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A restrictive order issued by Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt, U. S. Army, extending deadline from Restrictive Orders Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6. Incarcerated Japanese were being recruited for private emplyment in sugar beet fields in Idaho and Oregon. The movement from assembly centers took longer than the restrictive orders stated and order no. 10 was issued to extend the timeframe. 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.
Geographic communities--Idaho Geographic communities--Oregon Industry and employment--Agriculture World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and jobs World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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