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Letter from Peter Bryce, to Mrs. L. Sauro, October 22, 1940
Letter from Peter Bryce, to Mrs. L. Sauro, October 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested on September 7, 1940 and held at Don Jail before being transferred to Petawawa Internment Camp.
From his arrest, Clementina was relentless in her mission to have her husband released. She wrote many letters on his behalf, including in one example, a letter to M.J. Coldwell, a Social Democratic politician and a fellow clergyman. As a result, Coldwell raised the issue of Libero’s internment in the House of Commons, pointing out that Sauro’s sons were in the Canadian services.
It does seem that many member of the United Church also rallied to support Sauro. The author of this letter, Peter Bryce, would later provide a written testimony on Sauro's behalf (see ICEA2010.0008.0016), as would the others named, Mr. Agar and Dr. Dorey (see ICEA2010.0008.0018.a-b and ICEA2010.0008.0015).
This document forms part of a collection of documents and other materials donated by the Sauro family.
