Notice from Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, March 30, 1942
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`HEADQUARTERS
WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND AND FOURTH ARMY
PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
March 30, 1942.
ROViGE
TO ALL PERSONS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY, BOTH ALIENS AND NON-ALIENS, WHO
WERE, PRIOR TO MARCH 23, 1942, WHOLLY DEPENDENT UPON AND RESIDENT WITH,
AND WHO ARE THE WIVES, UNMARRIED OR DEPENDENT NATURAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN,
WARDS, STEPCHILDREN, FATHERS, MOTHERS AND OTHER DEPENDENT RELATIVES, OF
THOSE CERTAIN MALE JAPANESE ALIENS AND NON- LIEWS, WHO, ON OR ABOUT SAID DATE
DEPARTED FROM MILITARY AREA NO. 1, MORE PARTICULARLY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AND VICINITY FOR, AID ARE NOW LOCATED AT, THE UANZANAR RECEPTION CENTER,
MANZANAR, CALIFORNIA.
1. A responsible adult member of each family affected by
this notice will report to the Civil Control Station, 707
South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California, between the
hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on Monday, March 30, 1942,
to be informed of the arrangements that have been made for trans-
portation to the Manzanar Reception Center.
2 Prior to departure for the reception center, arrange-
ments must be made by individuals concerned for the disposi-
tion of the more substantial items of property left behind
in Los Angeles. Note that privately ovmed vehicles will not
be taken to the reception center. Services to assist in such
disposition will be available at the Civil Control Station.
5. All persons going to the Manzanar Reception Center under
the provisions of this notice will be given a medical exam-
e ination prior to their departure. Information on this subject
may be obtained at the Civil Control Station.
' 4, Each individual making the trip to Manzanar will take with
him or her the following:
(a) Bedding and linens. (io mattress)
(b) Toilet articles.
(ec) Extra clothing.
(ad) Silverware to include knife, fork, spoon,
plates, bowls, cups, etce
(e) Essential personal effects.
The above will be securely packaged, tied and plainly marked
with the name of the owner, and numbered in accordance with
instructions received at the Civil Control Station.
The size and number of packages is limited to that which can
be carried by the individual or family group.
Oe No contraband items, as described in paragraph 6, Public
Proclamation No. 3, Headquarters Western Defense Command and
Fourth Army, dated March 24, 1942, will be carried.
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Js Le DeWITT
Lieutenant General, U. S. Army
Commanding
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