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Diplomats Interned, Not Hostages | Asheville News
American diplomats stationed in Axis nations at WWII’s start weren’t hostages—they were interned as “enemy aliens,” a legal status under wartime rules. Most were evacuated by September 1939, but those who stayed faced detention that, even from the Japanese, was generally described as decent. Their experience sharply contrasted with civilians, missionaries, or POWs, who endured far harsher treatment. The key distinction? Internment was a formal, legal process—not criminal hostage-taking—which fundamentally shapes how their ordeal is understood in history. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a…
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