Repatriating the pre-December 1941 Japanese residents of New Caledonia

What is it about?

This paper explores the complexities of civilian repatriation programs during and after war through a focus on the Japanese residents of New Caledonia (NCJ) who were transferred to Australia for internment. It shows how the Australian government had security concerns over the NCJ from as early as 1940 and these concerns saw it campaign to prevent the NCJ’s participation in wartime civilian exchanges.

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Why is it important?

Adds to the research on the pre-1941 Japanese residents of New Caledonia and shows that the Australian government had security concerns about the Japanese population in New Caledonia from 1940. Broadens the knowledge base of what happened to the Japanese civilian residents of the Pacific after December 1941 and their repatriation to Japan after August 1945.