'''Roberts Commissions''' refer to two separate inquiries relating to the attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], and the other the protection of works of cultural value.
'''Roberts Commissions''' refer to two separate inquiries relating to the attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], and the other the protection of works of cultural value.
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Both commissions were created at the request of [[President Franklin Roosevelt]]. The first commission was formed in 1941 shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack]] and included information related to actions taken by persons of Japanese ancestry. The report was used to justify [[Korematsu|Japanese Internment]] during [[World War II]].
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Both commissions were created at the request of [[President Franklin Roosevelt]]. The first commission was formed in 1941 shortly after the [[Pearl Harbor attack]] and included information related to actions taken by persons of Japanese ancestry. The report was used to justify [[Korematsu|Japanese Internment]] during [[World War II]].
The commissions were chaired by [[Owen Josephus Roberts]] after which the commissions were named.
The commissions were chaired by [[Owen Josephus Roberts]] after which the commissions were named.