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Memo from Lieutenant General DeWitt, U. S. Army, to the Assistant Secretary of War

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Title: Memo from Lieutenant General DeWitt, U. S. Army, to the Assistant Secretary of War
Creator: DeWitt, John L., 1880-1962: author
Bendetsen, Karl R.: author
Date Created and/or Issued: 1942-04-20
Contributing Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection: CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information: Material in public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: A memo sent to the Assistant Secretary of War from Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt regarding communication with the Department of Justice. The memo describes the new process for communication set up under Public Law 503.
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.
Type: text
Format: Memorandum
2 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier: sjs_fla_0818
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/12125
Language: English
Subject: World War II--Administration
World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Preparation
Source: San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
Relation: California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt987024h5/
John M. Flaherty Collection of Japanese Internment Records

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