| ACAC |
Aliens Classification and Advisory Committee |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| AWM |
Australian War Memorial |
| BCSC |
British Columbia Security Commission |
| CJA |
Canadian Japanese Association |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| HRC |
Human Rights Commission |
| ICEARFD |
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| JACL |
Japanese American Citizens League |
| JCCL |
Japanese Canadian Citizens League |
| Lt.-Col. |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| NJCCA |
National Japanese Canadian Citizens Association |
| NAJC |
National Association of Japanese Canadians |
| NSS |
National Selective Service |
| N.E.I. |
Netherlands East Indies |
| POW |
Prisoner of War |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| PWJM |
Prisoner of War Japanese Merchant Seaman |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RSL |
Returned Services League |
| SCAP |
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers |
| WRA |
War Relocation Authority |
