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Fascist orpnizations Geraldine Ulrey was interned for havi.. VD." She was
interned under Defence of CanIda Rqu.lation 21 and desianucd F.6. Genidine
Ulrey was la.rcr released from inlemmem: on the condition dw she subscribed to
certain undcnakinp. including refrain'-.. from openly exprasina: anti-British
sentimenlS. n
Another inscmc:e was Gemude (GuslaYC) KuJessa. borD in Germany and
roughly SO years old in 1939. Her three chiktreft wue also bam in Germany. The
Kulessa ramily arrived in CanIda in 1923. with Gertrude KuJessa pinina
naturalization in 1924 when her husband became a Canadian citi.Kn. The IDe
recommended Mrs. Ku1essa for internment u she was a continued source of trouble
for her New WaIIerford, Cape Bmon. Nova Scotia community. A boodeger and an
avowed Nazi supponcr. KuJessa opened bet home to cxber GenDaas for meetings
siru the oucbrQk of the war and Mel bodl received and sent pro-Nazi maU to
Germany throu&h intermediaries. However. the lcey reason she was interned was that
she raised the ire of her local community by evictine lCdIDIS from her farm. Mrs.
Kukssa's farm ..... plICCd under die Coattol of !be ClISlOdiaD.', Office after her
husband aDd sou were inIIenled. Her decision 10 evict: bet lalMlI aaaered IocaJ
"NAC. RG24. vol. 6568. 5-1-1, vol. 3. A. Drysdale, (nspcccor ReMP to Col.
H. Slethem. Direcux' of fnsemment Operations, 27 December 1940.
ftNAC. RG 24. vol. 6568. 5-1-1. vol. 3. l.eaIer from A. Drysdale, Assistant
Inr.eUip:rw:e Officer. RCMP to Col. SIetbem. Dir'ectIot lnIenImeat Operatiofts. 27
December 1940.
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