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Description
A memo sent by Hugh T. Fullerton on behalf of Lieutenant General DeWitt with instructions for sector commanders and civilian agencies involved with mass removal. The memo was sent after the announcement of Public Proclamations Numbers 1 through 5 and gives an overview of the overall mass removal process. The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
World War II--Administration World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Preparation World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion Orders
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
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