tokyo. |
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2 Irish sisters of the Enfant
Jesus dite St. Maur. |
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2 Canadian Sisters of the
Enfant Jesus dite Chauffaille, now on board. |
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1 American. lady, Miss Couch,
still in Tokyo. |
Men:
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Mr. Albertson, |
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Norwegian |
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Mr. Pourbe, |
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Belgian |
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Mr. Semerse, |
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Belgian |
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Mr. Calicher, |
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Hollander |
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Mr. Parker, |
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English |
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Mr. Gabb, |
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" |
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Mr. Wawn, |
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" |
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Mr. Mirch, |
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" |
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Mr. Chin, |
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American |
All men above-mentioned are still interned.
"The lodging quarters were spacious and clean.
"We were free to go out into a large shady garden from 7:10 a.m. after
roll call, until 7 p.m.
"The food was nutritious, nicely prepared and plentiful.
"Our....."
[rest of document missing]
Hotel Metropole
Geneva
[stamped] 16 MARS 194?
IRCC Ref: Far East Memo No. 47
Subject: Nagasaki Civilian Internment Camp
Re: Our cables :
B9235 of 22.2.1944
B9824 of 3.4.1944
B9892 of 5.4.1944
CdeB/LH
G.3/3b - G.17/76
We communicate below the contents of a report we have received from our
Tokyo Delegation concerning the above camp.
Mr.
Angst made his second visit to the camp on December 14, 1944. This
report was delayed owing to the illness of the visiting delegate.
The camp strength was the following:
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British |
32 |
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Canadian |
8 |
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American |
1 |
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Belgian |
1 |
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Total |
42 |
Of these, 36 are females, all catholic and protestant missionaries who
had arrived from Hyogo civilian internment
camp number two. (See our cable No. 552, 09517 and above mentioned
cables).
The
oldest member of the camp is 74 and the youngest is 27. There is no
heating, but charcoal braziers have been promised for a later date. The
air-raid shelter is in the hillside behind the camp.
A/ADB/IL/0nM
Japon
NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL
CIVIL INTERNMENT CAMP
Visited by H.C. Angst on March. 16, 1944
| Mail address : |
Foreign Section
Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki. |
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| Capacity : |
130 |
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| Strength on visit day : |
15 men, whereof : |
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British
Canadian
Belgian
Dutch
Norwegian
Missionaries
Seaman
Retired |
5 (including 1 Chinese Malayan)
6
2
1
1
6
1
8 |
| Origin: |
From : |
Nagasaki
Fukuoka
Kagoshima |
| Age: |
Oldest
Youngest
Average |
76
30
above 50 |
COPY OF INCOMING CABLEGRAM:
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
DELEGATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Date received: March 19, 1945
Cablegram received from: Intercroixrouge, Geneva, Switzerland
1515 OUR TOKYO DELEGATE VISITED 14TH DECEMBER 1944 FOR 2ND TIME NAGASAKI
CAMP SEE OUR NOTE 404 OF MARCH 11TH 1944 STOP
REPORT DELAYED OWING ILLNESS ANGST VISITING DELEGATE STOP
STRENGTH BRITISH 32 CANADIAN 8 AMERICAN 1BELGIAN 1 WHEREOF 36 FEMALES
CATHOLIC PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES ARRIVED FROM HYOGO
CAMP NUMBER II SEE CABLES 835 AND 919 1944 OLDEST 74 YOUNGEST 27
NO HEATING CHARCOAL BRAZIERS PROMISED FOR LATER AIRRAID SHELTER IN
HILLSIDE BEHIND CAMP
DAILY
PER CAPITA RATIONS GRAMS BREAD 220 RICE 110 MEAT FISH TOGETHER AVERAGE
15 EGGS NONE MILK .18 LITRE FAT 16 MARGARINE BUTTER CHEESE NONE
VEGETABLES 500 POTATOES NONE FRUIT 60 SUGAR 2.5 SWEETS SPICES NONE SALT
3 GREEN TEA 15 COFFEE 15 TINNED FOOD NONE SUPPLEMENT SWEET POTATOES
CALORIES UNKNOWN CAMP AUTHORITIES ASSERT RATIONS BETTER THAN JAPANESE
CIVILIANS
SICK ACCORDING CAMP COMMAND NONE BODY WEIGHT UNCHECKED DEATHS NONE
CAMP
ISSUES TOTAL 2 MEN SUITS 2 PAIRS SHOES SO FAR SOAP ISSUES 20 CAKES
WHOLE CAMP MONTHLY PROTECTING POWER ALLOWANCES NO DESTITUTES INTERNEES
CARRY SUPPLIES UP STEEP HILLSIDE TO CAMP ATTEND CAMP MAINTENANCE BUY
OWN TOBACCO CURRENTLY 4 CIGARETTES DAILY RELIGIOUS SERVICES DAILY
BESIDES JAPANESE PRIEST VISITS CAMP WEEKLY WALKS ON CAMP COMPOUND TWO
COWS ONE CALF 30 HENS 10 RABBITS VISITORS PERMITTED SUBJECT PERMISSION
CHIEF POLICE INTERNEES CANNOT VISIT OUTSIDE
COMMUNICATIONS
OUTGOING FOREIGN 100 WORDS ENGLISH JAPANESE OR FRENCH MONTHLY DOMESTIC
ABOUT 100 WORDS JAPANESE OR ENGLISH WEEKLY DELEGATE
[rest of document missing]
The following is a list (courtesy of Alain Vézina) of eight Canadian
sisters interned in Nagasaki at the end of the war at the Franciscan
monastery, Knights of Our Lady Seminary. These sisters arrived from
Hyogo Civilian Internment Camp #2.
Sister Madeleine (real name: Marie-Anna Berube)
Sister Marie (real name: Ida Deschenes)
Sister St-Paul (real name: Camille Boucher)
Sister Aimee Chouinard
Sister Marie-Julienne (real name: Marie Morin)
Sister Marie-Bernard Raymond
Sister St-Ignace de Loyola (real name: Therese St-Pierre)
Sister Ersine Stanislas
Sister Regina McKenna
Sister Marie-Emmanuel Gregory
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