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ORGANIZATION & FUNCTIONAL CHART Wartime Civilian Control Administration Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Office of Ass't Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs COMMANDING GENERAL March 12, 1942 WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND AID FOURTH A B U r T PUBLIC RELATIONS Captain Sinnot FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY 1. Provide services to Reception Centers Division. 2. Facilitates Activities of other divisions through coordinated services of constituent agencies. WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY CIVILIAN STAFF OFFICE OF DEFENSE HEALTH & 1ELPARE SERVICES Guages public sentiment, keeps civil affairs division advised. Undertakes en active press, radio release and •public relations program. 1. Assumes responsibility for encouragement and accomplishment of voluntary evacuation. 2. Establishes branch offices in all localities necessary to accomplish this program. S. Furnishes transportation to persons who have a definite destination but lack means. 4. Coordinate* with Property Protection Branch W.C.C.A. EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - Leo F. Oentner Establishes administration, file, mail and recordsj supply) personnel; finance; establishes all office administrative services; assigns offioe space. Sole liaison with OEM. Division of Central Administrative Services. Wallaoe Howland Planning, polioy, liaison with and coordinator of oivilian organisation. STATISTICAL DIVISICIf OPERATIONS DIVISIO1 Lt. Col. Haas Ralph R. Thomni 1. Provides: space, office furniture, equipment, supplies, standard forms, duplicating service, printing, telephones, teletype, mail and mesenger service. 2. Assists in location and referral of applicants for positions, in classification of jobs. RBCBPTIOH CEHTER DIVISION Dr. Dedrick 1. Anticipate factual requirements of prog-am 2. Secure facts requested by any other division, utilizing any and all sources available. 3. Prepare tabulations and reports. 4. Consolidate information and operate tabulating unit. 5. Advise Assistant Chief of Staff for Civilian Affairs on all matters involving facts and figures. 6. Prepare forms for use in any required regii "generally for resettlement, relocation, community planning, as soon i prepared to do so, takes over Reception Centers. - Captain Moffitt Effects directives and policies of A.C. of S. for civil affairs; routes and assigns all directive and incoming mail; provides for daily progress reportsj keeps A.C. of S. and Deputy informed and acts in their absence; coordinates general organisation. CHIEF OF CIVILIAN COORDINATION Tom Clark Milton Eisenhower EZClFilOIl& AKP T,1CEH3IK3 DIVISION Provost Marshall me L 4th Army R. L. NICHOLSON, W. P. A. for: ;ion of mechanics of evacuation, b. Execut:.on of evacuation schedules, design establ: ent and staffing of induction centei . In oonsultation with the U.S. Ai-my Division and District Engineers, is responsible for location, planning, construction, equipping, staffing and operation of reception centers.. 2. Consults with Federal Security Agency—Office of Defense Health Welfai-e Services. 1. Responsible for the establishment of an appropriate, decentralized system for handling the (a) granting of exceptions from exexclusicn orders, agencies and branches of WTCCA. CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT SECTION SHE SELECTION AND PROJECT PLANNMO SECTION BTJSDgSS. R E S n g W I A L AND IMTANQIBIX PBOPBBTIBS 1 . Through t h e appropriate U.S. Army D W i s i o n and D i s t r i c t Engineers, i s respon- 1 . Responsible f o r l o c a t i o n and s e l e c t i o n of Provides liquidation sad management service to evacuees respecting all properties, Including Agricultural properties where not otherwise pro sided. Provides warehousing f a c i l i t i e s where necessary 1. Provides management for f a n properties. 2. Establishes necessary crop loans for protection of growing crops. 3. Advises operations division re effect of. evacuation on agricultural production! schedules designed to minimise loss. suitable reception center sites in close coll* Duration with War Relocation Authority. 2. Plans projects and obtains sites in coopera tion with other agencies. Supply U n i t 1. Provides for system of supply for each projeot. 2. Establishes accounting system. INDUCTION CENTERS SECTION Designs, locates and provides for the procure ment and establishment of Induction Centers. NOTIFICATION SECTION MEDICAL SECTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SECTION Medical * Hospital & Educational Unit "IT Provides supervisory 1. Provides doctors and clerical and administranurses, hospital equipment tive personnel for each for project hospital. project. 2. Responsible for establishment of fully organised hos2. Organises each projpital at each project in adect. Undertakes general vance of reception. oommunity planning. $. Establishing & supervising educational system. Supervising Unit REGISTRATION SECTION WELFARE SECTION Responsible Tor dissemination or notices to groups required to evacuate, showing when-where-how-etc. Advice as to kind of property and amount allowed. 1. Provides medical examination for each evacuee at Induction Center. 2. Innoculation & Vaccination 3. First Aid A. Hospitilization 5. Procure all necessary personnel to perform these functions. 1. Devises the mechanics of Registration preserves family units - avoids Evangelines provides interpreters - segregates & assigns procures and trains registration teams for operation of Induction Centers. sible for construction of sufficient centers. Undertakes Construction directly, when authorised by express order of CO. I:Dprovides all necessary equipment. Secures services of the Red Cross and other public relief agencies and directs their aeUvltlss to provide food at Induction Cettter mad aid en route to Reception Center*. TRANSPORTATION SECTION 1. Collects scattered evacuees and transports to Induction Centers. 2. Responsible for liaison and coordination with 4fch A m y Quartermaster regarding transportation from Induction Center to Reception Center. 3. Transports impedimenta belonging to evacuees; sorting—tag£infc—recording.