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Restricted memorandum describes agreement between leaders of the U.S. War Department and Justice departments on the strict adherence to the contraband, curfew, and travel regulations related to the mass evacuation. Memorandum states: "During the present military situation, and until termination after consultation between representatives of the War and Justice Departments, all detention of all persons violating contraband, residence, curfew, travel, prohibited zones and exclusion regulations, or of any other person, citizen or alien, whose activities are deemed by War Department to be dangerous to the security of the nation, and will consult duly designated representatives of the War Department before releasing any such persons." 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--War Relocation Authority World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Decision to incarcerate World War II--Military service Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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