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Description
A memo that consists of eleven corrections to a memo originally sent on November 16, 1942. The memos are a description of the process and procedures for the mass removal of Japanese from the Hawaiian islands to incarceration camps. A checklist is also sent within the memo to help track the movements of incarcerees. 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--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--The journey Geographic communities--Hawai'i
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
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