A notice from the Japanese Consulate to Japanese residents in Brazil with the outbreak of war between Japan and the U.S. on December 8, 1941, asking for residents to provide mutual assistance to each other, not be misled by propaganda, be discreet in speech and actions and dedicate themselves to their work. Warning points about which on December 16, the Brazilian authorities requested the Consulate in São Paulo to notify Japanese residents. A speech by Ambassador Itaro Ishii when diplomatic relations were severed on January 25, 1942, greetings from Consul General in São Paulo, Kaoru Hara on January 28, and a notice by the chief of the Registro police department.
