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Memo to Post Masters, regarding enclosed forms WDC-PM 4 and 5, which the memo states "are to be handed to applicants for exemption from evacuation and curfew," and that "it is suggested that not more than two copies each be given to an applicant in order to prevent wastage." Consists of various materials collected and maintained by William J. Mountin, gathered in the course of his work in the Statistical Branch of the Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). Includes War Relocation Authority (WRA) and WCCA correspondence and memos concerning the administration of the office in San Francisco; copies of statistical reports and bulletins, including those compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau; sample forms, reports, maps, bulletins, and Civilian Exclusion Orders and Instruction broadsides; ephemeral publications of various official organizations concerned with the administration of the U.S. Army Western Defense Command office, including directories and organizational charts; and clippings.
Type
text
Format
Memorandum 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, typescript application/pdf
World War II--Administration--Western Defense Command World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
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