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and roc suspected -Fifth CoIumtl- activities.
There was also a separate section for Alien Enemy Rqistration, under the
command or InspectOr D. Saul. The Force set up 62S local registry Off"1CCS and
arranaed roc 2866 Postmascers who would render monthly reports on the persons
reporting 10 them. 140.000 persons of German or Italian racial origin, and of
Nationals of countries domirwed by Gennany and Italy were initially te.isIered.
however, this number dropped to BO,lXK) when the DOCR excluded certain
nationalities. Of the 80.000 tpprOXinwely 30.000 were or German ori.in, 31,(0) of
Italian origin aJX1 21,500 o(Cm:bosIovakian or AIZStrian origin. Of those. 21,175
were exempted after proven loyal 10 Canada."lbe RCMP ANwai Report for
193CJ..1940 hypothesized that -Perhaps one of the factors which contributed 10 the
absence of sabotaae, or evidence of 'Fiftb CoIwnn' activities, so far. is due to the fact
dw. promptly upon the outbreak of war aU laaown Nazi qencs were immediately
arrested by this fon:e ud ptac:ed in inaemmem: camps. on There were 307 Germans
or those of Gennan orilin arrested and placed in inler1Unent camps immediately
following the outbreak 0( war. with 64 men of German ori&in int.emed in B.C. alone.
After German succ:ases in Europe, many Ge:rmaJl..CaDadiaDs became more
emboldened in their support ofGcrmaJly. By 31 Matdll!Ul1here were 37S
Germans and other Nazi sympathizers. SS8 Italians. 96 Communists and 29 membel'$
loIRCMP. ANwal RIpon. 1940-1941,57.
nRCMP. J'IJIIIMQl hport. 1939-1940. 10.
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