Memo from Colonel Karl R. Bendetsen, Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs Division of the Wartime Civil Control Administration, to all assembly and reception center managers, April 29, 1942

WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND AND FOURTH ARMY

Office of Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs Division

Wartime Civil Control Administration

San Francisco, California

April 29, 1942

MEMORANDUM: For all. Assembly and Reception

Center Managers

SUBJECT; Instruction Covering Press Relation

and Releases

The Commanding General, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army

directs:

1, All press relations pertaining to matters within Assembly and

Reception Centers will be handled through a Press Relations Representative

designated by authority of the Civil Affairs Division of the estern

Defense Command,

2, Press Relations Representatives designated to date are:

a. Fresno and Pinedale Centers ~ H.R, McLaughlin

of Fresno Bee.

b, Marysville Center ~ Earl C. Brownlee of Marysville

Appeal Democrat.

c. Merced Center - Dean S, Lesher

Merced Star

d. Puyallup - Paul Montgomery of Puyallup

Valley Tribune

c, Sacramento - L.W. Griswold, 303 Insurance Bidg., Sacramento

f, Salinas - Paul Caswell of Salinas

Index = Journal

g. Stockton - Verne Scoggins of Stockton

Record

h. Tulare = Percy Whiteside of Tulare

Advance Record

i, Turlock " Lowell E, Jensen of Turlock

Journal

j. Mayer, Arizona - W.P, Stuart of

Prescott Evening Courier

c, Pomona = A.T, Richardson of

Pomona Progress Bulletin

1. Portland = William F, Selleck of

Portland, Oregon

m. Tule Lake = Edwin A, Davis of

Tule Lake Reporter

statements for publication will be made by the Center Manager

of any member of his Administrative staff. All statements given to the

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