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[Header:] AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES. – VIC. L. OF C. AREA.

[Underlined:] AQ/PW CP.27/4a

156/9/160

Headquarters,

339 Swanston Street,

Melbourne. C.I.

[Rectangular stamp, in faded purple ink reads ‘POWIB’ with a grid in the lower half of the stamp. Handwritten numbers are written in the grid. They read ‘121’, ‘12’, and ‘664’.]

[Oval stamp in faded purple ink overlaid across the rectangular stamp and typed address. Illegible.]

[stamped date reads:] 27 APR 1943

[rectangular box reads ‘IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE NO.’]

[Stamp in black ink reads ‘61664’.]

H.Q.

Internment Camps,

[underlined in red ink] Tatura.

[underlined in red ink] Re RELEASE INTERNEE : VJ.17405 Sets Taro HASEGAWA.

1. Approval is granted for the release of the abovenamed Japanese internee subject to the following restrictions :-

(a) that he shall reside at 60 Ryrie Street, Geelong, and shall not leave the residential portion of the premises unless the permission of the Deputy Director of Security for Victoria is first had and obtained;

(b) that he shall not associate or communicate with persons of enemy origin other than members of his own family;

(c) that he shall not have any telephone or other form of communication installed in his residence;

(d) that no radio receiver shall be installed in the premises which is capable of reception outside the local broadcasting band.

. . .

2. Attached hereto is Order revoking detention and Order imposing restrictions.

3. Please arrange for HASEGAWA to be served with a copy of the Restriction Order and the original to be endorsed with notice of service and an acknowledgement that he understands the contents of the Restriction Order. Endorsed original to be returned to these H.Qs. without delay.

4. Release will be effected as soon as convenient and the internee will be instructed to proceed to Melbourne by the morning train, immediately upon arrival to report to Lieut. BATEMAN, 3^rd floor, Cavendish House, 159 Flinders Lane for further instructions.

5. Baggage, money and valuables will be handed over against receipts therefor and his B.I. Certificate will be carried suitably endorsed showing the date of his release.

[Square stamp in purple ink reads ‘RECEIVED A.M. 28 APR 1943 P.M. PRISONERS OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU’.]

[Handwritten notes in lead pencil read:] (1) Major [name and initials illegible.] (2) No me [name and initials illegible.] (3) Internment Section [initials illegible.] 28/4/43. (4) Mail section [initials illegible.] 29/4. (5) [illegible note and initials.] 29/4.

[circular stamp in faded purple ink reads ‘P.A. 29/APR/1943’ illegible handwritten initials written in black ink in centre of stamp.]

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6. H.Q. 17 Grn. Bn. will issue rail warrant, second class, to GEELONG and this H.Q. will be notified, by telephone, as soon as movement has commenced.

[handwritten signature, illegible.]

Lt.-Col.,

A.A. & Q.M.G.,

P.W. & Int.,

Victoria L of C Area.

[handwritten note reads ‘26/8’.]

Copy to –

P.W. Inf. Bureau. [handwritten tick in red pencil added.]

O. i/c Records.

Dist. Censor.

D.D.S. (vide your D.63 of 23 Aug. 43)

M.I.