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Since tbe .Tlf..~ane· ·e P · erators ,have EH!l.s~d to
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withhold,1. ri~ of tl;l~s~ uuits though :not rnf.iny w:;L l te,n d to
:br. pai~ de J.:iv ~r.y .C~cil 1ties fo1· ci-ops i x; sonrnc h as r1el,' equ1pme:nt can n, 1; 'be o'btai.aed. for f arm u ce ir1 p~. ta.t·,
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11 see f:roru. tq emeld'3'1µ!&-a 11 :.lt lt.a..':I deci(~ed
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~on ot: a. r" R.uHel.1 •r . l.ob:tniiion; ~~ 9 ~'if.1.S ¢1.ao1Dt:iia.tedi
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Va:rm . ec1l±'!ity Ad'.m;i.n1.1S. l:.~a:l:.ion wor ~ing •m uu•n1 probl.Euts .tor
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evaQ\i~ea . H~ a:ppe$.i"e to be ~ v'ecy oompetent tn.at'l. aM , o! CQur.se, hae good. ·'
.x:peL''.l,. r:mm 'With o.grlm1H 'ral problem$ . ,fie eel.led pon ua the c.-the r rJAy
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r. to get. a bett~r ;tdea ltJ:f the type 9f problern Wtiici
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connection with th se:r'V';ice we. ha.ve been ren.Q.0:ring..
eou.rae, e.x.prE!'~t.i~d our willing.ti. as to be· of wba.t-eve r a.as lst.artcfe we oQuld
·Mii. ta .mak1~ availa.ble to ;..im any irl.t',ol'!~tion whic::h m.i.ght be in p'U.r .file:s .•
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~Ve are:i st:J..ll engl!Lged 1.o, se 'Vicln.$ t1 h1.~ e'tr&cum.t'j_~n in Y,. il;J,t al';Y'
A,r·e~ No. 2 in Ca,l:.1..t'orni~ and, o( cour~.e ~ db not, know axact.1,y wben ail-1 the
~va.oueea will be t.ransfer.t-e<l t · n1 uaem.bl.y centers to r.t r rtelooat:lon ~re as ,
b,ut. et lt'iast,. Vf':i.t.11 t be recul pt oi' this l~t ter 'We ba.ve knowledge that O\ll"
sen-lir.::e9 wlll 'b,,. definitely · ermiriat.ed. when t.hea moves .a re ac'OOr11pJ.ishe<iL .
Youra very truly,
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regal"'<Jin~ the ' a*'si.impt~ 1 0.ti ot reepcns1b.illt:tem r~at-;tve i::;q evacu~e
propert;r protect. c.s'n , t eaeloa~ a. copy t>.1' a ~mo,r1andum. r,eeei'V'ed' from
tb._.at l ·u:f;.ho:l"U1,r Wh;!.ch I believe ts sel£--e;x:pla:Ut.'tt.!>1i",
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not. bring the per.on coMol"ll.114 wi tJrln uiy ot 1th~ 8JC8n!P't.i~'ne from the
i'•gulM~,o.n.- .o:t ~he prool.~tS;ons hentctore 1 •8"ed by tn• Co-..nd.fng
General, 1V'•etern 1l&terlee Ob.llllland an~ ,.ourtb ·!rm,y. l,t .f,.s 'bb Nt:!o" jj..,,
pc>•es:!:bl• to gran'\i the pend••i·Cti ·reque11t d..
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l t ii•· t)oped. the f'ol'~CJ,i.J.1g · annere ybW" in9.'liry.
Y®.t'• vert 'tru.l.;y
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Heman f. Goebel, JT.
*j<>r,,, O•n.lr_y
Ohl.ef ol ~gula.t;9·ry S•ct.ion
QF~l0£
p~~Sf~IO
75.--1 Aa•n~
ot
OF ~ME QU~RrEAMAST£R
OF SAN ~RANCISCO,
tb• U~W4 St&tea,
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aQll S.onmet.o' ~··~•;
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sen h"ano1~oo, (JUUOI"~.
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Dear £q.r f\
(.t'rlllO" Mr. 1. T, Gregg)
,
Receipt ie &ok:nawledpd ot 1ou.r letter
l.942,, nlative to laundry
h
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machine~,
wbi.oh ue
or l~9,.1 , l~..
forwia,rded
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to
NU-th Co.rpl!I ire&, J'ort DotlgJ,a,1, U'tah, for
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ADM~t-!:£1'.Vi.~T ;Vt BEA~ Oft
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ss.i.stant Ohtet o!
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Ci vil ii.ffa:l.rs · J,:vi~ion
'1 artime Civil Control dm.iniatratiort
P'l'6wlers
t. Vaco:V"il.le l'1arehouse:1 ,
l . You have alre~~ b•~n info~t~d that & prowl~~· wae
~ppreh,emed. by o·~t- 8'1f4;11"d s.t tho Via.pavil~e. l!lal"'~bo,;we at )..~n 30 A~lii: .
t.ra~y •. 'ff~ MUI 't.11J't"ned. eve1· to t.t1e local f>'ol:.ice. ·Ch'.l.e,f, Oh~cd' .A.llf(f,
wllo eQmuntcat.od 1dtn th~ ~1 edC1i- l Bureau <>t In:vt'lst..i tion. re....
·q;iie'$1;.il'!IJ' l nfo%".fiUl,t;,foo a.:i to wh~ther t.he perl!lol') apprehended WO\ll.d.
b~ eu.b.jeot to a federa.1 chtU'fl~ or' whether he ~hould be held tm
loc~l eha rl3'' .
2, In accordance with yo · , direction provided b.u-.
Annatr<>ng OV'&'t the tel1~phone, w h13.ve actvieed t.he Feder'al B ll""eiau
of Ihv~stigation, through r. ~ . ?. Gr~er ~f th~t o!fic~, o~
ro~r i"eel:i.ng Uia.t no · tede1•al cl'lll.rp,e would b0 involved, but ef
yoi.:u~ cle$it'e thnt ou.r \.lard sw~ar' ollt .a warrant ~\d ·hat. th'1!
pe:r11Son 8f1£)rl'llhended be ' held on a l.o<J;e.J. cba r , perha.po qt l::>Jl"..,aktrtfM
and en~erin . tmd tnat:. t he ¢e$e- be pro$~cuted to I\'!. c.oncll.l llion.
3.
be Fede.t"l Bu reau er nveet.1. > t.1.on is p!l.1Jto:ing
t.h.is inf()rma,tion on to tb'9 vhiet~ of :1oli.oe of acaville.
'i ~H
/w/
V::\.ce Pl"eaidant
Aruitttt•ong/ jm
oo ~
Major Bryant. I ells
Karl
a..
lilendetsen
Colc;nel, o.s.c .
=siatatd:. Chiet' ot Sta.ft
Civil
•a:rtin\e
tfair~
~Yil
iviBi~n
Control
,,\dmin1«t~a.t1o~
Use of TQppe'niah ~mrehou.ee p:r-ertlis~11!1 fo;r tempo.1'
st.ora.ge in oo.nr~e~tic:>n with. lubber riV-o
1.. 01.tr· '6attile br nch states tu~ t t-he 11.U.bbe:r rive
~oninrl:U.ee t:> r :('~kl.ma Countt, ' o.shihgton are ask;ine pe:nn11J.s ion
u.t
t.o ~.u a port.ion ot the wa.rehouee 11u:d.nta.in'r. b:y this b
'Toppenish for th~ ern(>oracy stora.ge of ser.ap rul:>ber-, ~le a;t"e
rna.ldn uee of the first .f':L.vor fc;>r t.he e 9ra.ge of evaotte~f.I ' good.o
ai~d are not ursihg th'i!! basem~nt., w~hich has an out.aide entranc~
and no
aeces~
!rom the first
flpo~ ~
hile the desi.rqd, ~pa.cl!l eo1.tl.d be ma.de a.vailti\bl.e ,
~.
i;:iu.:st b t"'ocogni;r.ed that thit st:.ora.ge of' irnab p.·.t·opert.y irl . the
'WlilNho s e , wou)..d. probably 1M i•ease t..11e ~. ire h z11rd.
tt
J . We have a.dvis~d o . "eiltt e B;z-a.nch tha:.t we wou.l.d
be unable to extend the 8ervice reque:stea, wlth.01.J.t tne approv·a l
ot t ne Sart:l.me ivil 1.Jontrol Admini.strat.ion, .and t ·ia.t po1Ssi'bly
you m.1~ht wish to obt,a.in th views of tne ' r t el.ocu.tion Author-it• J for whose 111.t.lmate account t ne goo<ia in t.he warehou.e.e s:re
l!lto ed .
4.
1!hia lllf.l.tter i~ subnd.tted ror your cone1.derat..!oti.
Vice "resident
cc:
· jor.
B~.ra.r.t
Viel;Ls
·-i.Jihi-~··11 ... ;1~W<I
h ~lo ~ns
B ·~n Jouqu.in
vi.r.
201
·toottoo ,
alifornta
le
h ve be~n a~v1;:,~d 'QJ-~ . 'r . J"an.t'i.t.J
• Br:·a.1'1.t ,
e~ional
"cpreeentM.i ve tr .S . E. S. 1 h~t r1s or~ · niz t1on ~111 be ~ble to P hdle
t ~ b~l·noe of 11 , " . • • ' $ Wdl"k witht0µt us :~the~ . •J . C •.ti. p,ropert' 1.lt~ch
t'b·st
$ed f.'o .• t;l~<ir use ..
fUI'
~n tlere !s ~serous s.crva~~ ct office qU1pme1t in
QUa:vl;.el'a ot'f,ioe , i ' he~ ieen, df9o 1.d.ed to rec 11 a l pro erty
In snuoh
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o
ecti~• use ~
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.,o aoao1:pli h this we .:Ave ~:ms.de arr ,rte;l!f en.,.s \,i'.th tbe v~o· V n
1 r1Q tor ~ge '-'o.m .Jany o p;tck up f.rm 11 your offi<.J the followin, listed
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~~e intic.ip te t1u1·t thia p iol' ... up v: ill be meJ.de j· thir.i. the rt~JC.t t· ~ 1 dc~11jl'11S , so
would a0.v1se you. to t:tss ~.··,b l .e t·~ .~t one point an cler.. ir ~. ';/ of :yclu'r ' ~l.'S(Jn' 1
proI'erty from d,esk d;rl:I ers or ot11 .r po :nts wJ:ier e H: llL1 , ht ~H~con u. co:r1tused
v.ii th t,ne J! l'0'[.1 1ttrty \'.Li h you re r 1J t.trb · ng .
it. '
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.1. he ct:irri ~r r·pr~t;1ez t.u.ti•.ie i.111 LS$Ltlil you u 1• oetpt for
he pro Je r.t
ar. he ;p ie ks it up .
n .. e
th:e prq ce rt~ · i~ ~.·E.Jc fli e< in ~~11 1.~ancisoo 1 t " i J.1
be o J.fillok d i
a~ainst your r ~ 1.;ordF; u1d a: credit merncr ndUJJ ,•i l be te .. ued
to clelil.r tl'lif µ:ropert:r from 'QUI' a~co;. nl~ . ,
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erd th ~ t yoµ ruL
fusion it the shi pme ... (.,a are
· ppr~
:t•ecl.1.L
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ala:ed
... i&tie your cooperetia.
er' truly .. curs ,
-'. • :!' . busc.h
~·-.l&'~rm J '. ',EUSCH
lJ:r,•ope:t'tJT It. " JU r·ment S!Jp~:i;:-v;L~.o. ;r ,
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lQ:i.P1 t. Soooe·~15 n, CQ.lo~el., G. S. 0.
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Se~ es or the. F~dera.l ileee·:rv.o Aa.nk at
War f.t.e:loea.t :lon A:uthr:J:rity Proje~e
..
The:re 1'3 attaohed, a. c;opy 'o.e a lettEtr rec1id vec\ )Jy
01.ll"' liiois, A~gele" off1c11J r .irom. t.he Pri>ject 01.~ect>o~ , Wa.:r Re loo&.til'J.t;i
.Aµt.lr19r:i.ty 1 located a:t nl4\n~a1;1ai·, Csl.1.fa:rnia., whtllh w.11~ cU~c\181ed
' ,
in o~ t.eleph.c:me cot1111'er1'tll.1:iion t.;hie ,lllr.,'>r,n;thg"
l.
2 . It wo\+ld: seem d.~1,1. irictbh t l;,u it t.,he q,uti~tiort dii,tt~a•ct•o1
at o ::r oo.n.ferenoe ~ week or ~n days ago, ccmcern:i.ng the ,aid to- be
eriven evacuees ~t War Reloca.t.ion .ut.l'loM.t.-.v pl"o,1~cta, be sett.led
prQmptly-.
J..
op,i rriion the.t
service when
You ~1). re4' ll. that Lt!r. Fry-er ~xpril!!N!ISed tne inf9rma.l
t ~e e.r f elceat.io111 Authority ahoulQ.: ta,xe o.~ thi~
evs.ou~<?s <3a.roo umiel" the.tr tsupe1"V'is i on at ~l.e.r a.l.oi:..qi.ti~n
Atttho z::r.U,,Y prc»jQct/$.1
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4. You will. al~.o l." ca.ll tha:t :Lt, we.e a11gge6ted to Mr.
it t.hoy caioried on thb progra.l'll he might Wi4ih to givet
coneidijra.Uon to. whether i .t wotlld be ues.trable tor the ~ ar
Relocation Authority to request de egat.ioi.1 of the freezing
powers· from. tl'lle S11Jc.r etal"'I/ of the Treaisury .
th~t.
dMli
Encloetu:·~
WM'Hirh
/s/
~flJ'r
Semo~$ Divi~;ton
00~~
CollJlW,hi ty
:J,'tl:J; · ·
t"'e<U1ita:J. Res:er-v-e B.t1:nk "
Ul$' ~e+e!s, C111,.iforni,
Gentlemen:
VJ.e are r~oeiv-ing 1n.qu.i'f':i.es f~om °''1.l.1'.' J.a:p..anese rtiJa:ldcnt,.s
c·p,tlo·e rning d6bte which they owe ant:\' vt})irzh wel"ij
heih.g li"emov9d to tbis lteloeation A~enw
Will you
ph~fJ.~e ia.dvUe lillll 1.f thee~
i110Url;"e~ l~efo:t"e
<:tol>ts may be used ae
a. basis ;t'or hvie,s or attachm.en,t s against real et1:t:. te or bank
fl.COo1.11lts which they hold in evaou.a:ted. a.r~as ~ !n view o·r thlil ta:ct
that th~ee oiti-zens -w re removed here a..l'ld in most in-stw<:e::i th'1!1r
means fp~ paying bill$ were ta~en f ~ ~h~• we shall be glad to
b.a.ve any l!t.dvice oo we may ha.ndl~ the ~itua tion In.ON 1nt~1.ligeo:tly
.a t tbie po int~.
Sincerely,,
t>-'IA~1H-
Dt •~llDlllJ.i•
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or
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ll:a:r l R
a.,nd~
Colcnel, G.
en
s. C.
As~ietan.t Ch~~r
ot Staff
i'V'i.niP.n
e.i vil Af'tai
M°tl:ir!L1J Civ,j.l Control Adroini4!tra.tion
ar Reloea.til)n uthor\\.; .. y
I
Advic.e by
e~ao~e · ~
to
th~~r
be,nks ot
p~e&ent a~dreesee.
l . It ha.'3 oome te our attention that. ,h,paneoe1 evacueee,
in maey cames, hav not. e.dvilled th-eir bank!$ as tp their preis,ent
addressee, creating 1om19thi.J:lg of a. problem. with nepeet to the foX"warding of statements t.o and. t.he c0ndqot o! business b.,,t'W~41ln
evac' ee$
po~tei4
~nd
2.
their banks.
e beli.vo it
~~uld Q~ be1pf~l
-.t Aseetnbl;yo Centers and
to keep their banl!:lll in.fot'lned: qf
eloeation
it
' cQUld b~
· vieiug cva:cue.es
n~tice8
rer&.$ d
heir a~dt'ese.eo.
J .. tJatu.i-a, ly, Wit.h tr&.qsfer op~rations
dH'f~eult fl.)~ ba.r1k.o deal:i.ng with evae11e
:Lo proeres$,
to h• cw~
rently 1nt1onned. ae to the location of their custoTne:rs, however,
'1re believe th~· posting of isuch no-tices wolll<i be helpful in thie
it. ma,y be
eonnectioa .
ssistant
Cashi~r
'O
1
Ka.ri •
Co1on~1a
Se
G.
et11J41.1
s~
c.
Aae1atai;:lt Ch~er of ~tott,
Civil tfair5 Oivis~o~
' ai.,i,t;im,e Civi'l
ont.rol Administration
SUBJECT:
·r., :ln:fo~d, ·~ ou Fiel~ i:i.ep~·esie~ta.t:tves a.t :j.sa.li:.a. .~
ot )'.\a.t e: r.lli'llour ~,!As sprea.d in the -v i.-;ini'l:tif, to t.ne e.f't.e
l
R.$ M.e7 ~ o! the
\\'$;ll-.1
the.~ ~b.an lalbor WQi.ild. p:t-obabl.y not be ~va.ila.ble in t.h~ San 'oaqu
th~ neea1t th4it.
t!.)lis se•13on., d1ae to. ·t:;ne dJtate of war IBtisting in ~ad.co, Wl
evacuation cot Japf'r:teJ!le from t.h t are~ w'l.1uld not be requirect unt:l:.1 ,.;ete:F harveet t.inl.ie.•
l.
.
';Jf)!.
2. Ottr 'repre1Sen'tat1.'ves 1nd:1ca.te tba.t this l"'Umou.r has had th!ll
delaying, to eome ~xte lt, the diapos:i.t:Lon of prepertie#l by ' ~bei
Ja~ne~e arid ·iti:stn.neem have ocrc\U"'re~ whEt'r!;l t..he Japa.neeAS have. :reft-ad.n.ed.
.t"r;1om seJ..l;l.ng or ba.~ j,il.g t.hei1• prope,rl;:t lnoldiJ:igi:i, on. th• 'ballJ ;i.i;s ot t.hie
l!'Umor ..
ett'&CJ:t.
Qf
e are
).
al»~ in1o~aw4 thro~gb
these
r~pre$•fitati~ee,
that
cit.:1.~ena'
ccttl.1111ttee:i, bieing l'tus'.ldents or Military Arl3a I!) . 2, have
requesi;,eQ. he A.r!W th.at th.e Japa1neee be perm.1.tted to- l"elrl&in ta as:eist ia
crop h,aJ:"V'eetic~, and that there ha.!! been some correspond.$noe on t be
subJeot~ 1Jh1eh appe rn to have resulted. in the rumour above dJ.acuHed.
eome
doJ1bt thi~ matt.er hn19i prev1~.,usl:r c"'me to your a.tter,ition,,
Q
however,. we are conu'llWl.i.Ql!-ti!lg it t (,, you for you:r infr,a'!lia.tion and cor1-
eiderat'1on.
ll.i.mRSON
Ass1$t&ot C
A.nnetrons-/ jm
l)c : Ma.,,-0r 81yallt
at"ti~
1
w
eL1.e
Civi. · 'ori:trol Admin1.etra.t.ion
/e/
sh~er
Gli':N'T'Lf;MS:N't
I.
By POWE ft F A"TTORN~Y I t~£JPRESE;NT Mr<. AL~X,t\~j 'e::~
BuaolL~, WWO$E: R SI OEl'>JCE fOR THE fll\ST .4$, )!'E.AR~ HAS 6EE:N
I HAVE KNOW~ HIM )~ Yf:ARS,
J 715 JAY ST'RtE , ALAMEDA~
hi. G©OO C 1·r I :ZEN OF THE UN t TEO STATES.
AND 1-IE l'f'A!S BE!i:
~ow
.
MR .. BuaoL2 f s s I S'T E'. R r MRS. Et..
Llvts AT
;04 LEwrs .Avr.NUE ,
I SE
GOH UL T;r. ~.
,
SAN LEANOR
c/o
A
VI l oow,
M~s~
£.
IS At>l AL. I EN ANO CANNOT RJ::"rll 1 ~ TO AL AMT::PA
MR. 6ueOLZ HAS B£COME V~AY JLL
~ECAU$~ OF 1H,~ fAOl~
w1rrH 'TIJS~RCULOS Is A,f'ijD THROUGH MY I 'NFL UENO( HA~1 l.H: EN stwr
TO TWi PAl~MONT Hos~tTAL Of SAN LE~ND o. CO NBEQ~tNTL~.
THt' ()t..O F'AM'llV HOM~ IS tMPTY. , FlUT CLtAR Of IN,OllMl!H:RAoNCE.
f
AR~()TT •
To
SHE
CA~RV ON THE £XPENS£ OF THE
NEC&: s SAR ( TO $ELL
TO THE HOUSE
AND eERTAIN
f
AND MRS. SCHULTZ
FO~ THt PURPOSE OF
I tECE~ or MA0~1NE~Y
SfdKNESS IT aecoMts
I G OE:S I rwus or GO r NG
OF TH t rURNITO~t
HER OROTHER'S SttECT
D~$P0~JNG
USED
I~
To DO TH l s WOULD fl.E EX PrtO r, TI NG Ml\TTf;fU
METAL EHJS I !i!U~ S .
IF S~E COULD REMA I ~ THER~ U~TIL T~JS AS ACOOMP~lS~~D.
WOULD VGUR O~FIC£ B~ SQ «IN~ AS TP OONSlDKR THIS ,
·ro
titf;R , GOOt> 1.NTEN·TIOfotS
l GAN VQUCH F'OR Ht::R AS
RtQIJ!tST,
SH~ ltlilFORMS
ANQ ~ft4t} IF' ~EOESSARY HAV!t HE~ CON r~cT YOU.
11..fAT sfi.e: CANNOT GO OUT or HER ARE"A, ,<\NO "'1V BUS I ~E:$$ ,k(EPS .
Mf! 50 OONf' rN tO iHA 'f J. CANNOT Df.'VOTn: ENOUGH TI Mf! 1(.» Oo tr·H&:
v •
.J()B QU f,:CKL Y,
,,
As THt HOME iS
I I
Olli.I A~O
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A FM'.lOR.E.R PO~Ut,.A'TJON, tf,U:'. SAl.-F..: JLL Bit S-)N" A. NON-PROF' IT ·B ASqi.,.
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Me.jcir !!'.t"19nt Vle,ilB 1 Chief ot Pr-operty Sect.iol'l,
Wa.:ttim~ Civil Control Admi: l.1.etrat;Lon
The following a.re the fa.ote reported in the 1l'urlook iAes4!!hbly
Center, Oase No . ~:
''While walking around
to_,
amp• Mr. flflY!'le Vf.
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upon t.11e ~ 1'ho hu been. in charge or tb,e alien' 8
car$ bere at. the cent.er, se,) .l:i.ng groce!'i.!!1 to 'th.~
ev&cuaee,. v.r. Want stopped the t.ransacti<:i no 1.rJ.m1ediat,ly
and seYer.eir warned Ute gU&rd again.st. i'Urlhel' actims
ot this ,Bat.ure . The guard, Mr. Pa11l Hawke, 740 W. Lfain
St ., 'f ur lock, hu dnoe turned in l:rl..ls pass H his work
here is ended.
A. M., June 9,
The t.irtle o.t this misdemeanor
lW'&l!l
1942.~
Hay Aeh~fort.h
Major AUS
Chief, Interior Secur'ity Brandl
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June 5. lS42
Jed..era.l Ket•el'Te. !e.nk of S.11 franchco
l500 Oe.liforn1a Street
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Fl•uc:t.isco, Oalifornia
lA•t
Pebr'Ul.lr~ en~m;yaliena
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ar.e& Wee.t of B.1ghway #l l.lfttveen the C&rme1 lHve:i:- a.nd 81'1.nt& Oru.s,
rougb.17.
Therll!!I ve:re quite a fev lte.11an !armers in thh forbidden ~one, bath tenant& &.nd landowner•• and 1n al>llle cau•
;ta.nna- re n\>W 1dle. With the std of th.e Gover~e11t the Japalleae
controlled. l.s1ld1 ha'Ye been kept in pl'ad:u.etton., but not all o1
ilh4' Iteli'-'n oomtrolled..
1'here a.re ae't"eral WJ• 4.ndownera who ban telan.1:• a~..
fected by thi• e-.a~U!t.tion 1 namel1 the Mole~s ~•tate h.$n.died ~t
Upr T. Zook, A'hrlle;r 1 S..n fra1:1chco 1 t he Qpoper I:iughu
Betate handled. b;y J.ttor11isr V. G. Rwhor:i in Montere.v, tpe ()reutt
Cooper Estate• handled by t.he M.onhrey OQUJltf
Blltnk , 1uu1 th.e MArtin int.rote repreaent•d 'by
Martin in Monterey. The rs ·ai-e eeveral 1!ll8.ller
snd there were one!\- opsr ted farm• a• well
who•• aliem owners c.<a-unot now even travel tp their fiaruia to
1n1truct vorkera or illstll:ll tena.ntl, euc,h as M1111so, Oo;i·~ggia,
a.net part of th.e
Truet & Sa:t'il:lga
Attorney Ca.Nel
haeta affected
Bracco, al!ld Ruffino.
Th& J. S 1.l . closed th.dr Sal in.as o1f.tce 18.a t tnonth 11.nd
lon-Jap.e.ne1e alien far~era repo~t thef
get no help. The 11tuat1on. h complicated by the un.cer'°"ia\)'
of th.s future Jor otb.er uea1 ftnd eraona.
move~
to
Wat1on~ille.
We h&ve been Qt 1om1
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'bu.t ml)rllt it J'.lHd.ed.
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Jun.. ~ ' ,l.,9 42.
Jede.ral lle1erve Ba.Ilk of San 1ranc1.aco
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J'ta~c1100. C'.8.li~ornia
Gentl.itmen
a.terence :!,a ma.de to my l•t ter to ~ou o'f t.hb d"' t• aboul
lt&l.ian tann• and tarmer•... Mpia t of th.• l~a a~ p:re11ent neelliq
n•v opel'&°to.t'• are al'tiehoke lan.d1 , which CT!>J> 1.a not one cit our
aajor requir•en:t• tor t,he Wltr eff~t.. Thia bueir1eH 1a practieall7 a mo~opl1 pf the ltali&n , ~liene, n.atural11ed and .A11er1•
cAn born, but moetl.1 th ~lder ye~le. b@th &• to tenanc~ ~~
o:peration and actual work:; l'Lny other er01> mean• leu income.
Moet of thee• people live on one 11\de ot the highvay e.d
cannot w~rk. on. the o th.er . Some of them oper•ted ou bqth
~..e7 tear enlargement o'f the 11:roh1b1t.d so·n.e an.d ao do little to·
belp th•auaelYu. 'l'b.e b:I.~ landpw-M:ra, tlutcrugh tbeir req>:irounte.t~vea ,,
will pr¢bll'bl~ wo;rk 1>ut t.h.e1r .Pra>'blema bu.t A.m, ea.rl.y uttl-..U ot
the question bou.t 11ew IU'~• would be a big b.elp to the1.0.
•id••.
However, tb.e people 'tftlo caunot solve their probloma are
the amall owner-aper.a tors 01 tb.e ama.ll t>eriAnta who have bean
forced. to lllG>Ve and are now pr11.ctica.ll,y hel·plees , lld these for
the m(~•t l;"Jf'U"t vere raising more VS.1U8'.bl cro ta t'o.r 0·11r ~ economy thAn srticllokee, e.lthl)lligb tb.e ~awth. 1~otn8 11 m11oh. 11Jlll8.l.ler.
We need. tvo th1.ngrt ~o relievB this wU.U&ti<iln. One. e.11.
H.rl)' d•clu tl.on ot whll. t 1~he &<one i• going to b:e in. w,hi.c a
etUJtny aliens can. O)>el"ate; two, help '.for \heee eYict.ed -p0ople.
I\ ia & gr~at relte1 to know tha t \h&aa Coast Si&'••
ar• now goin& to be all cleared ot all peopl• ~QY 'beill8 -.n.cua.\ed.
It. cerM.iul.,y •••ma necensey that tb.ie &Nae remed)' be a:pplie4 aa
•oon aa poeaible to other 91!.L11111 alien• &nd to tho•• of ene•~
•lien parenbl.ge wboee aotion1 warntnt 1t.
n eht0ulci be pouible oy st.'Ud,y and. with 'the help r>f
local -people t-o f'::!:eie:pt wo.rtbr caoa and. fil.f'oid i.nJuatl.ee. .t't 1•
.117 belief' -be..t mo111t tb.ough'1'u.l 'J)eo.ple here fe1111li,~r with ou.r
lo~~ oop.d.Uion• 'feel e:'bout 1u above.
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SANTA ClllUZ! 1 0~L.,ll'l'Ol'iNIA
Tl!!ll!"'t..OUl!l ~1111
tune 5, 1942 .
JreQ.er a 1 'Reserve Ban : of Oa,ti tr· ncis oo ,
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G.eri.tte:rrten :
I:inl'..'U.y t ote he attaohetl Qdpy· oJ.' !:l letter
to 'M:r.· , L . I . Howe~ , Jr. , Re1$J.ut'l.ta1 DL:reator, Fann
~> eol.tl:' i ty 1'.d.mini~. tretion , 30 Van foas .1 vaniue , .:.ia.n
Franoisoo , in ·egerd to Federal ssAistouee for
Ita.l1$1n.s who ha V"e been El \/" ouate f'rovt thf1Lr farms
o.r homes by :tea~on ot• th~1.r pro1lsl'"t y baiag t<~i thin
l?rohU>iterl ~ree ~u .. 28 · s es'tablit;}hed. lQy the , ttor-
ney Genera.I .
'You :r:e11d e.t· et'l aome s oh i1 sale't. nee tQ J1apa,nfl!lsf!'
who wt11'e a bou.t to be e·:rll ou13·ted froJn Hilil>r.n·y Area
tfo .. ),. .
l sha.J.l a11preoiete i·t if :rou /ill k:li;nd l y
j,n:form roe 11" y-rm know or ~m.y such a asi.eta.n oe that
is or !1as been evoilable to Italians who w1~re
J•:-o . 28 on
forc.H~4 to move out o.r T'roh ib1. ,ed r..re
'HSbri.rn.ry 2h and who hNve si11ce been hope1.ul th.et
·they mi :int seou1~e ei perm.it !jJtempt Ln . the111 .roo.
eucl e vaouati o:n ..
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n ciai) bl• or
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FET,111..I~l. RESERVF. .
B.A.Nl{ OF
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s ~ FR.ANCJSCO
sir 'rl£.'S
P.El?ORT OE' :IflllD . LAJ~ Rl!1S:»llitVE :eAJ:.1.( OF S , FELJIN('!I$CQ
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1l!VAC:tr.A.TI01q OF
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·r I '·r A113.NS 1As.."'iD PERSO~f$ OF JA.ll .~SJfil . rCESTRY
Ll; J;..t\,.Rl'.' AREA NO 11 1
FR.Our
1) I~
cover the
The t'ol lowing report is intended to ch~onolog' oa.ll.y
opara~ions
conducted
b~
th.e
ederal Reserve Hank ot
Sa.n Fre.nois(JO in oonne otion with t h.e eva c uation of GernUa.n a;n.d.
Italian Aliens and per2<Jns of Ja:pe.nese anoestr.y :t'rmn ¥ 1.lita.ry
Area No . 1 u.ooer tJ.ue sutierV1$:ton of tlae mJ.l:lt ry auth.orit:te s .
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U'fHOR.t1.'Y OF !i"'EDE.. ,, m1sEnY~ B. ra OF ~·Ai :wa OI$0 Q '.IN
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rH PaOGR,AM FO . lii'V'ACUE.E P~OER;ff PRO'J!';JbTl.O.N'
CO ·JEOIJ~ION
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:tNITIAJ, ST~:PS T.AlCEN BY FED111¥ HES:Sfi'VE BANK O:&, SAN
;.J). . :s.irmR TJCE A'Q\temI'l'Y AND DU'J:I$$
Ji ANC!SCO
DELEGATED TO I,..
II
III
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FUNCTIONS
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FRANCil.300
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~s-{1 R\11iJ BANK OF s
·:OR.fl'l.ED BY F~'1tRAL
' J 1 I.Sl'EBi c 1! ITS PHAf:m OF Ti-I ' PROGRAf,
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CT'.tOU OF E'V.ACUJiIBlS TO 'W'ORtt
l?Ero oru . rEO
VI
CO£ CLU8 ION~
t~ich
' ·-..T.h~port ia su_!) O :·tied. by en Appendix of exhib'i. t s
i.nolude . sta:tiat i cal i :n t'orme.tion rele. tii113 to· tl~is p.rogr run.
A.UTlrOBITY 0]' l!'JL'D\ RJa.. R
j .
ERvm BAJ:nt OF
FOR
EVAQt1"J~
"
r F'RA rQ!~C() { rt
PR¢P.F~RTY J?RO'V'B:Cl"C:t~
.
The lv~cu e l?rQperty J'>.to~rem , t n SQ f r as tbe 'Fetj,e,r.·al
R0aerv~ Bank of San Ftan~isoo ia concerned , wee ~irat sug~,$ted
1n. a teJ.eg~am :rrom the T,:ee.sury Deplal'.'tme11t l'f,ated Mcu(l~ 5 • 194-2 .
It ero:!le out of t h e then
conte.rn.pl~ted ~ v~cui\~ tion
on
sb:o~t; , n ot i o ~
oi"" ninny German end Itel1an a.liens and J'apan.eae, at bre ahd.
foreig.lll-}i)Qt'~, fr'(.~rr~ Jl1111.tery areas on the J?a.e.!fic Coes, a.nd. wae
tn ')Jend:ed co solve r mai,nl.Y on a 'tell i.in ta r y be.Gis , t~ mul t;i.. t ~dt} o;f'
.• r.o ~.rty pro'ble!llll3 Pf' r~.enteQ. iJl co1::ititeot:1:on wi tb ·t..be evaeuation of
t i«H;H:\l pe;ESOll,/$ .. Tlle p:t-osrw~. , as o.t·iginall y outl'i ned and ae lat ~·
pt~r:ro.rt"te4 , 'Wf).$. deaig:nedi to af:t'o.rd erra~uees .: reaso nable pr<)\t~ot.ton
aga.1,ni~ ~ 1..taud.
fo.roed Sal.es e.nd ltr.1.sor1lpul<'.l'U~ ere . 1. tor$
~t<lo11el ·t.ent wttlii t.!;le fiaJ: ef'!~ortn .. While the pro~X' a; waa expe-crtuad
1
to
roceed on a voluntary tasis, it was also expected that
ital sa:notions ~oUld "Qe used if necesra~"ry in tJrder'
~overnrne
't<>
delil.l. ·with· oreditors ar;...d, oth.ers wl o .might attempt to tek:e 1u:ita ir
ad va.nt1;1g~3 of tb.e pJ.isht o·r the eve cuee s .
Di.tie-ct re1:-1pon~1bi U.ty f.'or the e~e. cution. of th.e p1·ap•art1y
aspects of t1-ie prog.:cai:r,1i v as pla(~e.d u,pon ·r:.he Fe~tera.1 ReseJ:·ve E.e.n,k
o;t: San ;B'r.ianoisoo
subjt'11,rt t,1.) the control ot t l e We.r Dia_t> a.t"\a:nent...
The bank as advi.~Hi1i 'ht1~t the i1atu..re rmd ure: ency o 1' th~ si tuett!'1n
requi. ·ea. t~iat 1t be ucloA.ked wtth full aut.h,.>rtty wltnou:t
retererice to Wa.ahington 11 ~ However, 1 t wa.s to wor•k in o lo~e
eoopei·t:rtion w):th "th.er· fed.eral , state ana. l.Oof.1.l p\lblic a.genc~es,
and ot;he1•a. who it we.ii» thoup)lt OOl4ld be of assistanee i.n dealin~
it.ti the propeX'ty du1,.ing the course of its liquidation .
1
The dutiea imposed upon the Ff~deral. ReseTve !:3.ank of
Strn l!'ranci sco by th~ fore going di.recti ve from the cffiae -0:t' the.
Seot;~trary of t;.he Tress1.1t·:r emanate<t t'rocfl. the li:xeeutive Order, '.No., ,
90·d b, isst ed by- the Pra.s iden't of tlie United S ta.tea m1 February 19 ,
1942 .
~his
Executive Order
confe~red
upou the
Sec~etary
or Wru:,
and the mi;J..ite.ry comttJ.e.nder ~ under him , eutb.ori ty· to pr~~cx1b e
111il:t terr araae "in auoh places anrl of suoh exte:o t as h~ (the
S.ecretary or War) or the appropriate m1li tary eo1nmand.er w.ay
d.etexm1ne , fr©m lAhich a.ny or all pt1reons may- be exclu!i.ed • emd1
1ttl reapeot to which , the rig.ht of any persons to enter , rems.in
in , or leave ehaLl. be sub,1ect to whatever restriotion.s 1:ihe
.ecr-etary of ar or the appropriate tni li.ter~" comms.odef li\flY im.pose
in his d,:Lac.r$'t1011" . 'l'he E:x~cutive Ord.el." e.lso di.teotla<l e':l
e::xemuti v-s depa.rtm.en.ts , j,QP,ependtn,nt EHJ'tiabl tshme11 ts,, and. othei~
f'.e'"e.r~l ei.( itenctes to 1!UHJ1.st tna $e.0~·11jtary or War· ox·· tti.o nttl.1.tary
comm.tW.det·s in oa.irx.·ying out ~he O.r de:r, incl ding th.a t'uxnishJng
of certai n sp~olfied fac1Jit~es and general serviaes .
o:n
i :i..,
t.he Comrnandt 13 Q~ ~ra.l Of ~he'
I
We11rtern Oef'en.$(;11 :Jt>t'TJl'D.a~d M ]•ou11·1 lt Al'tnV' dd.reEu:i.ied to th \ Feder al1
ietHi1rl(ie f:>e.i k: 'Of · an F.1•a. o·isoo e lettEi;- 1 s'tizi,t rt t.be.1.; Ile was
'.fantl,l.iet iw.f~tn. t .t'.le e0n·~e ~ ,l atied )?~o 1'W:ll. outJ.:t11e · b~r ·the 'f-11·1iuuaury
,Depa1"·t.m~n.,t ftn: dealln 'Vti th the
0t~le.m Qf ~vrs.1.ime:~ii'..'\.n .and th.et
h~ tou.nd. the .i·ompt e+~cution Qf sueh program e.s ~ntlal to tao
auooessr · l ;w·oa\$Out1<ln raf' the Wfl.ll' -l!Uld the per.form.a.nae 01: his
duti.e.s under' .xt~cuti ve 0.rder No. ?06b..
ccord.ingl:r, 'this bank''
was ~utP,Q.rized ••to take n11J1 stepe wt;iioh 1n :1'0'Ul' ,f·Q.dgtl'l.ent ~re
necessary or de irable in Qtder to carry out the obJeot-lve of
11
tne pro
••
·
1
<? .t)
:r--
On JJ~l'l/Jh 21 , 1942, ·the PJ."es:Ldent o:r the U'111 ted S~utes
gav.-$· .nis. .a)?pr<iv$l to P\itil. ;i~ L~w ~·p .. 5r;r;--77t'tl Congress--u:nder
the term:• ot wh1on any pers11n:J,. ltvio1.v;tngl.y enter ins, re.m.alJ11;tn.g in ,
le~v1. . , or o-0mm~.ttill6 a:ny act in any mi 1. i tary «area or zone
prescribed by t..he Seoreta.t•y ot• War , ot' by
.m.il i ta.ry c ol)'lltla11der.
de .e i nat.ed by 11:i.m., aon.t:rary to tl!J.e restl'.'iatic.\ns applicable in
an.r
such area or zone ,. we.s subN1ected to certain spaeif 1e¢ penal ties ..
!n v1e~ of tile ~ne.,ltme.nt of tbis stat ..i.te, the Co1r.anan.dLng General
of' the astern Defanse Co . nand and Faui·th Ar·ny ~ b!'· v.lrtue of the
13,dditional author,1.ty ·V'ested iti him by .Pu.bl.to Lew lo .. .503,
.reau't .horized e11d rsdi.reeted the Fed.ere.l Rasa'L'Ve Bank ot' Sa:ri
ll'rane.i5Soo to ooa.ttnue· to tt:tke e.11 steps which in it s jtd.gment
l!Ne;ce nece$s. ~J.rY or esi.rable in 01·daJ:• to oa.t'l."'Y' OYlt th.~ obj·eotiVEte
ot tll~ prottram dealing w.t tb. the problr.'3:rr.t. ot evaoueea t:ro b. Milt ta,r.'!>r
A.re.a No . 1.
On arc h 18 , 1942, the Pr•~1dent of the United State$
1S$1.l.ed FJxeeiu.ti ve Order ~o .. 9102, es tebli sh.Lng the ~'la:r 'Helo<ia·t1.on
.Authority and defining its f1mctio11.s end <h.i.tles. 'The Director o
this AutlloJ.•i ty was .required tc:) supple~ent all s'be ps in connection
Vii th the evacuation not undertaken by the Secretary of War c>i;: the
a.,p propriate mi lltary e<>tll!llander, end w s authorized to s.ecur-e the
oQoy;>eration, tHi1$fat.anoe and a. c~ .rvi~es of e..ny gcnre.rmi:t.ental. age.r ay
tanll to m.ttke. such delegatio.oe o :r (iUtho1·i ty as he deemed neoessary.
:P'Q.I'eu.a.n.t to t.h,e provisionis of tuis E;tteouti·re Order , the D;i..t'eotor
o'.f the 1flar Relo-0atton .Autho1•ity, on Ma.ro·h ::.t.!> , 1942, address.e d e,
le ·t ter to the 3$orete.ry of the Treasury in. wn.tch he. stated th.at he
was, tami.11e.r with the :program th.en in ope:ra,t1on, designed to deal
with the )_?roperty ot Je. .aniese evaeu#ea, and with the delegations
o?: autho:t'i ty tc:i the 1e<iera.l Reserve Bank ot San Fxe.n alaoo , as
Fiscal Agent ~:!' t11e tJnit~d 5ta e s, :ntade by th.e S:leoret~ · Y 0t the
T.reaeur3r and 'the Cottwta:.nd.f~. General o:t tb• Weiatern Defense Comma,Il(I.
e;ad ,F ot1rth A.!':my.
satd:
The Di.rector ot t£1E1 War R1.elooation Au boxi1tyI
0
I am in ag,ree1oont with e:n.d e.pprove the pro~rexli e.s contempla t-ed. and now in .ettect a.n d, as .D irector' ot the Tffu
rtelpoe.tion Autno:rity a.nd to the exten:t ot my a.u.tbo.rity
to do so, delega-t.e to the Trea~n:..ry Department and 1 ts
aseno·ies' i,tlC'lll.ding tlrll~ Fe<.t.e.ra.l Reserv~ Bemk Of San
.F:t•ancl,6)0<>, 'the authori t~y vefited. ln m.e • • • to aesist
.r
+
properl>y,.
_pe.rsol!!:$
I
f
qi~ye(l in the tll:a1:ua. t?;eJ'!ll!!nt
'
and.
dis .~os~
ot
t.hei.r
I
States
l~,
1942. ,, t~1e
l>y a b:ll'ier ·m.;imotll..ll uni.. a.d.dll!'aiSsred tq •t;h,,e,
On Yebrue::ry
al
'ac Uni tali
c.u·etl;!l.ty
,.,f
·~l ·
'.Ptf3aS1:1r:yi;
~~'.ja a· !·f.td '-tp th~t G'.~ ·t1o1e .l,
pOW~f· ~..tt~ S.\lthol"1t7
cQ'.nt~er l"P~~ l..l.p1t1n th~ P.tilHs;ld~n:t b:Y 113eet ieJttia ;3 ( ed a.oil · $' ( b) or t;he
1
.
,a · ·e.r.nended. O;n Me.rah 7, 194·2, tl1e
'ecretery of the Treasury • by t~legre;m addJ:· s.eqd to the ?ede;ral
R~serv~ Bani!':. Pt San. ;t.r:a-nc:tiaeo d-eleg~'b,t')d to
ll:& J'e&e,ral Re$&1.'ve
Bank Q.f Sien Fra.nei::H)'O• e..s Fi,soal Agan~ ot the U'nite4, S'tate.a,
":t."1.tll autho ity to !lJ:X:~%.' ·c ,1:se any and al -powe'.t"s delegated to 'th~
Seeret.atf o~ t>he Tre~sury nde.r s .e ot 1on .5 {b) at tb.e Tr ill.;lng
. wi t.b,
tne. E~~~ .&ct. aa e1ti.eni.ied by Ti t~e III of tUe Fix•et War Powers '
Ac~• 1941 1 toglllth.er wi tit .a ll othet' ·00'11,ie;~i's ves,teQ. ,i n m.e, 1b .r tfie·
pu1~.P 5e ot. ca:rrying oµt t».is general pVQgr~m. 11
'?b:f s ~u't;.hor1 t:y
was oo:nt;J.1:1:cned by turth~r t.eleg..t•ams addtternse<l by the S:@c.t~ta:ri 13t
th~ 11r~esut":Y to tbie Fedex:a1 Reserve 13e1:ik ~t Sie.11 Ft~ne:tsao on
radill.S
wt th the·
En.e~ Ae 1 ,
1
arch 11,, l94rZ, end March 16, 1942.
' Jlhe Jopf'h•mBt1!o.n of the
dele8ationa of authoritr oovered in the tel gjam of March 7,
1~42.i"
'las neiie~sl tated byi ·t.he r.~ot tt~at on ?Jiaroll 11, 1942,
t· • .ileo T. Crov~ley, having been $,ppointed A.lien Prope1·ty
Custodian, had. been vested ~1th ce·; r-taln powers tneretQfol,"e
exercised: PY the Secretary of t.he 'l'reaaury a.iid. on th.at date hiljld
delegated to t e Sep.rr-:tte.ry of the r.rreaeuFy all p.o wers vested in
hi.Rt un er sEHltiol'/.; 3 ( e) Et!ld .. ection 5 ( b) 01· the TJ:'Eldi:og wt th t;b.e
tnemY Act. a~ ~lla)Aded . Iu was cont3i&exed that this break in.
tO.fP eon.t!nu1,ty ot the eiu:tl'l.or1ty resting i1l ·t ne ec,l"~taty or th:.a
T:r:~8$\111".Y neaessl. tated a oon;firtn.atinn Pf the rtut.b,>ri ties t.hal'~tQ•
to.r e g.re.nted .
'
It. will thus be seen that the pertic:l. 17(at1on. of tae
F'ede.r·a l Reer~rV'e Bank of San ·1.,ra.1 cisco in the E veoui~ ti on P.rosra.m.
is covered by full atlthori't.y atemm.ing :t'rorlt ~x.ec1.i ive Or<le.r No.
90bb and trro ecifi~ally confer.t•ed upon this benlc. by the Comm.anding
General o"" the rleatern Defense Col'lllne.nd. and Fourth Army, the
Secretary of the- 'I'reasut•:r, the War Helooati on Au.thori t.r, and. tlle
.A,l:i,.en l:>.roperty C stodian . ~in. oe the function~ per ffJ.rmed by the
Fede.t•e.;L Resel,"ve Bank of ·S tan 1fra11ci soo have th.tie far !nvtl,l.Ved. only
vo1untary acticn on the oart of eiracuees and b.ave ;not necess1.1;ated
tlte ex:f).rciee of any government el sanetions. de$1gped to compel or
coerce actio~ on the part o'f ~itbe.r the ev~.H.l,Jees or those WJit.h
whom. th.ey we.re dee.line· , the propJ:•iety ~nd leg ality of the $tep$
taken ey this 'bank can hardly l!l(t bl-ought into question.
'l'h.e document~ herein. i·eterred to are contatned in the
A .pen ix tq tllis repo.rt and are d.esi.gna:ted ae1 follows:
lq
.Illxecut1,V'e tJ:rd,& r L~o . 906), lfel':>ru,ary
e.
l'..et>tJer
;. .
Public Law No . ;,o;--?7th 0'ongress- - A !Ji'icved March 21, 1.,42 ,
l
Of' .Autb.ori'ty fl:' Om
Co~nmand an<l Fourth ~~Y,
Exhibit :;.
19• 194-2, EXhit1t l.
Comtn.alldi:rts Gen :.rel,, Western I)et'enae
Mar<lh 11 , 1942,. 1!1Xhi'b1t. 2.
:from. C,ooll.lle.n\!!l.i'l.'1.S 0.;n. .te.l ~
utpo,r l.
01·y Le~te1• 9"
~i.µ. tn 4r11'.cy' , .4pr 11 !? • l94~ 1
~ter.i e Oomn1e.na. and
lulecu'ti ve 0.rder · o . 9102 , Estebli ehl,ng War Relocation
Aut19rlty , March 18 , 1942 ,
b.
Exhtb~ t
5.
Pe e etlon o~ ut~ority by War Relocat~on Authority to
Seerete.ry ot the T1'ear:rnry, Ma.reh 25, 19412, Exhibit b.
D lagation of Authcr;tty :from P.ruaident, o the United. Stfl:.tee
to Secreteir:y or t~e 1rti1~UHU'Y uni:ler T,redin@ with the En,iny
¢t, February 12. ,).~42, Exhlbi.t 7.
a.
of /ul.thority by Secretary of the Treasu.ry ·t o
Delegert1orl
1
1' ede .tr~1 ~e$el' e Bank of San FZ"anci' co , Mer ch '7 , 1942,
.f
il:>i t
•
Conti.r tion of Au·thot'"i 'ty from Seo.retery of the Treasury ·t o
the Federal Re erve Bank of' Sat1 rancisc.o, Maroh 11, 1942 ,
:hbib1t
10.
9.
Oonfirma.tton o:f' ; ut hori 't y ;f .rom Seoretaa,•y o:f.' t,he Tre.esury to
th.If.: Federal Reser1.A·e Bank of San Francisco, M. .t'<lh 1.6, .1942 ,
'1Chibit 10 .
l l ..
e.,.e g~ ti on of Author;i t.r from it.lien. P.co erty Cu~todie.n to
ltibit 11 .
s~cretsry ot' the Trieasury 11 :March 11 , 1942,
I
II
I IT·I AL s;r.-WPS " ~ . 1'l' ,BY mrnRAJ RE EEtV:fil BANK OF SAN E'
CISCO
TO AJ-:>MI lW1'rElR THE .AfJ'THORI'l;Y AND l;)UTI.ES D L: .o Tll!:O TO ~
Tha genera). , ~ao,pe of t:he program ins1a tllted by t .n e ,1 1deral
Reserve Bs..nk of San Frane.:1:sco WEU3 ou l:in..ed i.n the telegram d.irEHtited.
·to it by t.he Tree.sury Depe,i'tnt~n't, 1und.er date of March .IS , 194-2
(A.Jl>penO.i:X, Exhibit 12) wh.~ch -0'-1.lled upoi1 this bank: tc;i rend~r ;full
services ir.t assiatin pe.r$on~ to be e ·V 'ai:rnated from 'l!ilit.ery AJ;-ea
No . l. . in mak1.ns equitable die};ioei 'Ilion of t .h e lr p,rpp~rty hol.d.ia,.gs.
Oon..r.e~enoee were held, rat San 'F:ranc:tseo- between rapreseatativ<:HJ of
tht~ Treasury J:>epartment , tb.e .Bc:iarcl of Gov~rnora er the Fed.er al
!\~serve System, e11d the ll'et'le.r al Reser·v~ .Bank ot San. F.renai~roo~
iA\iditional con:ferenc~s witL1 tbe mili't•,a:.l.,Y autlhorit:les occurred.
'.Pb.e conferences resulted in t.b,e final fo , mula.tion ot' the pqiI.icy t()
oe :rel lowed tn ~t.:trrying 01i·t the proper·ty· p.ro·t \:lotion phase o~ th&
vaeuatilm P.ro~.rem WJ,A the Tte su.ry Deps:etment and t.he Federal
Reser ~ Sat'lk ot San Francisco memorialized tne position t o be taken
by the bank in a mem.orand'Uill eet f ort.b.. ll! the App endix , Exl'libi t l> •
On t.he basis of the prog1•an1 suggested aud th~ memoran 'lltll
of understanding betwef!n the '11re.a sury Departntent. and the Jt'ed<Br«!;l
Reserve Bank o'f San Fl."ancisoo, the l:>ank procesded. to eet its
ope1aticn in $Qt1on, acting et all times in its capao1tJ as 11eoal
a.gent of the United t1;1.tea . Ill the first instenoe e le·tt$x was
d.irscted to all tan.l{s wtth.in M1.)J.tsiry .Area No . 1 (Jl.ppenQ.ix , hbibrlt
14 } sol1cittrtg their tul1 cooperaition 1n the adminj.stratipn ot; t.he
program , having ln mind tb~ necessi -cy :t:ciz its speedy execu.ti€ln and
the co.mplexi t1y of 't he problems which i 1:i would involve. The blimk:s
so a.d.d.ressed were provided wi tb. a memo.rend.um (.Appendix , Ji!xhil:lit l.5)
setting forth the principles p .ro1~osed. to be pursued. and which were
purs 11ed by the bank in the pE:ll:'form.ence of its. duties ..
Th'' ool'llltl:uni,cf) t1on to the banks wa.s planned. to cqiri.oide
w1 th the relee·ae ot.1 gener 'i:i.l publicity as to . th,e part to b1& pleyec\ in
t.h.e p.rogra.m. by this bank , the pub1ic1ty folloviin ;;. in generel the
subataxce of a press
rel~ase
submitted to and approved by
m.ili ta1·y au tb.Oli'i ties {Apf;entU.X , Exhibit 16} .
t~e
At its inception the plan oJ' procedure conte;mplated the
Pull use of 1'aclli ti.es of the ba.nhts o:perating :Ln the .Jllilj.ta.ry arli:la,
tbe complete oooperati.on of a.11. persons Bieallng •.i.1 tll the evacuees ,
end tb.e utilization of fae:tlities provioed by o·t hu· gove.rm.w:ntal
agencies , federal , state and local. .
as'Pecte .
'11.he
pa.tte:rn th,us otit;Lined: has been :t'ollq· ed in its 'lo.tl,Hld
Ona phase of 'the pxog1·ruu v hi ch al)pee..re.d to requixe spec al
attention was the possibil ity that persons dealins with evacuees
might endeavor to teke e.dvante e of their position i.n dee.linss w1th
t.hexi .
In. c.r.der to g11ard aga.1 st tb.1 s possibility , oonsidei:ation was
giiren t(lp tl1"9 iesoa.r'a~e o'f a .r egulation h.tcb would en~bl.e t .h,.e
o t>reve.nt tra:nl?l~PtiorLs w;i:e :t·espe.ct to prope.t·ty of' eveeu e;E;i
·
e .p-ea'~aQ. that hey wer~ be 1ne; vr:t,.e t.imizea ~
' In ac,101'de..ne~
sc .1·e"tury of the
T~~lt\>S\illi'
w
,
.h thi~ au tnori tr delegated 'b ¥ tJi.e
o:u. Ma:roh. 7, 1942. on 1!.a..rc 18, l ' 2 , by
'Viil"t\la o • the ati.\.tho:ri t.y v stea. in tl~is bank, as F .1,.~.eai A.gent r;f <frtbl'&
Ub.ited State , an· by v;i~tM of tb.e e.uthorl y ve;;ited in i:t by 't he
Cottll'll'.ar1ding e:.anerel ot t e es t ern D11;>fense Comrnand anl!l Fourth Arroy-.
the Frsdera.l Hese.r ·ve Bank o.t' den ]' l'anci~mo p.t•eso.t1lbed rar1Q. iss"Ued
p.1:1 eiaal Reguliation ~·o. l, rele:ting to t.ra;n.~e.ottons .tn ua,1H3·cit'il
B1..o!'lle¢ Property" &s theV"ein defi1'led .
The r1egulation prcnridf:Hil tk~at the ao u :. .. sition · 1spos1tiom
or e;;(.erc :· sing any .'l!'ig.ht , power
fl)f'; .or otnex• a.ealin5 in
des.ignat-ed. as spe1: ial bl,00l;;ed
p,r•opert~
to
r~spect
With
age
I>X';tvt.
o·.r
.11.rope:rt .;1.s _pi·o:hibited , ·ex apt as author t.e : cy license . Tbe te:cm
'' peoial. Sloolted Pro erty •• is dt->finad to mean Hpt·operty i.n wM.~.l:a an
evecuEe nf.i ti,cina.l hes an inte:rest Which has been o.es1gnated as
pe aigl. locl!i:ed :Property • in any one of the tll.x·ee weys set :L'."o.ictb ln
he r~gulation .. The te.t"m "eva.ouee national ir is d.e 'in~~d and the pro ....
ce · u1·e f'or obtaining lloentHtllJ to rlee.l hi. special blcelf,ed property
.
-0
t;i;•.enate.r
i.s set t'ort.h .
'.Pb. ~s regulation wa.a iirtend.ed. to oove.l' "*r.ree~1'nl6 or.CJ.era·r•
.r tqutred in th-0sa oe.flleS where 1 t $.ppe1U'ec, th.at t.haee deJa,lin.g with
evac~~e.s
' ·ere perentpto!'il.y attempting to take unfair adve,n.tase
or
'Ii.be,, eYaouee .
The .ragulatti:m as confirmed by the Secre t41ry at the
'l ·eaaury a,a.d published in the l!de1'!1 F.te8J.l'fte1' on March 2l. , 1942 .
Ol"tu.rt.ately , it has no't appeared neoessa.t"y to exercise the e:x.ti:·a ...
or inary powe.I,·s conte:m.pl ted. by this speoia.1 regulation in any' ca.a·e
.Q.t.11.ndle·d du.ring the p.rr>g.ress of tb.e
J~vaouee
J:'xAi?g.r.am.
.
.t;. copy o:t' Speo1eAl Regule:t:t.on Ne ,. 1, herein ~•!erred to,
,
is l!}(}ntai ad fn th.a Appendix , . !J.chi.bi t 17' .
Sam·p les or :f'Or.tU.$ prov1 ded
for tu~e in connection wltb. t~1is regulation are inalu4ed in the
AtH:f..d.n.di - , Exhibits '.18 .;,o 22 • .illcl1· sive .
'
Tlae regulation we.a g iven broad p1.iblioity ,in the press and
the general utl.i nes of the
over t e r ·adio , the ;gubl;l..city :t'olJ,.ow1
peer;lng QU the re.v erae Of v~oue e .roper ty Depa1 t:m;1aQt
_p•·ess .release
Cirau.la.r t'ilo . 1 ApJ:>'en~i~, "11:b.ibi·t 2)~ .
er
1
'rb.rcu diout the ct.1w.·ae of cha evacuation p.rogrstt~ the
servLc:;ea o :t'fere<l by ii .ti.is bank ftnd the othe,r· e ~ enoies .~ex:tdering a:s·s:t@t a.noe 11ave been. cor1tirm<l1.lsl:sr P\l.bl1c.tzed by tru:i Prass S·tJHrti<.m of the
tf~l"till e Civil Cont1·01 Ad.m.::rtLst1•ation in ord.e.r to e,cqu.ai:riti the evaoue~s
1th the serv,i ees available to them., and in ot,der to g ain the
cco~~ration and aesiatance ot: the public iD. gene:ral . and .J?ersona ll,a.ving
deali.ng:s · 1th the evacuees in partic.\llar . Additional illustrs.1;:.lons
~ ress relea,sea s .1'.)' mi tted by this bank in con.n.e.otion ·"1th this
operat.i.on
· ~pp~ar
1n the
Ap9en~1~J E.~bib it s
24 ana
25 .
or
· 'ttl1e bank b.as endf;!e.vorect to take aCI.ven·tiaise o:r ever y
opport·1tnl.ty to &dd.ress oiVge.i1i.zeLti.on%$ ot e.ll kini:.ls , including 'b.m.mkinlej groups , t de, ore' :Lt and ot,b.a r assoo;L,at i <Hils • and tepreisem:t& iv~t
busi.nesi!.!1 o.x·h)a.n :t.e.ti ons , aa wall. as organizsti<Ht~ of Jape.11etr::1e them,selvea , in order to give he wi,.dE:Jst publi ai·ty possible to thlt a,specii;~l
o • th.i;i :hlvaouetion · .t og.ram reletlng to the tl·ee.tment of prop-e r les of'
evacuees " C· h-u.r~h. groups, social a,,n.d otb.e1· or·g Bn1zetions of the
Je aneae i nol ding t.b.e J'apaneae Am.er ioan Ci t i zene:: League , were c pntaoted. as rr,quently as pos,sible, ancl their service used in.
iaae111.inetin~ ;i! .:t"or!ll'1Jtion e.m.oni the eva.cueee: .
1
'
TLle banlt was pan fronted · i th tb.e pt•ob1em of assH11ting ·
e·yra.cµee m over e large e.rea invoJ.ving cp,e rutions it1 the he~d office~one o.t trank <>peretio.n.s and 111~~ tea in the zones or opa.:t•ations o:r.·
.L os
~eles t 'Pol'tland and Seat·t1e bt1 at1-0h :J,$ of the b&nk .
Iri eatablishin m.a.ch:tna1·y for the i1n.ple.l.J1ent~tion of the
program. , a rte~ de:oe:rtment was " .steblished wi tllin the bank structure
a,nd d.esii>nated as t.1he ·"vacuee '·1·operty Department .
•l1 he Evacuee rope,l 'ty ep"rtm.en t has operated under the
gen~1·al superV'i.sh:>n of a llice Pre.5ident at the .llead off.ice or the
bank a'!; i.; l:il1 Fra..r.ici:sioo anO. u.nder the i.rttct ettpex·vision ot' an
Asai s t art t Cashier . The operatJ.one in t11e branc he.e have :L"ollowed.
usual balll!r f orin end have been 1111del;' 'the direct sllpervi$.lon of tbe ,
Managing Director end m1 Assistant Me.na€er or ea.oh b.l'. ancl'l. .
'I'he
departitte:nt at head o:t'fioe and at e ch 01.' the braucll~s has been
under the o.tLer- ge ot a d epe.r'tln. ent head enrl the staff has been
recruit.ed fraro. bank personnel ae •ell as fi•om outldide sou1· oes .
Matters of poliey have been determined at the head of fioe
.1here conteot hes be en nL intained Yif.th. the ~· ertim.e Oivi;J. Control
Ad 1nistrtit1on I EHH.'lqua.rte.r a , a rep1·esenteti ve of. this bank having
been etat1one at that o:t'fioe thrcn.l,ghou ·t the enti e co1i.rae of
or er~1;ior~a .
,, Jlile
olioies 4ave been established for the most part a t
the head office~ the admintstration of t.he progran.1. has beeu
decentraliz&d so fa.r o.s pos s;ible in. the branches in the int~rest of
speedy e· ecut on ot the duties delegated 'to the bank .
Ree.liz.1.ng that the prog.r·am would involv oone1der8ble
eontaot
neeeseitatins the a cessibility or the personnel of
the 1 vaouee Property De part ent to evao~ees for consultation , otti~e~
were open d in the four zones· involved. in areas conijidered beet
raQ,apted to the. X'EHl~li.t'eJ:Q.ents Of the .tOl;!'anl • ,. heae O.t'fiees °W6~e)
eatablishe outside tbe r egulax bat~ offices . In San Frsnci$DQ
publi~
o f fices wer.e O!J~'Hled.. &t 500 Oali!'ornie. treet in p,remises p!'eviousl
eooupied by the ... y:. K. Li.ues; in. Los Angeles Offic s we1:e opened
et 707 South ~fring treet; in Portland off1¢es e~e o .ened at
317 Sout1hwes t otl bt1·e~3t; and in Seattle orr:tee a wer·e opened et
806 - 2nd Aven e.
- 8 .•
The 0 1f 111 ,s we:·e at.eJ/fed in the tir 't lusts.nee only by
111~lcree.s <;
the b,ederEtl. Reser1re 1-Jmik of an Frar1cLaoo an: th.e
~ta fts w
sui;>seq~ently en.l,a.rged to ~nclu,lie r~ .. .roaentt:.rt.i
Ill m.f
the
'\;he
'"e er al E::leeu.:d.ty
me:nn~r.
gen.er and F rm secu.r i ty Arun:t niet·r atl on. in
dis<:u ae in tbis :r;•epo1·t,,.
aul;l~equen tly
Tb.a San ll'ranci~Hl~ office wa.s opened on the mo1·ning. of
2, the LOii! An~eles o:t:':t'i oi.e on
reh 13, 194-2, the
.Po;ctle.nd o;t':fia.e on Marnh 13, l ? 2 , an,d tb.e eattle office on
l!aroil 12 , l94'L .
he opening s"J:;e.:tfe of the four offices on tll.eir
o pening dates toi'j,aled 3~ men ..
~4.Et .rch
9r 1
In the seleoti"1n of l>Eifreonoe.i for
.l!ivao'l.).1l3e
Pro,Perty
D~1e~ .m~ ~t op~Pationa, enippasi.
was placed on pest expe rience ot
appli1.Hu'lt~ ·w nioll in.o.l u.d
'b uslneaa or ·an1ze.t1011 , coun:selir. g , ad vet- ....
ti sing , seouri
analysis• real e.ata te and. pl'('>pertr ~ne.gemex1t,
t:r
agricult\.tre, fruit :pecking , trusteeshi'.Ps, mortgage l10en acti it es ,
l"ed.e:t•al Land Benk operatioc1s, iml;)o 1· ting and exp ox.• ting, bankin , and
law, in order to assure a thJroug.tily ex ~erien ced tetf whioh would
'be eble to ad quately meet the variety of p.roblem.s <HJ ing before
the bank i'or solution . Era.ployment vrn.s ooomp.11 shed th.rout;h t ie
.i:egular personnel depart1n nt oi.. tb.e bank and all 01' th.11t faoilitie3
of the bank were made ave ile.bJ.e to exp d i te the oparations of tb.e
~~acu~e ~ro . arty Department even thou~h ita offioea in the heed
oi':f'ice and o:r.'a.nch cities ir.P101ved. we. e.· loco.tad. apa. ·t from the bu.r.\K
p.remises .
Immediately- a.:t·ter the es blishment o the tour princ: i .p a.l
o.rfioes , arrange111ents ~e e ruao.e to place I'eprese ·1te.t i vae lrt oer ta.in
of the offices of the united States hlluployi ent Se1•vi ~E tt1rougtlout
l 'i ite.1·y Area .co . l in eccorflenc-e itll the 11 t ea.m 11 pro13rar established
by t.he • artinie Civil Control Admin.istra,til')O .
J.n oi: d.er to aooo1nplis.h
the staffing of such offices by re pre se.n ta ti ves or this bani< q elified
to hano.le the p.r oble:ru.s 1:1.xisting ir1 11arious 001t11.niuntti.es wl ere tll.e
offices were locate.d, qualified men were selecte from the 'ba.nk or @i~m 1:.atj.on it1 the h('Hid office a.rid br ~nch 2e1n-es to v1s1 t the o1 ties. in
vrh1ch. the field o.M'iose we.re to be este:bliahed . 'l'hese .represents. ti ves
·we e supplied with eruploynttlnt applications end1,ng in tJ:le f"ile·a of tbe
bank 'r om men in the va1·;i ous area$ , end the~ applicants were int~l'
viewad by 'them . Additional eppl1oations were secured through tile
f.aoilitie.s of looel banks and .ot.he co;noe:rns a;nd the a. pliconts interviewed . The quali t'io.a tions of the a . plic ant ~ · were tiiaousseq by
telephone witb the personnel 01ficer end seleotiona w~xe made ,
y this method of procedure the bank ~as eble to seou.re in
a short spa.ce of time the ser-vi.ces of persons versed in the knov1ledf.be
of looal p.rob l ei.n.s and con i ti-0.na a.lld cp..laH.1~ iec,l by ex.pet·ience to lend
vslue.ble aesi$tance to the evacuees 1n tb.e1.r oommw1:f. ties.
In certain cases wh~re it became neoesaa:r:y to e.rnploy addi ..t.ional per~9nnel in field 0:!1f 1cea, the sa.me general pr<:>cEidure was
followed "
- 9 -
re:o.e emplc::.: . m:t ot' 1'11!) d r.,Pff:!~ ~r1t.~1:i .t·1res a.nd ott.i.er emplo;y.ees
~val!.ue
ro,Pa.r· ~y D pe.t · ~ .rn•init. aeleot~
.!'X'101u outs.1,ci
~fou.r:oes was
.al.S.de 0.11 a ~em:p'orar,r tH~is subj ct •~o termu.u tton
~ an:y t.:ime •
or
.he
.a~1edul~ st.l-0win@ t;ae t 1 ld. Cl;t"t·t.c·e ·, tarted y repres nta·-"
titfes Of the be.l'lk , as pa.rte Of te.6 S f IlQ ioni,Llg lr1 t.lloae o·e""ices,. iS
set :t'c;lrt.. 1n ·ne .Aippi;n i::t. Exn.tlPit 26., '1".be aotied1.1le $tlo·wa the
situation in
aob
zon~
of barlk o eration&.
In ad.d:ttiom to tlieir r~presentat Otl t tJnj.'l;,ad States
pl.0ymel1.t
Service otf'tces . in ·tne ' field , 1Peing those liesi,gnated as
0
p1" Irui.l:tY 0 qf'f:iaes in bh1.b1t;. 2 , o'lJ." ,represent at 'v ·a mad:e :.Ct'equer.it
OGlls in ':it.rlier c-0~'l!ll1,U:1:1 ie·a . op.el.·ati ng ,, for th.e m.ost P6nt, out ot
fiel.d oftitl}ea in th.et '\l:io:tnity-~
dditioARJ.l United Sta. tee~ loym.~mt
o ~t'1tie s. we.re l ,ooeterd. in cer·train of' tllo~e c ottunun.~. ties encl were me.de
the subj eot oi' -periodioa,l via.t ts as secon.d a 'Y o;tf~oes . 1rhe ad(Ut;t.o.r.i.al: communi tiies cont etecl by our repreaentat~ v~s , inol.udin~ the
1
••
seocmaa:ry of1'ices , lik:ewlse appear in !!:xhi'bit. 2t> .
It will be noted tha't in the :Por-tla.no. oranoh 1.011e , representetiVF.HJ of thi.s ben.k were contlnuously m.sints.Lnad in only one
o .rf ioe, betng tie Portland offi c~e .r;ir eviou,aly disriu.ssed .
ow ever,
our. re ·9 r ~antatt ves frequfl:nt; y oell'ild at tho Sli:JC()t'ld~ry off ices 111
t .ne are.ti:\. and cottlrr)..u.nitiea ecjace.nt to the~ ..
At, th1::1 pe:tiOd. Of pea~ opie;r rations t.h~ t"e ~ e1:e lb4 Jjlz:ll,' $ 0l'lS
d.irec t ly engaged iL1 the pe:r:t•otmance of du' if;s in tb,e JJ.vacuee P:r:o,Perty
De. t.1l'tment, segrega teo. by ofl"ice e.s t'ollo'll'1s:
:Jl,fbn
Ht.: ad O.rr oe (San. Fre..nci3 co)
1.os Angel e s
o2
"'s Cf
as follows. :
79
72
_+.1
-4
_il_
1.51
33
184
8
Si:tattl
-.r 22. 1942 the i:;otal
~o
Los ngele
Portland.
eattl:e
In
th13
Francis
o)
8
4
l.2
em9loret1 was 14,5 segregated
~
Heed Ot"t'ice {San.
l~~...l
17
64
Fort land
_9m.~g
Women
62
31
15
8
~
4-
l.17
.....2.
28
6
Total
--....-
?7
37
12
J...i
14·.5
same Wf£!1' as our .represrantiatives were plaoed io U'nited
State
mploy1n-i;;int. Se.r.v.loe off ices tllroug.ho~t. t!l mill te,ry· area,
repreaentati ves of the Fe·c ierel Se.curi. ty .J genoy l'lnd of ·the Farm Securityd.miniet1•atton e.r .. assigned ·t.o duties by those agencies ;tn the of'f1ces
eeteblished by this bank tn San Franoie~o, Los
:3e t<tle i.n or e.r to .oornplete ~he teems to ear.r
ngeles ~ ~ortland and
oui~ the ttteam" pt-ogi1 ani
~atablieb.ed by- 1::he W~:rt1me Ot vil Conta·.~l M..rriJ..ni st.ratio~ .
e·")i'!H:lent.at;tvee Qi.. tie Fe erel Rese.t·ire 'Bank o..r: ar~
ranoisco :t.n the 1via,cuee
ap~l ty De pa ~tm.ent op . . re.t:i'...on wer"'J . ro•
7ided ·~d: .ih de ta led i. . etruotle111.s e;n d W.t•:l ttef1 ir1forme ti on siet.ti:O.$
ror ch t e:t · uties and p ov:tQ.in.g 1.nf rn~ t1on of val e :tn pe.r 'orm.i.ng
those de.ti.as ;111 :eurt1w.ra11ce of the evacuat1on rosr m.
r t,in
instruetit>r.t.S HU'e i eued f1·oi.11 time to ime as the prof~r · developed
and. as ve.riouia .~robleni.s arose .
ep:resentat1ve a ere r'1J4tl1.t·ed to
,p.re,Par e .r-e.Ports on ell 1nt.e.rvieJJ~S a.nrl field re resentatives es ab11.shed in ·tne Un:U;ed State ~
ployment Service of;fioes ere di:reoted
to tor··a~d oopies ot thsir intarvle re ports to th$ ofr!oe of this
banH: wi ti v1hi ch tbey w~.re assooieteci. Intervi vi rer;>o·t"ts , both :f' .· on
field of'f i1Jee e.nd t'rez>,tn repres rrtetives in the P1'1.noi al a:t"fioes or
this bl!illk , Wel."e s\,lbj ected to re'view in those oft' lees, and such
furtb.e aot1•:m taken ae. was deevned av ro ~tate. . ~he f.o.rm of j.t1t4':l'r vt~i report ~dopted for use in thi$ operation 61 ears in the
Ap,p end1X 11 Exhibit 27 • C,opie,s Of typical let't;e'r'3 Of instruct.ion to
rep1·esentetivet'l 0-f tnie bank likewise eropear 1.n the Apr.ien.dix ,
xhibi s 28 to .5 1 , incl11eive . Copies of ty •1oal m.emor1:mda oonte.in~ng gen rel info~ation for the representatlv~s or the Obnk are set
forth in the ppend1x , ixhibits 52 to 55 , incluatve .
A review o·f' 'Che l,nattiuc t1on. letters will dl sclo&e that they
oo.v er: a veriiSty ot: aubjeotis ~ll ea ling wl th bank ope:r:e,·t :lona uu er
i~h
prog l'am; l'!!uoh as powe.i:·.s of attorney , ope.r~tioi1 of the free~i~
over , thie use cof personal prc>perty· arul Da.o·tor veh ~le f orms, the
sti01"age o't' prope.rt:y i.n advance or controlled evao\L tion. opere.tir.:rna.
as well as numerous other matte s.
Ce.1·a 'W•HS taken to keep our re r e.senta.ti vas 1.nformec as to
the conf ide nt1al natuxe of tti,e r e l fl. ,1 ::>n~h:tp ot' this bank to the
mi lit· r y authort ti es, tht o u.gh the Narti te C1 vi l Co nt'l:' Ol
a. iu nis tration, and to leave i10 room fo r doubt a s to the position of trust in
which they were placed. , so f l:' e e th~ evac1..1.~es 1ere ooncerrwcl. r.rney'
perticularly instr cted as to the utter neceaaity of a oid1ng
any tr a n~ect.Lo:ns on theil' own account~ di.tectly- or t hroug:h t heir
t'am:i.lh.rn , conoern:lng the p ro p et't~r Of any evacn1ee .
~ ere
'I'he memorehe.a a p pe~ ring L1 the appendi::C rere.rred to a.rd
so ewha t J:e)ne raJ.l:ted in na .J re a!,id. wer.e int~mde · to <;over items o:t'
inte rest ~ot precisely the subject of inat .uction letters .
u~ing the opening
haae~ of' o e 1·ation d ily ~t(:lf'f' meet ngs
were hel in the pr i 131 pal off lees ox' tlli s Hok for in at.rue ti on
n r poee.s , and throughoi.1t tll~ course of o,per.! ltio £? eonte,Qt has been
ina1nte.1ned wi'..t.l ft~ld of:floes by telei;;ib.one s.nd 'b personal cont.act
tht'oug h other repreeent1B :\.ves aot1n 'i n ·the n~ttu:e o,'£ d1st.1"'1ct super,..
visors ..
1
For the our ose of maintaining supervision oTar the work of
f' ield represent.a ti ves ope at:t.ng in the Uni te<'l States
1
.P loyment of'fiees
1n h~ed offioe zone , these field offiaes were div ided tnto districts
and per $Ons in head office we:r:e as. igned to th.e B•lpe.rvision o"" each
suoi'l d1etri.ot . A &1milar rooedure we:e fol.lowed in tbe Los ngelea
bra ch zonfl;), in '.Nhio.h nm11eroue 1eld otfic~e were also main .. ained .
rn e.ddi 'v1icJn to the pr.inoipe,:t, atfJ.ff, ~ lob. se e on~erned
µrimaril.y with .t:u~..r:tdllh ·tna i:mt\'l.ed;iat.e Pil!' blems ot evac.i4ee~ eod
erf.l<ma de,a,J.. t n$ w,;L th tnem.,, ttiie ~ ·e o; :un(ls Qi:'tlt'ol In;we st1.gat1 Vt>
TJ'n.$t of tt.1.e 1.ex;easu.:'/ D~pei."'~merxt ti · Olfi~$d ,.iov~atJ. g t:Lve 11,l.er.v ~oe,s i.n
raea:'Vlo·e a _ear-ad war:rmted .
t •.1,.~ana ¢tiollls 'V¥1\l.ere ·t.l'lie: us1l! of a11oh
·'Jl;'his 1'UVtce als 0 provid~d th b~ k wit.bi eonl;.in,~e~ e.ssuranee as. to
t.:lle 1nte~r1tc1 and gtztod ;ta.ith or 1ts .r.epr8st:m,iterti'lfesi 1tn the perfo:r:m·~
.e.nce ot ti.l,fait' du-tie·~ ..
1
FUNOTIOr PW' R. tED BY TlIE FED • r ID!SmVE BA.MK OF
SAN FJlAli ISCO
Allt{LUS~ rrs PHASE. O Tlm- PROGRAM.
While in full oonpasa, the Evaouation Pr gr&t11. ao-•ered Ger~
and Italian aliens u well as persona or Japanese ance~:ry, an« aoa&
serviae was rendered German and Italian aliens Wilo a.Tailed 'theuae~~fl&I'<
ot the facilities of the bank, such oaaes were tew in numb@'r. I!>."" praotioal operation, the Evacuation Program was con!'i.ned, 111 e-tt · ~
to parsO"ns ot Japanese ancestry, which group aeeo o:nted to~
ot tbe activities ot tne bank.
-·
Tile primary function ot tne baalc bei
·
<i
~ ·
"
-e-riAg
assi$tance to eTaouees in making equ.itabla 4-!•~tloar
tl:teir
property holdings, the ef1'orts :>f. th~ bQlc. .
J1$
ally directed
toward co:.rrtactin-g all evacuees by whatever ": ·
pchlSi ble., nth. a vi•
toward establishing personal cont-aot with t~, and litewiae to- contact all pe-rsollS dealing with them., and. to eduoe.'t_e the generu p:ubllc.
as to the treatment to be given evacuoes, with _re~ct to property
matters,
ltracuees were e11eou.raged to oall upon our representatives in
various ort1ces, to preeent their probl-.:a for oonstcterat1:on ~d
@ol11tion . This aeee$sita.t.ed wide aet1v1tiaB of o~ representatiY&S in
the l'ield, working through the Japanese organizations and local
'th~
businas:; oono&rns ha'fiAg dealings with the evacuees, to con.stantly
place ~efore auoh pera::>.LLS- the need for considering~ and properly di•posing or 8.J:lY existing problems, and anticipating future problems
arising OU\ Of the operation of the program.
In handl.ing interviews
wi~h
evacuees, every et:rort was Jna.Cle
to place 'the proble.m presented in t;tie oue, in the .ha.n.da ot a Ta.Presentati ve qualified to .l'iandle probl.ema or tna:t particlllar natcure.
Repr se.atati Tes were 1.a~tructed to explore i'ully- 'the ~acts and -o iroumstances or ach case, to render considered advice, and in all instuces
wllere r~l•tioDships of other person with the evaoueea were- iuvol~.a..
to contact s oh :persons in the interests of the ev-aauee, utd tllerol)f
aid in tb solution of the problem. By this me~"Cl ot procedure, and
through all practical me~s of negotiation ud «> mpromise iaplemen'ed
by the exietenoe or th& f-reaiing power• provided by Special Regula~ioa
No. l, p:Oblems or
consid~rable
complexity, including those of • 114turo
whioh would ordina.rilY end in litigetion
W6re
amicably settled.
The issuance of Special eguJ.a.tion No. 1 p~ovided a torc.etul
weapon ror disaoun.gi.ng UDoo:naoioAable action on the part of ored1lors
u<l others dealing with the p~operty ot ev-aoueea, ud i'ts piaesane-e a.M
recognition o:t ~ e ef'i'eet of its use on the part of oredito-r=t
undoubtedly was c. .~ontrolling taotor in t!te settlenle-nt of numer(}us
problem~ which otherwise would have been subject t_o long dispute.
Such problems as termination of tenancy coaitDtents, tlla
settlement at oantrac~ obligations of all. oh.ara.ctere, inoluding the
a.dJuatmeat ot installment sale con.tracts and r-ealty purchase ohl.iga..
t.10.oa on the 011e hand_, and the ~eallzattan, by evacuees 011 thoir
-1)•
equl ties ir1 'P ·cpru.rt les, and the col.l ..otions of monies o
. wee aeqom,plieheO. ..
~d
to them..,
•oups of ev oue.es , euoh as tl\l.tt. t
rQbl~nte 'a.i't~H}t:trrg whal
oJ!' ob siz io.g p.rom- t 1~euii tta.noes o.r .retiund.s on d isoo.n tinl.1ed utility
rne liqlli.lla~ ton o.t; bi-1.~ineae inven ...
er~ gi ~ren attent.ioo.
~t"f iees'
taxies, lnct.ua.i~g tb.e invt>ntarilb' s o ' too . aduots; ·ti.he .reelization
on Q~ pt•ot~otion Of lease hold i~.:te:t•e$te Of. e ed~uees· the readjust ent
ot.• elF.:?tlo nsht pa 'bet ·ee.n eveo ee m.ortge~ors ~nd. tl e mox t.~a.gees of:
eel and pe1·sonel .t'operty, ._,nd tl e mettf:lr ot: obt.elning need.ec:l
pro pe.rty "anaeemen·c for ;prQper · i a o.t' evacu,EH~,i!:I , were. pxo o' ~ ns ~H.me1d ..
ere in quant! ty ,. 'J~he proble.r11.s pl?eeentied tel the banlt ccv :ir d a 1
types of property nnd ou.ainesses • fr·om sine;;J.e items C:>t' p~:r.·s<:rnal
propei:"tY t.o resia Emcees;. flat$ n~ ap>.!\t'tl'!.\ilfmts, ancl ot·ht:1r income
):lll'tipie~r't .L •hS •
f-.tb.d ca-va:red b~.ikeriea . be~rnty pa1•lo.t'(fl, ce.n·ru .r.iea , c~rnteh
prope.r :ties,, cle ning an<l dye ing eertablishnlents , d:wy goo a co·noe.t•na,
:t'lo1·1st.tJ. , gera(;;ie • hotels, lt~un<tr ii?s, m~.I'ket;;;i , ne tispapers, nave~ty
ti ores , nLu:·..3erj.es, packing concerns, I.'F.JBtau.i·aht..,, f.lhd th~ problems
of ell trpes of professional pe1sons.
Beoe.use of the lnebi:li ty in every case c9 divorce ge1ieral
p ope.rt;y pi·oble s :rrom ag •icultursl pul'5u1t;s of avenue s, in soui.e
i.nstran.c s t .he benk treated of pro(.1leru.e relatlns to ~v cuE:les eng&~t:id.
in
qr
~g:icultur~ .
1~h.e
pro~p:·a:m..
~his
as particul,rly tte oa sa int e eerlJ plasea
''!'he types 01· busines ses 1·epresen.ting the .JJ.e.jor vo1uxn1~ v a.riad
i:n di 'fer~n11 corn:r .uui ties . In t .e :-:Seattle b1·ench tor instance , one of
t:.he ma,jor p.l'oble.:ns was ti c ione1J, by tlw lerse i1uro.b~.r o:t' J~ ane$e
h.otel tF.lnant operators who o na or were p1.irchauln.g under contraot the
furnlshings a.nd equipment o:f' hotels, ap rt.m~nt hou.raes e.nd roo1rlir1g
no sea on a month to month rent.I'll bas1.s or under lease . 'l'h.e problem
This roblt3m
VI as common to ever 200 ilotel.s in the Seattle srea a.J. one .
.
:zone-s
other
tbe
of
al.l
n
t
volume
oonaideraole
iu
present
we,s
Th~ hea.vi~st volume ln head o:ffloe ~one 1:-el'l.ted to dry
cleaning establishments and nurseries . In the Los A.ngeles zone
er.haps the g.r:~e t;eat volume o:t' roble.m.s arose i.n ccmneo tion with the
operation of wholesale end re a 1 fruit and vegetaole Y1.t;1rkets and
In the Portland zo11e this also a.ocount,ed for the
stores .
~ 1·ooery
pl;'inci pal ·volurne of business outside of 1he no tel and aper braent house
·
problem .
The tr .riety o.f types ot• bu,.,iness i11v~l ve and the relative
volUl')le !'elating to each will erha.ps be d!tU1onstrateci 07 .reference to
a re.Port !nalnte 1 ed in the head o ·et.·i~e zor.i.e cover in the opera t;lons
o-r. ea ch offioe in tnet area., a rer e.pi '&\,tla'tlo.n of v1b oh a peal!13 1.n the
Append. · , E:x iioit .5b .
the representa ti vea
24 , l?.57 . rn meny
not only rep.resent .. d n..embe1~s of .hi s
i
family ae well es hi!llself' , but frequently ot.her g 1•oups or 01•gani2a1t.ior.i.s . 'I1b.~ '.t,'esult WE\S tl1a:t. t a e.ctu~J. nw:nber ot' persons :represented
·t..t.i.rough th.e inter,ri~ws 1as <tou.s.idt3r..·a b)..y .lar(i.ar ti an 't he 111.ltllber ot
inte-rv.t e Js them.selv~~ . Th.e:se lut~rvie"tJS. oovered 9,095 individual
o:e t;ne tQ'tal .c~aes .b$.nii,la<'t , ? ,o,; ~ er· cone hi.d~1d a.nd 42
some furth~r ;J;:eatment. '.L't rq, br.ee.kdo, n <.lf interv.tewa µna oases
ib:l.b .51 ..
eppeeu. s in 'bit. A?p n9.tx
ot t.he
The volume •o:r interviews
hanl{ on genera. ry,roper t
stanct:i s the l)t:n·s rm irttervie e
1
undert~.Jken by·
tot~l!l.led
' 1·oblema
One
o~
t,be
pro~J.em_, plrea~i;ited
w:as that of ob'tai,.lliag
ot .Prci>b1111tine ~r~sented to tbe
b&.ll)t Pi eYaouees 1D ttrst 1nterv1ewe, on whie~ Ao &4dl~~oaal later
imf~·r.matiell Wl!f.e .PJ""ovi,ded b~ them..
In orl&ll' to obt&1.G ••·• ulranoe. ._ha~
't-f,tt:eir prQble~ were g.1ve.n eona14eil"ation, ad g~es&1iv·e ~a.m,"Qa:tgn was
1n~t·ituted by the bank to tollow up the inte:rY1ews.
Evacue~ were
ooataotea bY telepaQne, by P•~~onal calls an thepar~ ct o~r re~~·~
$enta,t1Yee, a,nd by CQ:rrttspondenoe, in carTyiug out t.lle tollo••up
pngru. Arl illustrs.tio1,1 o t the type of' letter wh;lo.ll w,1 si ve,n
gen.er~l c·ircQ..1.1t.tion out of' al.l of our ott"io es, appear• l.n t.lle .
Appau41%.', Jxtlibit 58.
as•u:rance or the ma.tiete.otQrf 11olu.rti1on
Certain Qt the aasee coming b ef'ore the bank:.. aad w..h;J.ch
<lee.t11ed ot .illt er est as rapreflu.~.atat;1 re.11 the tyiJ)es ¢)f problems and.
aetho4a ot :hand;l.1.ng, a;re , set forth. in t.hie App.,ndix, EX111b1:t 59 •.
.~m$ ot these oa$lt8 in'V"ol:ve oo,.-,i._pl.e~ities not preaen:t in all• b~t
tl:u11 •ill disclose the ex:te·n t ot tb.e eftGrt required o.m the plri ot
tb.is bank for proper solution.
I
The tn>e_. o'f problems ,Presented ranged t'rom the compare.""
tively simple matters ot aale~ of single items ot prope~ty to the
liquidation. of entire busin:esa enter·p riaee and the settlement crt
oomtroTersies ot long standing. Many oases in the field ~f diepollitio.n of leasehold interests ud ahort term temanoies were
preeented . Illustrative ot t~ie type ot case a~e ti.hose set forth
ia the Appendix, Exhibit 60.
One ot the eervic·eB p roTided evao'l.iees wa:s the establiab.•
ment. ot tiles <tisolosiJlg properties ave.ilable tor disposition anl
per&one desirous ot obtaining pFoperties, in order that the ba1•r
and seller, or owner and potential manager as the case might. b.e 1
coUl4 be brought together. These data were set u1 in sohedule form
and circuJ.ated among the various of'f'ices for the use of the be..o.k's
.i-e,p resentativea. An. example ar the scb.edule us ed for this pllt"pose
is set forth in the Appendix, Exlaibit 61.
In the matte:Ji o'r contact by reprfl,}sent.ati ves of' this ba,,o.,k;
with persons dealing with. the evacuees, it was round neoessarr to
pursue an a.ggressiv.e progrBJll in order to et:teettTEly dispose of the
problem.a presented. Oasual o<>ntaot with persons dealing with
evaouees was tound to be insu:f:fioient to properly Pi"esent tfle
evacuee• a case in many insta.neea. 'l'h.e oo,nsequenoe was that even in
the treatm.en:t ot the minor property matters such as the. aett.le111e~:t
of 1,astallme.nt eale oontracts on singl.e i :tems., personal. interviews
w~th creditors were ·o ftea neoeesa~y.
In me,ny caaee ~ollow-up
telephone c.alle and petreone.l int er.,iewe, ats well as oorrespo,n dence,
~ere neoesaary to complete the case~
'W.b.e:rever sueh action was indicated, repres.entatives ot
various gro~ps ot persons deali~g with evaouees wer~ interviewed
tor the pu.rpose ot obtaining cooperation and in.forming them or th.e
altuation regar.:'ling tnEt posit.ion ot evacuee• and €>f thi$ bank with
respect to the program.,. M an illustration., representatives or the
tiilanoe companies ctealin.g in automobile paper as well as paper
1
~
oo.-erltag tloi:a..1 old equ1paent •uoij. •• :tett-1gearo~a .1 •to 11 , • • e ~ l-4
together in conrere.n4) e with. reP1'tu1".o.t~t.iYes ot t e buk,. Tbe probl.ema
U"i911ng o t ot t .he prog;-am itn re•peot to tbeir d.ea11·n gs -.itb.
••a.o ueea wer• exp1or--eti and ·b.neir co operation la co ,o.te.crtini evacuee•
w:Lth a Tiew toward ef fecting equitable eettlemen ta oC property ripts
with ~esp~e~ ~o the s~bject matter of aondltion al e~1e con~rac~e
obta,ined. 'fb.e co.ns•q_11ence ot oTerzealou sn.esa in t~e endee.vo:t- to pro•
teot 't..tJ.ei~ oredi tors• i.nterest.1 i:ncluding the opera'tion o~ the :trie•ziog
power ~rovided by Special Reguiation No . l of tb~a bank, was b:rdught
to tine atteatio.n o-r these repreeent ati•ee. Such oon1'ereac ee l•id t,Be
groun4',•or k for th.e solution ot the large Tolwue of' pwl!»leme relating to
proper:t.t s\lb J eot to install..m.~t sale cont.raots in ~ manner •b1o.h
recogn, zed th.e property rights o-r evacuees wit.b.o r. it ·u.ndue preju;,.iQe te
the
inte~sts
ot
or~ditora.
E&llking groups , accountan ts • orgm i z~ t ions , ere ditanan •a
assoo1atiQ ns and other simi~ar organizati ons were addressed by repr•seo.ta.tive s of til1s bank from. time to time in p·ure'l.la.aoe of the prog;oam
of pllblio education , wit.b. a v;te'W towa~d protecting the interests o'f
,vac\leea.
lt is to be borne in mi.c.d that the essence or the tn tire
program 1nsot"ar es l.t relates to property problems, was the &V'a1lab11ity of the benk tor the assistance of evaou.eee, but the absence o1
any oomp·'1J.e:lo-n to mak:e 1 t neGHU9$.ary ttm. t tttey avail themeel-ve a o~ the
serviees provided . All property problems were handled on a purely
vol.un.tary basis and the evacuees enoou.raged a.t all times to make aueb
arran,geme nte as t,hey migb.t desire with respect to their proJertiea .
Subjeo't to the lim1t.ation e of the Fereign Funds Oontrol operation s ot
the Tr•aeury Depar~ment , persons ot: J'e.panese an.c estry were at lib.erty
to disi>ose or t.he 'il7 properties by sale or l.ease or any otb.e:r arrange...
me.nt d~eired by them. 'l'lle Foreign. li'u.oda Control limitation s inlpoeed.
:no burden upon evaouees as all neoesea.ry licensing t .r~nsactions ••re
oomple"ted with. all neces.sary speed. 'l'he evacueeee were io e. position
to app~int agents to represent the property interests left behind by
theta es a, result of th air evaouat i.o.n from their communiti es. '?lle
eer•1c~a of this bank were made available to them 1n obtaining proper
repres entat1on by egents thro'\lgh referenoee . to ba.nks and otller orga.nizatio.ns q_ue.lified to rend4tr the types of services needed in given
cases. Where indicated the .s ervices of the evacuee's attorney waa
suggeerted .
n the back:grol.llld at all times was tile potential use or
tb~ ot:fioea or· this be.a..k as a.gent for evaoueea wherever such an. arraagernent appeared t~ be necessary. That ·t he cases where powers of attomey
were g1. veo to th is bank: we·r e 11mited for tile most part to tran.saotio n.s
under the Army purohase progre.m tor motor vehioles, and only in on:•
oe.ee vtae a i>ower ot attorney otllerwise recei veti by th.e bsnk 1 was s
ns:ture.l oonsequen oe af the availabil ity of other persons a,ad orgmizatione special.iz ing in tb.e partioular types ot eenices need.ed by the
evaou&-es.
L1luatrat ive ot this sit~ation, ara the numerous oaeee
Where e-ve.lluees owning residence properties desired to place them in
t4e hands ot persons ror sale or rental. Obvi.ous1y , the oonventio nal
ee:rviee~ of qualified real estete agent5 were the means best oaloulated tc serve the requiremen ts of tbe evacuees. In ·t.he oase of
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real eat,ate maaage.oumt prpbJ.ans the services ot conoe;rns e;peoii.al.11'i ng in sQCh seniees •ere a~aila.ble,. 'l'he con.t~nuu.ce of the O]>eratioJl.a
or auaiaess enterprises were obviously .matters best mand1ed by pereonveraed in the operation of the types ot bus1ne-seee. tor whio.b auo.b.
aerTices were sought.
In m.ao.1 oases, evacuees had established le~al representation op eatabl.is.b.ed tie.n f~UJ,g co.ruuJction.e, through wb.!ch getiflral ea.perv1ao.r;r aasietance was ol!)"balnabl.e., ln the opening ph..e.ees ot the
vacuation Program, the aerYioes o~ the bank comprised more than juet
the tre11tment or pro,J erty problems, 1nso:rar as the four pri«icipal
ott1oes were ocn1oerned. Due to t.b.e newness or the progre..rn e..na. tll.c
ti!lle lapse b,fore th• team pla.b was established, it was neoeesary to
render &ssiatanee to e ao~eee and to respoAd to numel'Ous inquiries
~rom other sources, r elatin~ to,it.general information. with respeot to
the bro-ad progru, a.&ui to handle trans,ot:lons wh~.oh later came Within
the .1 uriadiot1on of other ot tile agencies.
Under the oonditiona exieting prior to March 29, l94Z. nq
!"e..oilit1eis were provided in t '.h e l!.vacruation Program for the storage ot
eTaoueee• pr~perties or tor the disposition or their motor veb.iolea.
The t.b.eery ot t bat phase of the pro,g reun necessarily contemplated tha"t
•vacuees deairiog to remove t.hemselTes :from Mili t ,a ry A't"ea No. 1 would
make pri'vate e.rrangem.enta :tor the diepos i t1cn of their goods as w:> uld
be the case in tile voluntary rem.oval. or e.'.o.y· pe.reon "t'r• "u his pla";le o·t
domicile to a new res1den.ce. During thie time the evaoueea througt:l
tb. eir <.n•gao.ize.t1o.ns au.oh e.s church and soo1al groups made arrangemen.ts
1'b r the private etora.ge of their hou.sel'lold goods e.nd otner properties,
either 1n ant i oipation of th e ir depart1:ire to localities 01.1tside
11 i ta:r.y ~ea No. 1, or in som.e oases i(l. e.ntioipation of' their rar.t~val
wnder Go'ferrun.ent eu.pervis i.on.
Oau.casian oll.uroh gro UJHB in the various localities were
aotive in assisting the eT8.0u&es in making arrangements for th~ et.Prage
ot their prop«trties. The serv-ioes of:f'ered l)y such oTgaa1zat1. ona were
somewhat widely used by evacuees, whioll toget.her with t.he private
s.tora~e 1.n their own church premises and. other b-u1ldinge, reduced considerably the amount of goods eventually ~endered ror Government
storage. 'l'here a.re i.n.di catiol:ls that this ty-pe ot storage was used to
• oonaiderabie ~tent with respect to properties which the evacuees
desired ~\O ha.Te remain. behind ud wbie)b. they did not desire to have
forwarded to th.em nt tkl.eir .nff locations. .A, considerable amount Q~
goods of evacuees was permitted to remain io. residenoe a.ad other
pro9ertiee wb.io.h the evacuees rented or leased on a furnished ba.sis.
During the period from the beginai.ng of opeTa.tions to the
date when controlled evacua.tioo. operations begant e:yery effort n 's
expended by the bank to encourage eva.c\,leee t.to anticipate evacuatio.n.
witb the result that relatiively fN genera:J. property problems rema.iaed
for cUsposi tion. du.ring the course or any controlled evaeuation projeot.
I.n tb.1.s lat·ter phase ot' operatto.n., the chief problems were the m.eohan.ioal one ot arra..ngi.a.g tor tne storase of goods ten.dered to the oare o1
the bank by evacuees ,. and the matter ot d,1.sposi tion of motor vehi()lee.
"\
ti~ea
were
Upon
t.tu~
treeziog 0t M1l1tary .bea ·No. l., oar represe nta-
in•trlilotedwhe~e~er poss1bie to antici:pat~ storage nee~a,
l•·o&te wal"eb.0'u 8e8 in st.l'at~ic a.r eaa, a.nd to prepetre t.be eva.ou.eee
i J;L t.b.ei;r co.mm.u.ni tiee *1th ~ e•pect to 'the atorage prpbl. m. '.Im. a
~••ir• . 'to gt.1ar4 a~ainst poss i b1~ lo s e thr-0-ugb va.ndaliem. and piltcrw
age at goods ot evaeuee a, wnicb Right othe:rw1 ae haYe relll8in~d unattend ed,
in Pemote comm.WJ.1t1es a1't$r the owner bad been eYao·a.a"ted., .a.n etfOrl
waa m.aa. t o ehoo~rage evacuee s to concentr ate t.b.e. bulk of their goo4o
oa a YOl'Wlta ry baa1s i n depoaito~ies of tneir own ahoioe, trom whion
teqapera ry locat1on e soo.b. properti ee oou.ld. be picked up and stored by
'the bank as tb.e evaeuett oo of the commuai tJ occurred . :Sy t-his moan•
it· was possi ble to p:iok up the g·r ea'test portion ot the propert ies ot
evacu.ee • 'before their a,ot1.:i.al. depai-tur e trom their cornm:un iti.es. Tile
number ot addi t1onal toms whioh it ·w as neceesar ;y to piok ·u p at the
time ot evaouat;l .on was th•re'by minimize d and del1Yery ot eucb. 11ieln.8.
to the tem.pon: ry deposito ries did .rwt o,on.stitu t .e a problem. . · Na.tura.ll.y,
m:u nerous items such as b.ou1urb.old goods of various kiJ:!.ds could only be
surrende red for etorage at t.he last instan·t. 'rhe ~rraagement d.ieouese d
was onl y necessar y in the r ·u.raJ. oomm.wi itiea where, b~oa.uae of geog:ra:p.b1cal
problem s, t be .matter or pick ·up and transpo rtation ot goods oree.te4 a
epeo1al ei tuation.
Under the authori ty e..nd directi on of the m1li tary au·thor1 ties,
tllis bank bad the obl;lgat ion of prov'ldtn g Wl'l;rehou:se 'tacilit i ee 1n a
1.aaaner wnioh wo ld not exhaust or bur4en faciliti es or tbat ohsracte r
already in existeno e, necessi tating the eo guieitio~ or prem.1&&$ ot a
type not ordina,ri l.y used for storage purposes .. Whereve r poslaible a building not previous ly ased for fur.o.it·u re storage purpose s was acq,uired ,
either on a month l y basis or fo,r a period of 90 days with 01rtione to
renew "for three add i ti o nal s L"!lil ar periods . Every e:f:fort he.a been
made to keep the numbe~ of warei'lous es to a minimum. in the interest of
economy , the cost of guarding being the greates t i~sn of expen•e 1a
most instance s.
:In the 8tate of Washing ton 1 t was possib1e to utili~e storage f acilitie s at Puyallu p .Asaanbl.Y Center t'or a coasider a'ble portion
o.t the goods of evaeu.e·e s from that State. IA •an Diego end Stoek'ton ,
Oal.ii'or. nia, it was neoessa. ry to arrange f vr storage in private warebouses due to the laek ot other space in those CGmmun it1es. ·!n Port-
land, wareho using arrangem ents were .made witn a private warenou ee
concern , but with the ·uti+,iza tion of premises not previou aly of· Mfftt
A. list of the pro~erti ea acquired tor warehou se pllrpoee s is set ta,rth.
111 the: Appendix., Exhibit 62.
Under directiv e f rom tJ:ie military aut,b.ori t.ies, tb.e bank W~B
obligate d to prGVide guarding services oo a 24-hour basis foz evacuee• '
goods, .a.nd s uah service has been pro.-ided in all case•.
As preTto·u.a;l.y indicate d, good.a were reoeiTe d fzom. evaou.eee
during tne course o.r oontJtOl led eTaouati on ope~atioaa. Under the
pro oedl.d"e establis hed bf the ,military a.uthorit ies., in'f "entor:r forma
were provided evacueellJ at. Civil Control Station s, on w.l'l1cb were lie,t,e4:
t.tie goods ~ub.mitted for storage. The inventor y form, being WCC::A
Jorm. FRB-2, appears in the Appendix , Exhibit 6J. l.denti1' icat1on taga
tor property tel).~ered ror storage were likewise provided at Civil
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Co.ntwl Stat16n.a, base4. on tile :1.teu abown in tbe i11v-entor7 eu.'bmitted by the Maeuee, and tbe evaeo.ee ••• req_W.r•d to tag h;:t•
property wit.h tne 1·den.t,i~ice"t1on tag 1'orm. A se.mple or 1',be :torm
uae4 appte.rs in. the Appendix, Exhibit 64.
~nd~r
the polioy
establ1e~ed
by
the military
au~harittes,
stocks or merCJhll.lld.iee other than. P·IR'iaheble goo~e were aocepta,ble
tor storage. a• •as maobinery eui,d eq~pmen~. ETaou1Se• were directed
to a.rate the gcoodJa tendered trp.r etorage, and particularl.r acl1'1•ed
of tll• 11oa-a0ce.p ta.bil1;ty :of' small articles except ... 'bO':xed. In
practioe 1 t wae neoesaary to accept substantial amou.nta or property
which had to be uaed ' lP to the very ho·l.lr or evao11at.ion 1n. an WLore.ted oondi tion. bUit i.b.e crating requireaienta were e.o.foreed to th•
fulle,at extent possible in the oiroumst.ance e.
'I n \,lrbaq oo.mm.Wl.i1,1es dray~e ta.~ilitieo were lJroviclhtd in
co.n.nect '.I.on with eaoh eont:rt:>lled evacuation. operation, end whereTu
possible the pick-up wae ms.de e.t the evacuee's r esideo.oe, place of
bul!liness, or wtu1:rever t.be good.e tendered tot• storage were situated.
The praotlce ot <ieal.io.g t..h.:rough a ~ociatione of drayage oGncerna
was tollowe(l in the oomm!.l.llities wnere a large volllDle of prroperty was
reoe 1ved for st.orage. l?ub.l .ioity was g,iven. the need tor tam.po:rary
'burdening of sL1eh facilities when indi oe.ted ,in order to assist the
dra)'llge firms in be:ndl1.ng the probl,em.. In rlll:'al commun.it·i es th,e:
cooperat.ion ot ev-aouees was obtained in br:i.OJj..n.g tne goods to central
points where they were oo.ooentrated f"or piak-up by drange services
tur.n.lsb.ed by: the bl!lll.k ..
A total of 2, 2 )6 family- uni ts of property was recei Ted
tor
storage as of
y 22, L942, amoWJ.ting to an estimated 355,950 oubio
feet of goods. , Evaou.atio.n oJ,>eratio.os of
litery Area No . 1 were
oo't oo.m pleted as of th.is date.
A so,hedule shoving t.h..E fami.ly units and oubie too'tage of
pr'( JpertY' reoei ved for eto rage, broken down by nead office and birano.h
zo.nes, is ino.l:uded in the Appendix, E:x.bibit 65. 'l1he procedure tollowed by t.he bank included that or oontact1ng evacuees at aasembiy
centers, forwarding a reoeipte(l oop.r ot the .Pe:r:sonal .l:'roperty Inve.o.to ·r y Form (Appendix, Exhibit 6)) to assure them of receipt of their
goods, and appris 1.ng them ot an:r discrepan,o.i.es bet\Yeen in:ven.to~ie$
all ti the acttlal goods rec·eived.
In. some oases the evaeuees neglected
to indicate on tne forI11 all or the goods actually lett behind tor
e:toNlge, occasioning receipts in excess of goods listed. In other
cases, in the :l.otervening time between. preparation of the inventory
and the pick-up or good.a, evacueees disposed (r)f certain ot their
properties pre'Yioua.ly l.i sted for storagf), cccasion~ng s.bortagea in
item..e received as o:om.pa.red to those 1nv-entor1ed. 11.ne e matters are
celled to tb.e e.ttentiotl. o'f t hl! evacuees by letter and dif'fer,~c•s·
reconciled. Copies of the letter forms in use in appropriate oa~e•
appear in the A.p·pendix, ExJ:i ... bi ts 66 and 67.
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one
~l\tt.hor1tr1es.
t-•
. t~e ~~ie~ proble ms confliG~~iag
DJ.il~t•~T
in the progr u waa the ~reatm4!lnt .o t motOl' ve.biol
:.es
b.elQ:a giag · to e.v-acu.ees.
A plan waa establ 1sb.e1 wne:reby- .Vao~e•• we:rte
the
opportu .'11 t;r •to e:tt.he r JS.t ore their 1110to:r '.'f'ebi1ol.es 1..n 'the giTen.
cuatc4
Qt
t.he beuik, ctJ: to ten,de r tt)em tor s-1.e to t~' 4rm.t' throug h tlle e·f7:.t1D•
ot this be.nk i.n. in•'tan~M Where privat e sale was not panj.~ul.ll!l;r'.l.1'
att~aoti~e.
·
If.he pl.an we.s develol>ed. by th~ l8'tto r p :rt CJf .Maro.b 1942',
e..nd was :pla,oe d l.n operat 1Qn in eva.o~ation opera1 1ioml oon¢u
cted 1,n.' ·
earl:r April. and all su.bee quent opera tions.
EvaeuefJS were advise d by writte n instru ction C>f the al emati Yes av"'1 l.e.ble to them wi t.,h res peot to motor •eni ole• and
t tie bas,ia
ot 4i..Pprai'sa.l to t>e 1aed in ease of Army purch ase. Tti,11 •ore
panio ularly adYiee d of their contin ued right to dispos e) of their tn0tor
1
veh:i.ol es under priva te arrang ement w1tno ut, te,king adv-aq.te.ge or either
or the al.tern ativee provid ed by tbe Wa~time Civil Contr ol .Admini•t~a
t.i0n ..
l!~orm.s settin g forth the j.nstru ationa to evacue
as to
proced ure tQ be follow ed in. ten.d ering 1DDtor ve.b.ic les for es,
ato,.,_
ge or
sale were handed . evaou..eee at oiTil contro l eta1ir1ons . Satipl es ot~
the
fo~u• a pp.e ar in t .be Appen4 .1x, 1Jlir.l1ib1 ta 68 and 69.
During the c~'lurl;le ot~ eTaou ation proo.e edings 'to ?4.9' 22, i..942.
l, Sl? motor vehic les wer~ reeei ved by the bank: from evacu
ees in
oonne ction with evacu ation ope.l'at 1ona, of Wbi e.h 624 were tende
red for
as.le to tbe Army and l, 19.) for storag e. A ea.h.~dul.e tS.how.iag the
breakd1JWn by nead oftiee e.nd. branch zones appea rs in the
ndix,
Exhib it 70. I nasmu ch as the sto1'>age facil ities Pl"OVided .A.J>pe
are
for
the
.!'Dost part parki,n fJ areas in, or establ ished in oollne ct1oa with aaae&'D
cemte re in olreum stanoe s which would :rel!S·u lt in rapid. d.e-te1 "ioirat1 on .bly
ot
v~icles., under d·reo tive tro.m. the milita ry at..tt h1..~riti
es the bao.k is
pursu ing a p ·r ogram o'f appra ising motor veh1Q les a'u.bmi'tte
d
atore.g e
•• w•ll as those tende red for sale, in o .r der to e·s tablls h £or
value
s, !!lad
1,ts repre senta ti v'es are contao ting the OW'l').ers of such motoX' Yeb.io
.le•
as nave been tende red for storag e, otteri ng them detin ite app~a1•14
v•luep tor t~eir vehic le• e.nd g1 ving t.h~ the op:PQrtuni~T
realiz,e
oo those vaJ.ue s b.r sale to the milita ry autho rities throug UC>
h
the
puroh ase progr8i lll: a:dmin isteJl's d by the bank. This plan was in it-s Arr4T
in;t"ano .y on Jlda1 22, 1942.
A. sample of the fo7m or letter used i~ contacti~g
ivee at assem bly cente rs is set t'ortb in the Appen.d·i x,
and which is the au.bje ct of' disous s:Lon betwee n tbem a,.Qd cou;r evacu ees
r~pre
sentat
!:x.hib i't 71.
:rm ool'.:l.D ection wi 'th the autom obile prog:ra m.
ot is made
w:t. th legal. owner s (it' other t:han regi3t e·r ed own ere J· , tooonita
det8'.rm
balanc es owing oii the motor vehicl es ati.d. the amoun t eecel't e..'bleine;i..11the
•ett.l ement of' the <JOntr 4ct. 'l1he balanc e ia oheoke d 10.th t.he evacu•
·•
andi t..R.e :foundation. e~ita'b).;1.Sb!!la for the sale of veti.i~lee in tbe
1
1tttEJ;reats or all parties oq-.noe;rned. The form used in thie conneo.ti,o.n
is in~l~ded in th& Appendix, Jtx:hibit ?2.
lttaeu.e~s
we,r:e: gi ,.en an oppe>-l;'t\ln1 ty to
~l<e ar.r~gee.r;tts·
to'2 the priv~te sale of their ~tC.iclep e.,1 A at'ber delivery i,a.to tbe
cu·e tody of tile bank. 'I'h.i• pri v:tlege is still. avail.able to
ta-.,
\
moto~
,
11·
'.U'he e.min.i strative procedure ot Cl.el1vering to the A.mt the
vetiicles qua).it'· 1.ng tor ae.le to i't WJ,Cler the l>\lt'O.llase p:rsgram
ie nO'W in
proce~s.
Under tbe program' tne bank m.aintai.ns guardimg
serTi~es
over motor vehicles, of evacuees tende~e4'. fo~ sale a .n.d storage on a
24-hour ~&sis. as in the ease ot personal p~operty wa~ehoused,
It is to be noted tb.e.t t.he Army pu.reha.se program administer.,d by t .h e be.nk cover~ moto.r vehicles exol.u.si ve ot :rar.111 eq~pm.ent.
which latter equipment oomee witni.n 't.Q.e J1Urif\ld.iot.ion ot the Fa1"'!11
Seaur1. ty Adain1stratio n., fan eq~ipme.n1; is de:tia,ed as the type of
equipment ordinarllY he..odled by dealers in farm. iDlplements. The l).nJ.y
motor "tehiolee ao't'ij.&lly ten~ered to the bank have been au.tomob1lea
and tJ.'uok& and, on l)Oaae ion, t:rai lers ap;pended tQ them as aooessor1.es.
Repreaentatlv es of this ban.It wer& present at eaeh c1vii
ex> ntrol station tor the purpose of carrying into e·f f'eot the pro,:Pert.1
storage a11d mptor ve.biol~s purohas6 and eto~e.ge p:rqg:re.m.s, Md for th.e
purpose of assistia.g evacuees in the d.is;pos:ltion ot th015e prope:rtr
problem.e wh1oh remained 'Wl~ ol ved at the tim.ie of actual evac.u atioJl.
Few Oa.li!eS .Of a gene:ral. prope"t"t.r tJ..ature were presented to repreaer.ttativee ot' the bank 1.n oont:t"ol s ·t ation operations uy to M:S.y 22. 1942,
tbis being the :result. or gro und.1rtork laid in oomm.wiiti ea prior to the
t.ime when actual evac~tion was ·unde.xtaken. The .Federal. Reserve l3e.Jlk
representat.iv es parti0ip•ted a& members of oivil aontrol stat1om
team& and hand:.l ed their a pecialized problems in coordination with t.b.e
~ctiv i ties of the other agenoies involved.
The Jlumber o:t 1'e<ieral Reserve Bank represen:te:tiv es ?4t::1•c!l
i.n dif:terent operations from tb.ree to fiYe persons 1.n the cont.rol
stat.i oJl its•l:t', with. additional perscu1n.el. in the ur~.Q.ous .es wh•r•
evaou.ees' gQods were stored, ta..nd at the pleoes whe,re ~vaeueea• .mot~r
veilicles were received 1'01· st.o 'rege or se.l e Wlder t.b.e AJ:m.1 progJ".am.
Representativ es of tne bank wer~ me.intained. at the assembly center•
1&nd all other pl.aces w.he:re motor vebicl es o·f' evacuees wer~ reoeiveli
fo.'1: t.be ,Purpose of ta.king oust.ody ©f the vehioles.
Th:e opel"ating
proced.u re included that of Qheok111g tne vehicle aga.inst WCOA Fo:rm&
FRB-3 and li'RB-4, as prepa;red at the civ:il oo ntrol stations, by
r~:r· erence to the vettiola itself'. t.ncl u.d.;ing m.otor an.a serial numb~re,
to properly id:eDtirr t.rie venio.ls reoei.ved.
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epttfse.ata,t.iveis ~t the h8.Ut a.l'l'e malnte.ined e. t aJ. ,l asstUrebly
t e purpos~ o.e rende~~.hg oor,'lt:h. ued e.se:tatanee t
n ~Prue e SEis tlle
eve.cue·e:$ Wi tb I'..8$ .. e~t ~~ the 1r ,Pl'ti,t11.1rty .1•001 .s .
t•ep.resentativee lll..te con tantly on tn as$ell'~bl.~· <HH11,iex· pire.c:dse atul
in. oihei• Cf:l.S.e.s ~,heir vi· .t ts to tn r.!Einter•s a:t'e J;H:111 i odi al . 'Xhe
vol e of p~·obl ems ur anted to our t'E:1 ,'}:t't\Hsentctivea at. the e.S.~$wb ly
caoters1 by the ·vaouEHH.i is ncreaeing .
centers for
to tne
Tb a m.tnletr..:ition or the phase of t.he pro rau1 dele8at~d
'edersl · es01·ve Ba11k <)f 1 an Fx·a.noisoo 1,'or JJ(;:I i'orm.ance has
xes ted in an exoenne of tlo7, 4·6.5. 80 up to May ;i, 1942 . A
schedUl.e showing e .penses on. a mont.~1ly baai a for the mantbra of'
prtl &Q.d .1ay, St'>g.tiegated a.s to va.t"io1~s ola13s1t'ications,
~arc)b. ,
a,Ppeers, in the Appenai:c, ~h.ibit 73 .
I
Such steps as are celciuJ &1 ted to
ly as )Oss.ible a.re no1 in progress .
r~~luce
e'.l':penses as repid ..-
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,,
I
I
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T e atti'~tide of' 'tile l?Ub.l:to with te p~ot to the ' #rO'perty
p1•otilems o;t' eva. oue~s hats been l
rgt=,tl.Y oonaiderat*D of the
p«.'Jsitto~
The press ba.~ ,f or tlie m.C~i't. part. eno n a tclera11t
nderet n ing as to the complexity of th-9 p,r.oblem p,resented: ~
evin.ced a cooperatbre attitude in the :isaemi eti1>0. o,f' ~nt'otmatio.n
eas"tlnti.el ·~o the oondu.ot Of the ev.aoustio.a rog,rwn . Th 1.1.Pr~eue s
aa a cle.&$ haV'-e been cpo e1•at1ve and :t'or t.he moat tJa.rt an.i"'C:tous to
of evacuees .
e,cnfot·!Jli w~ ~b~ aJJ. requi,rem.Einte ~nd sttgll$f3st.ion~
ad4 in
tbeil'
The ~tt1ti1lde Qf appreci.a·~ion on ttte part . of tlJ..~
e'i"ecu~es tor. t.he servi~e~ ren:qe1:ed if) ex.pressed in a g.t' otip ·of
c, t.'1.r..U'4 .tl.ications. coptes ot wlli oh El,ppea:r il'). the J ppEind. ix, lllxl1i bit 74 .
iatel'e·sts .
The Aln.er:i.oan ei ti:ten J nanese .have eviden~~etl theit
tor the set!vi.cea .rer.\ci.er~d tl-i.rough their princir..>e.l
er@'enizatio:n, ·t he Ja.pE1nese Anl.S:r:icau 0 1 t tzens Leegue. Caple$ of
~ppreoiet.ton
co unirrn.tior,s dii.·ected to this bank b~r t hat orr:ar11zation e.ppea,r
in the A. pendix, Exhibit 7:h
'J'.'11.e e.ttH:.1.w.e o~ tbe banks and trtlleor corporate e11t,i ttes
nd bua1.nesa orga,ni.z.a,'b1.ons aontactca(J. du.ring t,he oouree of the.
_:t'o 1~am ha been one of r;~.:w1.t· ing to be o:t• es$istanoe . Many banks
llave followed policies of aoceptint?; powere 01" attorney rwom. their
evacuee clients covering e..ll phases of b14::d.. ness , end articul.a.rly
co'tering t.tie Mtter of handling of real es-r.a t e . A.rranga11um.ts
ht:nre been made in many inatances f'or thAa ha.n<lling of ro vertiea
under br oad opera:t ing agreom.ents i.11 which considerable ~iscretion
is vested in the iep.rese1'l·te.t1v·e ot tb.e evacuee , and by and large
1.:;he e'v~cuees appear ·t. o have l.'e posed a h g ll degree of oonfidence
in their bahkin£ connections .
ihi.le t~e: eve.Q' etlon of pe.i;' s ons· of Jfi,pe.x.teae ia.o.oest1•y
tx-om ili tery A;t&a o .. l h.e.~ been ~ai·t;i.all.y om.plated, , :t t is
ar>pa:re.nt t.hati the eveJ.cuet14n of' pe,r$ons from the~ srea wilJt ncrt·
imedi,ately d.ispo.se of proble'!ns .relating to tlle1r p.l:'ope,rtiee ,
In map.y cases t>~·a~ee:otiQn~ regard ,trig pi~op~rties ,. clDmlllenoeq. pri.ol"
to the l'emov,;i}. of ·!;;ne eva~ueer.;, were not !"1.illy- co111ple.t.ad . In
other oases su.Qb. a. s tho!la. in whio.h. a mor~ or la'ss per.meneftt
a.rre1i.gement ·w~s n1ade by tJ:le. eva.puees reearding p1·operty 1.e ,t' t
~eh.ind
.nev» oircut.a.sta.noe~ d¢tvelC\ilpio~ since their evac1.1 ation. have
011eatj
e.ddi tlcnta;J. pro'ti!l em,s .. l!"'o.:t" in ste;nca , putsLiiess ente,rp:ri19e$.
Ylh:loh v~ere p:rofi.tab l e in the ow1ds . of tJie evacuees th.emsel.ves .tin
~om.e CEisas sh.ov~ a i g ns of d. isirrteg1" e:t>ioo i
't he .hands of their
qs~nts as a re@ul t of economic con.di t:t. 011~ . e:ll'.i&rtang in the oomm mities in whi<rill they t:i.re situated . Many such businesses e..:re
J.o¢at@d in the ,Japan ae section. of towns end cU;iee arid relied to
mol'.lle extent on Japanese trade~ v hic·h. business sourCJe bA.$ been
t · ,;wm:Ln.a ,ed th~o1 11 the eveoue-P1on of' the ~re r;ian eiiae.
1
!t hae bef)n ;f-Ound neceSS:l~l'Y that the bal.lk <;amti_tl.U~ to
nva.k e its 1;1ervice s av~J.le.ble t'o eve. cueeie kl. t Asael!191Y' Oen te,t•s e.nd ,
1n .e1;nne ~Eu;e1;; , to th!a e.ge:n·bs an1a. rep.res.ente.t:tv s. app.o.i,ntea. to tra.ka
<3a e of' the ev-aotteee 1 J,,.r ope.rt.ies 1.n '.i:U litary Are.a I·o . 1 .
Men,tion .tlas been tlla.Cl,e ot• the 1'act t.hat cons.1de1•at:1le
quanti til!:IS oi- the per sonal proger ty cf J'a p ane~e ha.ve be.;:in stored.
by them in pri vat.e a rangements :t.n. p.ref~r~nce to storage under tne
f'ecili·tie e provided cat government e:Xpense ~ 'fhll e i.n. many ca;.:ieqi
·tbe evac'u eos ~ 5,11 proba bly not. desire t.ha t such goo · a be lllade
avai.labls to them &.t their new places Of .residence~ it 1•emains to
be seen what volULte of it·~quests ma Y' be p resented. by the evccuee,e
c©ncern,ed i:'or the :t' orwa1•d 1,n.g of their g4> od.a stored D ivately •
.J: ume,rous El. .!l'LiD iatrl.:jtiYe d.etf.iils con·tin.ua to :requ.i re tha
att mtiqn of the benk , such as the crcm.. l~t:i.t:m o:f' in.atters .t·elating
to the a1..Ltomobile purclila:sa pr.og.ram. and th.e t.tail.s:t'ar of the custody
or rvarehoused pe!.'aona.1 pro:pertY' of e·vaouees to t .h e Vier Relocation
utho;r i:ty .
bei~ ig expended toward the completion o:f
l:..ee.n-whi, .e, steps are being tieken to c-0n9entrate 1n
E'\"ery effort is
tj:J.ese 1llatterE1 .
es few warehousE':ls as possible t.be property submitted. for al:iarat0e ,
i. th a view tows.rd the imu1ad1~te ,r eduet1on of. e.:ii: enae bG>tb. from 1;;.l:+e
rental .tequiremants Of the tenancy of th~ bank anq of tl?.e f.!Ua;i:"ct.i .
ooa.irn , v~Jztioh latter- atiEil by and large the g1·ttH 1teS:t e'.ltl'ense itemra in
<:H:iiwection wti; h storage .
S11n.i lar ste s s:Jl'e being t.eken to concent.t'e te the auto ...
mai>il es of' evac ees in the cus'to1iY' o:t the benk in ais few locatto:us
aa pp ssi.ble, likewise to m.tnim.i·ze guarding expen~~e .
·t ·b.e exhilui s qo:nte.in Qi.
'!'!).~~ fior.e~o,t.ns ,re .or"t, t'c:~eth'er- ip1;t;
1)':1! the A pel!lcli:X:, is iutep:disl'.t to presemt I?. 'b iet but eom,pr e bHlln$1Ve
out.'l,ine ot,t thl3 gt)'ne·ral t~·9:er.a;t. ia11s. aod f~ot. :.tons. Qt' tne )'ed(!J.r~l. JiH~l!l, · rve .
&\a).( ot' '$aJ.l ~r. l~o i sco , .e.·otiQ..S .in tbe eapiac:t, ty· or F i sotel A~el'lt o t t:lle
, t, t~HJ3' , i n. tlle _per fo ~n~e or 'l ts pe.rtr. of the e1Te.aua tio:o
U~i te
pr-oex:a:in , .tn order tq re.n ~x:· tne :r e:pox t .requeistea. a·t this ·~:tme, i ·c Vias
nec·e ssa.ry to use the a.rbi,tra.ry date ct' ay 22 , 1942 in com.piliri~ q.14·ta,.
1" being reo.o~nized th.at eve:ouation operetions were ncJt c om.p eted by
th.lilt dl:ate . As a consequence • ce-rtain 01' th.e etatis'tical in.t'drmat'i on
l'ovided 1·eJ.. ating to volume .Ls neoe$se·t~.l.y of a. pp~l i :o inary ~h.a.t!lecte 1'
aind S1.lbject to r400.it ieat i.ons whioh mB,Y oecon e neoes:;ary 111 ttle final
a.ne1:;r.e is.
is cl·lie;('ly
The J"ananese mJ.g,t·a·bion , wttli whieh this reppl't
1
cP'nce:rned ; is pr ob b ly t>he 16Argest n Oil'etnent of a.r.t :i.n.t eg1•al re:oial
gr oup acconJ:plished wi·thin so sno r t a time .in al1 h.i story . It has
involved the uprooti.ng of m.any ent.:f.:re. Japanese communities , constitl.\'t -
ing :in al l well over lC) , Qt)O persons , and the adjus·t m.ent of tne:\.:t'
t!l.Ult :L.t'e.1• :t ous pl'o e.t'ty intare~ t. s unde.r tbe pl' eseure of peri o1.ts limited
to d.ays . Add to t.he be.re physic. J:.U. all!peots il~vol ve<l. 1 thli!I fact that
those eonqi<11.r1'l.ed eJ:e of' a .race witbt ~nioh t ia ooun:t1·,y j.o a Wllllii e,.r1.d ·
animos1 ttee ne iiur~lly er iai n caused by- tM.s f ::ct , es wel 1 as by th$
freyet;l nerves of nurny of" t bos e Qrd;ered to :m,ov'e on aho.vt notice , and
a.yed bo th by
riernar.~aol~ l'e~rt· r~ill.t has been d.1$
the ev6!.cueas and by those d:f. ou..r oi tizens vui 't,.h whom th · .haa. tp deal,
}fot one aeJ:":ious untov~ard incident hes m:e.rred th.a ac~omplishment of ·t oe
1 t m,ay 'be smid t.het
e tire y.;togra.i"Ll., a11d. the 11 any e.i. p essiona of co'l11!1lendetinn •~hi ch this
bank has .received from both the evacuees an.d tbe .Ame1• ica.n oredi td> r a ,
landlords , ve ndora. mortge.g es , and otbers involved have attested to
tie neaa1,.1re of success whieh we r eel h.e.a been attained in handling ·the
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'l'IESTf!iftN DEnais c 01114:~D
Of:t'ice ot ~saistant Ollie! ot Staff ,
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<!:ivil .._._ t:t'a!rs
____ D1,-1ston
''l.ART!M'.
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c:rvTL CON'l,'ROL ~DMlNJS TliU TIO'N
iea-1 l· arket &treet
~aJl ,,... ranoisoo ., valit'ornia
Federal Reserve B&nk of S6n Frar101 eco
Sansom.~
&
aora:mento
8.n ~'rt1.no1soo,
treets
Oal.1forn1a
'lttentian:
r.
H . .. •
rmstrens
Gentlemen :
There is a &er1ous problem in 4asembly Centers beins operat~d under
the 'l srt1l'Jl Ci'Vi,l. ,ontrol dln1n1st.rat1on oeoau.se of tt1e atn~.1unt o
cash which h s been brou lit to tl e Oe.ntets by evaoueee .
It 1s very desirable tb. t the evt:tou.ees nsve
n crp:portunit:r to make
deposits or sucll oasl1 tn some ban.k of their own. ct· oos111g 1 t1nQ, .A.ssem.blY
ill be adv-1 $6d tfill encourage the eyaoue:es to do thi.S .
c~rnter ~ana ge :rs
le would appreciate your asststa.uce in advising ban:ka that operat.e neal."
.-.seembly Cente:rrn to con tact ssetnbly- Gente-r M nagerl!I so th:a t arra ge;trnente.
ooul1l l1e Ill e for honks -to sen.<l a:t'!'fored es rs or Oll'e atli table 110 v<ty.ar.oe
to ttte e~nliiaN1 to aollept aa ostvs. e want to be j)artioularly c-a.ref'11l thatwe do .not a..te r into any disor :im1nat1on between ba11k:s in tne var iou.e.
loca1.1 ties:.
asembly Centers ao.d the ne les of th.e Managers a 11'e isted below . Ttlie
ha.a been d.1sou sse witll Mr . Gilchrist, who is sornew'hat tam1.J.1er with.
ou.r pi:-oblem:
~._:?R
ill.N~GEE
Fresno , California
l.l 1 s p . Pull 1&1D
arysville. , Celt1'orn1a
.Merced, Ca 11 :t'ornia
Pinedale , CalU'ornie.
Pom.o ns , ...al i !'er n is
• iller
Dean
]'red. l'. l:tauo k
Portl~nd .
Emil Sonctqu!st
Niahol s L. !1can
Clayton E. Triggs
Oregon
Fuyallu.p , lfashin :) ton
iiacramento,. California
Salin s . Cal1!orn1a
Senta Anita, California
R. F . Tta.rner
CMne Ke on
E . A. 'Rose
ff . R. Amory
12.nd.el 1
I:Ia rold.
Stockton , California
anifor n, ...ian B:r uno,
t;al1forn1
Vi1111am R.. TJawson
nonsep
~ls
,. ulare tOa.11 or 1
Tu~look, C8l1forn1
Erneot
Ver1
{ 6 ;rm
L~s~B
trul.y
yours
) Lill.ST .E;
S.
DI EHL
.nr'.EHL,D1reotor
ilHJ!.lo·e & Records
Beoept1P~ Cente~
Divieioo
r .
P1nnella .
,.
'1
pe~pl.e
'ltie erV'e.CUAtion of
N9• l, whl~
:.ts nO'W
o:t
J'a~ae
anoest17 from
llill~
be$!
1.n it.I) f'inal ate.getlf b4e- been aeceJn liehed by "end..1.ng
nch evacu•es principa.J.l~ to ais~mb.1.1' centers locffl.'t d :tn Pacit1,.e Coast s·t(ttefS.
I
A pl'obl.,Jil, ha.is ui13em, 1,t."t 'til!.e Ul.'ieinblr ce-nte\tta d.u.e ·t6 the en.cue••'
having 'brought n'lo;ne1 Md valuables l\'1,th the in. supst•t:J.t'l...1 am>un~s...
eent1trs a:t'le nc:ti 'JqU'.lpped to "take- co.re of INCh .t\irids or
w.l:~b1e1J ~d
'l!l\e&e
tihe
1fa.rtiQ:1e 01 vU Control .Admi.tiistre:tion .h,J.~ requested u.~ to ~ol1cit the aid
ot tn banks iJ!l near-by' communities,
We are- 1nf'io:nned tb:e:t a.J:>re.ngain.@.1115 u;r 'be made With th& &8f!J°'1ibly
funds and va;tuabie;s f.'o~· d•J?fltd.t,
Qentei- lnan.age:rs :!;or blmke to p11lk '1'P au.ch
cmd that the evacuees in the .a.ssee'bly' oentere wUl. be &nco\ll."&.ged to '?11Ue
1
uoe of sueh be.nking .facilities ,._s rMq 'be
yr.;yu;r: htformation., a list
mimagere ?f
tbe vu"ious
We a:i."e encloaing,:for
~sembl.y
c:,ente:rs
~cl.
th&
each.
hr;' Et.id -.m.J,ch
will, a
~howing
available~
yo11.
might. be a bl!! to extend ·m tb.ift
co:nne~ iotl
.lau:nr, be dtHpl1 appreoia:ted 1'.11 'thfll W!.rt;i.rmal 01VU C-ontrol Mld.:rt-
istration and should be of
1'.'$.al
service to tb.e evacuees.
You.re ve~y t~,
{:I,. )..ette:r11 to bJ:'Nlcbi ba:n.ks :tn~•rt
We a.re writiiig ilo
tu
fol.lowing before· t.b,e ls.l)b pn:ragre:pb:
~
J'Plil
edl.y \fish to co'Ulllllm1.eat& this
in thi~ connectio.u,. 4Mlll. Y'O'J! 1Jill \'IZl<il.oubt-
i.nfor~.t1on.
to thoBe of' ;yvur brflll.Qhes t'he.t
·4l:t'~ IBitua:t.&d adJe.eent to asaembl.7 e•tE1r•.)
£JALDO~IA
Santa Anita Race Trac~
Arcad~a, Oalifornla
'i'a.nf o ran
:R~c e Tr~ok .,
San Briui.o ,. C':llitornia ,
fl. R. Am.o:r:f
~ ill~em
R.. '.Lawson
We.le:rga Advan·o ed Pepot,
S~oramento,
California
Fair Gro u.nds,
Stookton, California
Harold d uodel l
Marys v ille, Cal tfornia
Nicholas L. Bloari
F.eir Grounds,
N1J.s Aanu1sen
Tula.re 1 Ctillif'orn.ia
'
Fair Crroun e ,.
Turlock, California
ti.lrn..,at G . P'in.nel.la
Fai.r Grounds,
~arced, California
Dea.n W. t4J. 11 i=n•
Fair
r~roun.ds,
Fresno, California
E. P. Pull i~rn
Pinedale, California
Ji r .ed P. Ha uc.k.:
Fair G:r.·o unds ,
E. A. Rose
Fair Grc unds 1 Pomona, Cali.fornia
Clayton E. Trig s
.IDxpoa1 tion Grau.ode,
Emil Sandquist
Fa.i,.r O~·ound. s,
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The Evacuee Property !lepa.rtaent app&t"Mtly has not. bad any
tra.ns..a.ct.i.ooa wi t.h Mr- T. .Kuroi _
llepl"Uentat-iYea- at Santa. Anita
t,bie part;r a~ t.hue Can t,n-s- ~
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t!lo~ta. l'.l.:t ovuwocm h1.wo. in i.µ1q c-. ot;. f:..:asqr;~jt>l..y Cot'Ito.r.i:L, !ron S\.t~'h tuf o'Ci;.ibly
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o,f , th.fl dva¢1t;ibQI' invo 1,vad tind ~uch hrlu~o}'lold aood,e tu~d pot- tlOrtfl.l.1 1mpod:t ...
Gt);tti-•a.s ovi;i,c~oe ha.':.FQ in u~o O.t A5bcr.i.bly Contcr:;i, from attc J a 11'Jd ihi;r
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.Po:r'l',l,ar1d Ai\lsembly Cer~te:r, til !?'I ' d~a ~il,'la. tJ.ot<i' uhde~ C:tv1lin.n
EJ<cluaion Order MQ . 98 ie <ipan ed. o t-ead r1portland. ,As:se l:lly
bent.el' ll for a.1:1 t'l:)~'e-0 m9 rem nts •.
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CAlUfornia
ICtondike 2-2611
27, 1942
Warning
0.rd~r
Ptderal
Reee~e
( CClNF'IDENTIAL)
Bank
$.ana.orne & .Sacrem.ento .S te.
Sam F:rancieco,, C&litornia
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Tltie m:eme ie in the ,form
contenta until f'urt.ber notice
m~at
ot a warning or-der •nd ite
remain corl,.f'idential.
2. It. i i planned to evacWlte all persona ot Jape.~•••
meee'try ,trca tut port.ion ef O-.litornd.a in ,l fillt.ary Area Not 2. ..
.ln conn•ct.ion wi.th this e.vac\l&t:\.on it is ,anticipated that the
.nwab•r inVolved nll 'be appiroximat.ely 15,ooo. 4pproxilnatel.J'
~. ~00 c;;t the1Se t"Taeuee.~ .1;rt. north iot a line drawn eai:it and 1'Ht
!rom Ta.nfonn ttr:ro~ Merced and will be evacuated to th•
Tule .La.ke Relo,ca.tio.n Center. These persons are con.cent.rated
to a d.e pth of' &J)pNxi.ma.teliy 40 mile.$ along the line ot Mli.lltar;r
Area No .. 2 f'rolll llary:Sville eouthee.etel'ly to the l?la.cer-!ll Doradc.>
County line. AP'proxim.e.tely l2, 500 a:re south ot this ).:1.ne and
will be eva.cuat" to the Oils. Relocation Center a:t Pima... Th•a•
peraone are corieent.rated to a diftpth ot approximat.ely 80 miles
a1ong the line ~! Mil~tary Area No. 2 ext.ending tram the Fres~o~
Mader& County line, southeasterly to a point direetly east qt
Tulare.
}. Th.e Gila Relocation Center wiU .not be readir u.ntU.
&ppro.x:Lmat.el,y .J1d;y lilt, and. al thougp the Tule Lake Center W1ill
be prepared in l.d-va.Qee of tbi• date., it is deai:red. to start ths
two movaents ei.amlt&neoual,. 1 starting appNximat,ely July lsti,
i.,. Person.a t.o be evacuated in. thi• area underetoo<;i tb:J,t
no f\U"the:r m:oV-enent, •~uld be required. elf thelll, It ies belie_.ed
that they ha"' inade substantial 1~veatm.enta and tht.t this
evac11ati.on will come u a. cliatin.ct ehock. For this reason it
is !elt that tllere is a eonside1•ably higher reeponaibil:ity, in
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tl:uin.'to~ d.eeiriw U.t ~be FD Q&J'9~11U.~ ••lec't traa UOl1&' ,
tb~d.~ aet •,xpel!'iencd' li•ld :tepreeeiit.ati:re• th• iaen t~» banQl.e'
t 11 ~icu.J.ar Job.
S,. la uotioned. in l. •hove,. thilll i.9 merely • _..rnililg order"
and t'Urthe~ intol'JJAt1on w.l11 b• torwarded &t a l•ter dlJ.t••
K:a:rl R.
Bende:te~h
Ct>loQtj.J;.,, Gi S.Q.
Al'e1etan.t Ohi•f o! Stialt
Civil Attains Di•ieion
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Adjustmc:r,.t of Ev'a.c1.1Sit ion
S¢h~Q.ul.e
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\rfe.;t'.ti~Jll~· Oiv;ii Control Admtn~ .t11i/l';.it;.5.ori.
D11~ to o'lrer...J:'Etgi5trat~i.Pn unde'.1;" ~ .qlu~lcm Order No.
adjttstment.s in th$ ev ouation echer ill~ pe.:rta.~.n±hit - - tb e-t·eto wiJ.l be made ., ao f olJ..ow~:
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1Urec.tii: t~t ii~la.:i:- ho-J,re of duty 1'1'1:'ti 'be :i;e...
quired of ornvlo;reee of the wa,'1{ D~Pf.';rtment,
both in Vo-.9hbgtom, ;D~ o.. a.nd ill. the f 'h l.d.
v;l<;~. on Mey 30, 19'-2. 11
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R.egu.b.r d\l,t-rf o.nd WOJTkil..'l.tlt hwrs on. May l'.$0 th Wil.l
o:tlBer"'l'M oy a1ll pers.onnol of th1 s office .
1
lly order
o~
.ti.aaistn.rit Cl~ie'f of Sta.f':f',
Civil Affn1~~ Division«
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i:ajQr Stono!'ield. , I\t'1Mee Of.fi¢e, h'DC
Hotel Sa,1 F'ra:nc1seo , Ca.L •
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b!o ~Clploy~e ef' the ink~:rtom Detect1.ve A1~et1cy 1 or 11imUa.r
age:moy 1 al 11 be oo.1plo;ired 1n ariy- G vtWtmlemt aervic or by any o fic~r
oi' th1~ District of CelWltbi.a . (fa.:r . J, 1139.3 , c:t. 2oe, 27 Stfl.t . 5l11. . )"
01..ge'1Jt of' Opinior.rn of' the ,JAG 1914.-L10, Sec. 6143,
U6L~3.
rovj. es. a:s follm~s:
inp' oyYnerJt', of deteci;,ivoi.; .
Tl e ru1r · ep~rti ent C!,irtnot lel!;A.:i...ly engAge the Sf;lrvices of emp).c>yeee 01' ad ttctive bur·eau 'or gu rd dut.,y at ra ,i.;a.a-de i'e:n~e plant ,
dnce the' act of f..,f.>.rch J , l~NJ ( 2? '3 t at. 527, 591) , pr()hS1Li tei thE!.
·em loymcnt\ in any C<:>vernment 13ervice of employeeis of the Piuka.rt.on
CeUctive Agettcy or a simil1,,,J:• Clgency . If tbe t:~overrnnent desires to
av i l its'!:!lf of t..l'I~ eetvice~ o a ch men , it v ill. have ·to engat~~ them
s .:im~. lc;i,y'l:!eS of the Oo'J ·rnmetit, 7 • nc fJ(l • a.a lill'h loy'Eiea of s-uo:h det'.trnti.ve
but· u, N.'lo thel:r 11cmt1~ction with the detective b11:re.'il.u w:ill ~,W..".ritt to l:>e
v·ern··
1~ever d before t.oer c~in legally l:i41i tt\11g~1tte.d ae ~!In ,foy6es or ·t trn
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d-111yr· by l.il..eut . (}~n. J. L. DeWitt ~" th~ Al'lllir coricen-t~·ated' on sqatt.e~ed a.J.•e1;1a
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14'".J..thiri tbe l;lord,e1te of Mil;i .. ary Area Ne . J.. .
f
.
G;l.vilial) Excluc~.o~ Order fh . 98 , aif..£ ~~ta tine entite cou~1ti ·~a
¥1.i.k:i.ilia, Klic;:k;!:t·a.t. .and Belil.tt'Jn,. e.M 'Phnt port.ion of tht~ coUhtiao
.
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Kittd.t~s ,
O~o.ntllg&tt Mrl
Chetan which a.ira wtt.h;:4o the m.i,.Ht,~i~y area. .
At) est•t\<ld l.J,00 Japane . e a.r~~ af:t'ected 'by t,fle oru.er in t:hait r,.ortion
o.tf.i cia.lly d :scrJ.b•:d
Ad
Ya.kl.ma, lO:id itat awl ~~r1ton;
and a.lJ~ · ho.t por.~1or:~ oi t1'i • Qoun1...ia~ of Ol~'a.n.o~an anq Cl:1c;JlnJ:l.,
S'ba:t.·Q of Wo.shing.,1'P~ J.v;trig west ot a lin.!21 ¢8~-nnir~ ~Y ~h e
i .ntere ot'Loin c>i U ~ S. ll;i.gh'Vf~ N~ . 97 v(j.th tb,(') lht(ll~Matio~
Bmltldary I.i.ne be ~'t~<!!n Oa,par.Ja r:..ntl. tho Onito,d 31:.i~tes ; · bo:ncei
sout ht~r ly along • S.. l{j..gnna\Y No . 97 t.o · th.a- p1Vint 1lh®re t:.h~
aaune in'teroects : .. S • Highvray No . 10.1\ nca.r the Junct,j.on o;f
the Colwnbiii l'Uve1· and the Wonq;i.tcl11.-i..:i Riv-ar ; t.ht.m e $0 therly
a.long u. o:> . H1.gh: a,y No •. lOA to the bt"idGa a.cross tho Colurnl:Jia
fd.yr;,i:• connoct.tng i.tienatcheo f'.•nd :East W<Jnat<l h.~c ; thtmce eou.thoT17 along the v •.!Ster;J..y 'bnnk oi' the Colw?Jbia R.:i.ver to cpe
KiHit:ls- Chri:lan county 11ne . '1
11 ~l1 of th~ countir::s oi' KJ,tt.,it a.s,
'rl:u·q~
loo~taQ llt
Civ\1 C'orttl''(>'.l. Sta
ion~
havu bqen
H
abli.15h~d
with.in: th~
l!Lrl:Ht .
thij Sehoolho11,\!e, L.yl1:?. ; 011.i.ttid, States Emplo:j71'1!;.:int. $ti~rd.ce Of.Cice,'' Coltimbl.a
,r-l':jsponeib;J..e
m mb~·ir ot oach
£ii.!' l:r and Cila.ch indivi ua.l J.iv;Lug olon - ~ Will reJ~rt
Civ:il Contl"ol St.;:i.Uo:n bi,;twoen
h1~
hou,¥.·s of. 8 a ,m. ti.nd
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COPY
Sec. 405. Section '02 (o) of the 'l'reasurr and Post
O:ft1ce Dep~;rt•nts Appropri~t1on Act, 1942, and sell'ticrn
302 (c) ot th~ Treasury a~ Fos"ti Otf1oe De_partusnts
Ap;propr1 tion A~1h 1943, are p.ereby repealed: and. tbe
limi ta ti.on or $750 specified in section -'02 (a) ot ea oh
or suoh Aot~, and any s1m11ar 11.mi tetion of. the· s attle or a
lesse.r eum speeifled 1n any otlle r appropriation Aet tcr
suoh fiscal years may be exoeed&d by such amount as the '
Seoretary or War, in the case of the War Depa.r,t,ment, the
Secretary of the Nayy, in the case of the Na,.y Departlttent,
the Com.missioners of the District of Colum..bie, in the C'lee
or the Government ot the District ot Columbia, ani the
Director ot: l?roourement, i n the 0'1Se ot other essential
@O'Verl'UneJ). tal nettds, may determ1o.e m-ecesssr-y to obtain
•atisre.ctory m.otor-p~opelled paesene;er-cat"rying ~ehie ~ s
o t the ligbtW'e:tg.bt, ,low-pri.t.!ed. a lass, but 1. n ,nq. E"Vent shall
the price eo paid tor any sueh veh1ele ex,c&ed •92:; tree on
board , factory: i?rovi~eg. That :purchases ot autom.o biles ot
·the light we 1ght, low-priced cl as s heretotore made by tb.e
War and Na"Vy Departments at priaes in excess ot $7.50 eaah
but not in ex.cess o:r those permitted. by th.is section a.re
hereby validated.
I
for priv~ t$ om.ployme11t is' undor thc.1 , l!J\tp~wrw:i~ior:l,
ram111v i
o~· Ja.r~es,~ t'.r·~n o~r~t~;w.~
ah 1 11.'l
he ;rt..h1Sl:)onis.ibility of t,~-- W;.µ- Helooa:ti.c:m A1,1t ho±•it:n '. bnt nll ¢i:r~.i.ng~rr ...,nt~
.
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emph1ymo11t
1.i..t~id.o
t
t1
cont~.1ns
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'o.r R ··loc'1.tion Au
h.:; W
ar1. made by
h~rity;
'l'hrJ.t the We.rtint1 C vi.l 0<.1t1tt•c1 Adm.i.n.iotratiiort. i'IJ in r · WF.C:f :Lrtvolv\jd in th~ise
,. n.:r.;ra48EUJ\!lntS I 'I.'hnt 'WhQt1 Ja ps.naa:e
a,:i;· ;
, 'trir- w,hatGver ,pur-poH Md 1.t:i whtl. t.ev*Jr
llleloeation
A.\l.t'hi~r1t1 ;
x-o l~ . 1; ·d
by t hl':1 A.rri~h fl:•om ho r.: tt~nt.-dt.'s ,
IJ:'t unbU<r~,.
it
.t~ ~·t. tho
N1quo.at P~ th'3, WM
..rm.d that ti'h~ ·;Jo.r ftliillacation .+.utlaority, ~.nrl ...,tatii:
.11/lcl
,locaJ, e..uthot"itics e.ra .1.·espori;;iible for- thom. until t.h\,;'Y a;r e rr.;tu:rn Jd to tho
W..AJU'l~ OIV!L · ONTRO.L .AI!f.il'NIS(l;RA.'l?I i:l~
l231
Mulc~t
61:re.et
Sen Jra..."lni~·~ • • .Ca.1;1.£0.l."ti.i.e.
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l'rrioediu"e· f r · the u£1e . f f rm iroO- Pli-15 tevi ed tt.A'pp ico.tio:n
fo-r JheomJJtil'l.n from Mtlit!l.1"1 Evnc.uaUon.11
o Jlmplo~en.t Se vic/3 r,?f:fioe tih<l.. o.ll of.'ficn mntn'!iir~ined.
All"1Jn,i tell .S
oivu 01'.ln..tr~ U!ninie.t:r,atiii.n 1.:rt St&t~a iri ' th~ 1 W~nt e rn Dof'er..~,~
Com~~ ~ea h.av~ -b.t~el'\ Q.1.ithl'lithtd. to ii>sua il'DO-l?H,,..!) i'~viacd 'A:o'9lios.tio:n fo;r>
''bt tbe ~Tti.D'le
Al~ptio.n ~om M..\l.~ tl3.l"Y
'
llva,ou.at1on r•.
Some o:t:'!ides nave been ha.Vint,; d..1ff1cult 1,n dct e?:rµ ining th C•' 1Jcliti 11!)
u.nd.er whicn tb~se a.1pp:.U cations ehn .illd be is s d,. Undor no circum11-te.nces &}lo'lllld.
"Uni t~P. Sta.tea Enrploynwnt .Servioo 1'ff1c~s, 1 -0r offices tl)l'Ot'B'ted 'l:ly- thlj) ~ifl.rt1me
Oi'Vil Oontrol .AlL"ili1:d.etrEttit'ln. .re.fuso tlo 1asuo M a..pnl1c.a.t1,on :form whet:i. oo
.c..U off'icf,.le 1 a.v e.dvii;o a.11 1.ncU viq:un.l pplico.nt ns t hie l,'.l?tlll ibil1 ty
~i."'ted.
o.f .11a.ct1.ting im r.i:ite111ptia~ . Howeve;r , tl ~ s.ppltca.nt. oa.n a.ooept or N:f e thi!l
&'lvi.!!)e.,...ac.coTd.i~ to . Ille own .a h,,foc ..
re- ,
tl'SJilS. offda :a . .a.nd a.1,.1 WJd.4 of'fic~tl $, ".lu.'L.d r.tln'l a.id a.o. ~£ll!'l1cMt fpr
av·r r:equuted t" d~ G.Cl . This aeis~oiaui.ce wi.tl iliflt.'Ullly be tl.u.i t
of hfil. ing the · ~pl.tor.mt ·¢<>mpl.ete th.iJ fo::.·ru ,, Wt GtJ. the &.'\'PU Cct;i~,n is 9 tnJJ,\etad ,
the a.priUoant alwu.ltl t~e or lll.a.U tM form to the Selellti've S~rvi.c~ 1001,11:
Th.a Locnl. Se)1ectivG Ser"li e
,Drai't - ~a,rd, in tht: .. lit.'?'61..'I.. in which ho. ~es,idoo .
lU
" e.xatnJt.:1-0.r)!
wh~
'.!Y.:la.+·d will then 4et rmtne wbeti\.Qr the arJpl icrl-tio n form nnd ~r~e prooh f~t. teched are coru eto.. Uprm determi nation :Jf the c->np:lat-en11>ss of th$ p . •plia .- ·
t1r.m , the .:fprti · will be 1'01rwarded. by the Sel~cUvc S~rvice :Soe.,rd to thfl dt~uig
•na od. Mili.t~ry Ooc:unnnder. ~be Mili .ar~ 0 9w~~ r w.1lJ. then. tippl"ova or diBa'pl)rove th.e b.J?Pl.1c,aU n ..,
d'til'.>n ?f' tne t SEiS fUl,d WOOA: o£f .1:eos
.A.s nQhd ~bov~, the ?nll)r' "1."·&qui.r' ied ·i
1n tb.,e. e:ii:,ernpU t:m p11'')nQd;-:tltd ~o 't? 1Gsu.e :forms wr:i.er to \ at d " •a l'I\ $ r-V1rce.
theV" ahr)iJ1r'l d.l.Br> a tempt to advise hi~ ap:oli.ee.n.t n, o om;plotint~ li.ia. pp.Uct.tion .
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FEDE:l-lAL H.ESl~RVE BANK 0}.. S4N FR~
'l'l1ED S'l'A'l'Et
lt'lSC L AGENT Olt nu:
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· d. hold it
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O:O'i'Y
PORTL,AND BRANCH
TO:
.lilJ .1.i D O]'FIC!l
SUEJEC'.r: Evecuee P:r:operty Depe.:ftme.nt
Msy l6, l.942
We nave had tendered and are holding for sale to
United States .Army e l~36 Dodge sedan, the legal
ownerstlip he1~ re~istered 1n the name ot H. Kur1baya•h1,
Rt. 1L 1 Box 975, Milwaukie, Oregon , a J~panese alien
res1d1n.g in J ·e.}le.n.
tll&
JO<lA Foms FRB-~ and J"RB-4 have been signed. 0 H.
Xuribs;raab.1 by- lC1:yokazu Kur1bayesh.1". Jvocuet K1YQkazu.
XUrib~yash1 is tae son ot the legal owner and has regie-
terec!l at tbe CiTil Oon.trol Station as head o! the :family.
Re 1n:torms us that th& cert1f1eate of title ooverlng the
motor V'tthicle has been either losit or destroyed. In vie"
ot the tact that legal ownership is in th.a name of an
alien in Jepan and that a properly endorsed ownership
eert1:t1~ate oall not be delivere , it oooure to ua that
the pxobl.e :n o'f dis pos1 t ion of this motor vehi1t>le maiy be
for tbe Alien Property Custodian to determine.
You.x instruotion.s llill be ep.preoiated.
S • .A . MaeEACHRON
.Assistant Manager
0
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;POR'm.JN»
Eval!luee Property
Oej!lr~e t i
YoW' letter ~ lt>, 19<l.2 - H. 1Ulribeya..ah1
UnAe.r' tB.e oirQumstu1ces rela t~d in you.r letter we
question whether we could oQmplete th sale or the autom.o il•
in qaest1on to the Ar.my at the presant time.
The legal owner of the autolll()btle is abroa4 and
eve~
if it were posa1.ble to obtein e duplicate ownership cert 1ti•
oate, the legel o~ner w:.>~ld not be in a position to eftec~
the necesi:1ary endo.r•&ment to qualify the a.u tomobile tor sale,
nor to plaoe ths legal ownership in his son for tbe purpo~e
of pet'lllitting hin to make the necessary arra.ngemente.
While if the SQn ot: the leg~l owner oould e.rreng• to
o.btain. $ duplio t~ ownersb..111 oe:rtifioste showing h:i.maelt ea
legel owne;r we ·m ieJht be e.ble to d 1ar~ge,rd &17 teobni<>e.1.1 t,t
:iavolved, lf& ques t:1:on wnetJaer tb.e, MO~ox Veh1ole Jilepart'IJ.et
1
would be willing to take suoh a step.
We ere ~res~nting this matter to the Arrrr$ for its
oone.1 -era t1on as 1 t 1 s typi<iel of a nw.uber of simile r oases
whioh present Sl\3rious problems so far as the automobile pc:;rohas~ program is eonoerned.
Pending turther developments or 1nstruat1ons, our only
course or action will be to bold. the oar in stor'e.8e end tc
Wh• tb.e me. tt er b.ae ree&1 ve« th,e
:p.rooee~ 111 th tb.e appraisal..
eons1de r at ion €!>'! the m111 tary authorities .,e will. egaifl 1Jommuo..1cate 111 tin you.
J.rms t ro a.g: gb
Ass1 s t·ant Oasl1ier
C-O!·ll :ArD All'D F TJRTH AF..M:l
of Staff . C!v-'u Affair s. IlitiG fon
Ohief
ant
Office of usist
~11'1lm DE.~
C1V11 COtT!Lt"\L .AJ} I ..'""STliTtON
W-.~
l~-31
M.a...-...ke t St.rece·t
Sa.1 i'l"anCiaco t CaJ. if"rni a.
Xrava i .Pe:rm.ns
l.
~pl.U _ 1U-!-it~r
i'o-vns ...
tha"t Pt<!-2 Trave l
'nle llleffiloranllmn of ~ ~ issued . by thi B o!fi ce s• &tea
in <iilita...""Y .area
towJlG
itar
mil
Permi ts. shQuld not oo issued _ f<:rr ttave l to &'Pl..it-listed &il
ttere
;gto:a
iia.sbit
and
No-: 1. A ~r of toYns 1.n Cal.ir~:rnia 1 Orof;e-n.
bei:ng affect ed...
ta Japm~SD
lt Should ~e 1rotaC. that the atovs iru;tru tions r ala.ted only
1ss-u.od to
be
C{'lll
til
pormi
s e ~ravol
ani did. not relat. e o Ital.Ia n or Germarn slion:
p.orm ih
of
~
i.ssui
the
for
th& 1.atta r gro11ps provid ing all r-:.:~e: requi r nenta
are
.fulfill~ .
or ant tr ve-l which
All Q.!f-iooe ah uld. take C"' e not to iaeu.e pormi ts f
Mould n..~t bs i-sits
:porm
l
Tra\ra
11mtl..d O.& in ~n.fli...,t Yith tAe terms of ~ le .
-01 t~e- P~.roL
s.sion
permi
tho:
6'lsd.. i.o yru:;-otud. Germa.L and Itruit m t:<.J.iens n-i thout
rHcer~
oond.i Hon.. ench
T'o mske cer tain that there is no vial at i on of th.a ~bova
is on ?ru'"Ole
he
:r
whctha
tionea as to
~i..i~a.nt for a tre:n'l l permi t shot!ld be q;..t.es
or
Tho apnlice.nt 1 ~ statea ent as
~rob.t'l.t'iQn~
-pro ~..t~-0n sh&'11d be te.ke~ at ita f Pc~ Talu~,
r
to \ill.ether or n-0t
a:i.d no
h~
invos~i~rtion
is on pnrole
es ~o tho tru.tn
.c.o.A.. ,_ d u.s ..li.a. Mcnf't;~rs.
01' tb~ Uv. olllcrit wu.,.. be necos~acy on the part of w
r in. ~ga of the paroll _ee
1.:£ th.a appJ...1-cant i s on. ~ule o:r pro1mH~r. , the of!iee
penli t.,
b:e co11e-ill~-oll 8$ to the advis nbilH r- o"! ies11in g the
sbould
u.s.E.. S.
offi~o ~ is-suing
and
ai_
&h~ulQ be exaraiaed..
th.At hu N1...
n)
ut.tio
.Ev
l'y
lilita
J'otll ""WDO-PM-S (~atii'in .f-es &emp t.ion f1.'om
corn.e r ''-~'DC
hend.
le.£'tu;ppe•
tho
1.n
"'<-isea f~~ !-s ued , 1!'nis i'~rm has a notatit> ""'
form should .
d
revisw
the
of
s
h ve CD"!lis
~ 1i~vis-adtt. l.o_cial o.ffie as ~-ich d0- not
ty
Gare
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Ghlif~:rule-. at tent 1cn
w.o.o.A.
J3oard 1 785 M~ket Stre"'t"' San F1'anc. i sc:o,
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H. -Y. 'l:srt;ar:r;;:~~~ Seeurit.~
W~
X.
S~engbnass~
As sist!Ul . t llegior :..al RepreBe.n tat' ve
vr.ited . State s
Jbrple~nt s~~Vioa
OEllNSE-·-OeM,M:.ANB AND FOU:Xirrti ARMY'
Wart:tme C1v;11 Ccmtr ol A4m.1111etratio:n
WEST.~
i2$l Me.rket
San Frano1
s·~ree t
· ,
O aliferni~
~o.
:May l.9 , 1942
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MEMORANDtJivt FOJI, :
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rillie;n ~ • Eal e. Feders.1 R~aer 1a
Bank
~
BU'a.JECT:
Report . of .Activity in 00rmeotion with
Ja:pan~:ee
E'liecua.tten
1 . It is proposed to submit a ~omplete ~eport
oon<>erning J'apanese $Vacuat1on to t.he seoretsrr c>f We.r ,
A.B now oontemJll~ teid the
~p ·~ later than Jiu.nm 30 , 1942 .
report
~ill
oonstat ot a general over- ell stat«ment tol-
lo'Wed by ee<Jt1ons txeatj.ng p~rtioul.~rl.;; , in ruu'l'$ti e
fashion. ( ch.:ronologi <Hill.Y swppo;rt.e<i by exh.:f.bt t!\l) or tbe
v-e.f ious aspeots an<\ eu.b jeo ts 1o:'fol ved .
a. It is re~uested th.at your o:rger1izsa.t1.on :PI.' ~~
pare. the eection on Evacuee Property P:roteot1Qn ( exelusive o:f that phase hap.d.led. by .Agri oul ture Depar'tmen~) .
In prepe.ri n.g the report it wruld be desirab le to develop
data on t~e nUlllber ot cases l'landled. t he nwnbe:r or per sons involved., the pe:r•oentage of' suooa,ssful oom.plat1on
or probl~ns presented , the amount of' money expe nded .
It "JQUld al.so b e desi:r.eb-le to iool.u,de as a part ot the
•u.p:port1ng exh.11:)1. ta a ratber broad eeleQtion. of letters
of eppl:·eo1.at1on raoeived tro:m eveoUees as a result of ·
your follow- up . In t hi$ conneatioa th$ means pursued
to scoomplis'h fol l.ow- up should b~ deaol';i.bed , Report
of. o:;pendi tu.res al.so .
3 . It is requ es·ted thet your prelimi nary
draft be submitted to this office not later than J une
c,
1'1342 .
( s ·1 gnerl)
K'.eX'1. R. Bendeteen
Karl R. Dendetsen
Colonel ; G.
A s~tsta n t
s . c ,.
Chief' of Staff
Civil Affairs. Division
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FEDERAL RESE :VE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Pre~nip, dali:t~n:ile
The a.'bove named Japanes'" • nd to Fresno last. Fe·b rua:t'y, h~g disposed
ot & market locat..,d at t.,009 Imperial El.1.ghway,. te1iu)lox, California,. l'bl•
p:ropel\'ty was eol,d to Gt'let Lee Simon, with the p:roceeda to be held ii!!
eacrCJ~
by H.aae Brqthere uuti I completion ot the tra:i'l$f ~~ was
etire~te4.
has r eprosentativea in that a:rea, namely, Abbott'. c .. Bernay;
.301 Paci.tic National Butlliing, ;Los lngeles, A:t.tom.~y, and J. L . Wood,
406 Kress Building, Ilor.g Btllaeh, Aud.it or ..
'Eva~uee
It appears that. there ia s4>me ditt'e'.l"enee be t.Jreen th.ti buyer and Min6lll0to
~gardinz po:t.,etSdon of liq_uor in th~ even't d1!£iou.lty was met. in th~
transfia r or the license. The abo'te named. attorney ha.a full power o!
at.t:i;rn.~y and b;y
virtue o! tbat. ra:at, we ·would normally refer the evacuee
t.o that agent •
lidWl:lver, it &l>pearl! f.nat eom., one unknown, representing him.self .a s
ha.£9 presented a bill 'for sentc~s
Mr. Powsre, presumably- oi' t.he F.B ..
&mO'Unting to $500.00 which VJood, the a'!Jditor, refused. While our inform&tion ie not complete, it. appears t.hat thie approa.r.h was made to the.
buyer, Si.moo, or hitS agent, about whOl'Jl nothing is known other thM that
:r.,
ithers.
bis name ie
In. view o! •he. t , presumably appears to be a fra.u<' ul&nt. attempt,, and. 1n
addition
$
di spute over
your eon.tact
1.nvol.ved.
poss~saion
ot the liq110r, 1Je •oul.d
g the interested part.1ee &f¥i adV'i19ing ua
ot
Assi stant Caeh.ier
R W Borden/kr-f
app~•01',te
the tact.a
Trt
~ Olil'ief
of U <ill P;irtopF..wty ~
C~pt~in
H-arnµ.rt P
Qoa\al~
of M1a Re1)ul. 1 .to't-y ;i;eu:ich
dou:r•it 1 r, a.ru.l R~;:u.l.at.or· y D'l.vi~i'-'>h
Jr.) Owe.lry.
I
Room
li'hcie 221.
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8.!NCUtive . I
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t.~ay
17, 1942
.:m1orandur11 to th\!! Gt.Iliff:
..
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The arrival 11t.. t.hlo hea quarte rs 0£ Ea.jm: N t.ui..11 BZ1.St~Y~
A.U
.s.,
ts a.rmouhded,
Muj r a~asley- is
o a~l' e as Chief of th~ ?
l
o,
FVt:ilt1tiona D1.Vi$idn attd wil,l. ocoup;:t of:L i() s it\ R~om tfo. h51.- ph<lne 6ol.
~~jo :r l)f)"l.!!lle1 :i.a resict5..r4l t.em.por' lt"ily it l Room
'3l9 ,
Vihitoomb Hotel~ Phone U ~dierhi.11 9600 .
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. tl. FOF'F~'l' , ,f Jr.
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Execut ivt~ . . ,
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ak, .
I.Ir. Mat.her
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ew.:ur1t.y
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NC4!t1Yed b7'
t..Qr,y •
MaJQr Carl S·t .oufiebt
Fi.nanc~al
Of.t1c•r;
ll'la)ilGct.ion &,nd Fhcal Branch', W.CJ,.O .. A.,,
Whibcotab Ro~el
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·S an Fn.ncitco,. Cal,U'ornU.
tJ1;1bJect.,
Le•~• At'~••nt.a
Dear )4ajo1l' StOlle,t iel.d:
There :La
r~
b•lcm, •
s~ry
o.f ll"ented pro.pert.i•• required
ot this bank$ »s.leq
j.n e~mection w:ith ~Y:aeu.ee hoporit.:y< l)epart•nt opePati.on11
COfl es
0
f ll(?Ue.8 and ~eement.s 1'$lat:.11lg tlle:ret.p:
FinB.n:ci&l Center Bt.il.lding
San Franoieco, Cali!.
159~
S~n
Van Nu,yis BuiltiillB
7t.h • Spi-1.ng Ste.;
Van Neee Avehu•
Franc.taco, Cfll].1.t.
;320 -
10~
St.:re«t
~24
to•
~ngele•
E. 4th St.reet
Long
Bea.en, Ga.lit.
O&kl&ttd, C!ll.1.f.
ll Cajon Eld.
San Diego, O~lft.
3aoramento Navigation W,he.rt a~d
•pM St. Wbarf, Sacram&nto, Cal~t.
358 E. lat st.. &. :u,9 so, C'entra.l
Averroe, Loe1 Angeln,, O&l.U.
Main md D~.rne.rt,l Streets
V&cavii le, Calif.
Pasadena, Calif.,
Wl-5~0-529-555
F7emo~t Street,
I
'
387 Ar"l"oyo ParkWay
N. Hu.nter St.., 8Jlli, 125 E.
tookto~, Oalit,
705 Weat Main
1
232 Monterey Street
Calif •
Ct)apala Stroet
~allnae,
Santa Barba.ta, C.e.l:lf.
* Kill
.500 Se1:1t.h l.st St.net
San J ot9e , Ca.lit.
Oloverfield & Pico Blvd1.
San.to. Mon:lea, C.:1.1!.
Freeno, Qa.U.t.
5800 soutB Moo-v•r
Str•~t
00$ Second Avenue.
Lo1 Anpln, Cal.1.t.
&~at tl..e,
m
around P'loor~
s. '(If. 5tt~ ive·o ue ,
(Port.er Bldg), Portl.and., Ot'11Jgon
~
Wa1hi08ton
2o e ...210-212 Third Avenu• Sou.th
Seattle, ddh1ilitom
Mo .. faeitiie ii.. a, Su.bdivi.d.om,
roppeni. b,, Wuh~gton
73''.3 M. W. Everett
PortJ..md,, Oregon
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and Oliye $treeta
LOB Angele,s, Ca.W.
414 "P" Str••t
*
Str~et.
Santa Mari.a, OaJ.1!.,
peri.od ot one Uhtih eom.en'Ci..ng J. pri1
~ae not re~~iY-4 -- will forward lat•~~
aerrted ! ol'
&
ls~,
1942.
CO Pl
May 16, 19'42
Ill'-. ¥11.toz\ · JM.•,mJ«Jlm",
'~ctor, w.a.r ~,e1o,~,,.tcton _. uth.Ol"ity
SUEJEC.r;
There is sho'llfl) bel~ a l,;f.11t of properties ret!died tor stora~ purposes b7
Ude bank aa F1eo.~ Apnt. o! tb~ U~t•d St•t•t, in connection lfit.b eperat.i;one ol
tl\1\t Evt.cute Propo.rt.1 O•plil"tment;
tbe:ir.t.01
also, copies b:t lea.a.a and ~oiru,nt• rel.a.tiaf
1J9' V:tu1 N•as Av~mue
S&~ Francia~o, Oalit.
~l Oajo~ &eUlevatd
S&ll Diego, Cal.U.
3~) - 10th st.reet
Oa.k:land, Ca.lit.
358 E. lst St. ... &, 119 S~.
Oent.re.l Ave. 1 l'...oe Angelea
811ccr~nto
Navigation Whar! a.ndi
"P• St,. Whs.rt, 6aorament.o 1 O&l.if.
'J87 Arroyo Park:wa_y
Pa.sade11a, Cali:t.
Main& BerQB,rd Str~eta
Vat~ville,
70; VIeat Uain Street
Se.nta Maria, C&lif'.
Cal.it.
501-520-529-~56 N. liunte1• St. and
125 E.. Fremont s., St.oekton, ~•ltt •
232 Mont~&y Street
Sa.lin&B~ Ca.lit'.
*
560 Sotrt.h let ~trest
San Jose, Calit.
414
"P"
(J
Street
O~f ,,
Hill aod Olive St.reeta
Loe Angeleis, Calif.
Clovo~tield
& Pica
Street
5800
B~Uth
Hoo'Vl9r $treet
Lc:n1 Angelee 1 -Cal.it•
Eaat. J.t,it St:reet.
733 N. W.
Ever(~t;t
LoJ!18 Beacn, Calif.
Portland, Oregc>n
~8-210-21.2 Third A'Yenu.e South
Seat.tle, W&ehington
To:ppenbn,
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Santa Mollie&, Calit.
Fre1u10, C~it.
;;24
Cba.~1$
Santa &rbara,
No. Pacific R.R. 8ubcl1V'Uion
Waaningto~
Ih1nta•d fo:r a pex-:Lod o.t one L110nth o~ oofllr.!Je,ncJ..ng April 1,, 1942.
l'.;ease not ~oeiv•d --
will
£orward l.:a,t~r.
Thia iis in accordance with our ~elJpl!\one oonve.rsat.ion on May l2; 19~2.
Enclosure a
EVERSON
AHietant Ca.shisr
'Jf.W j ~ tl 1'.U:P1E •;:it. crn.'nr.1 .":'!..; : ,1) FOl) tT t i ."~MY'
<;·ff';ice ii>t' ,, .; st.:i,nt m1ief' I ot." !:' ~af:r, C:i,.vil , Je. r·~ D:i.vi-3icm
May 15, 1942
'Zepo ts :x-·eae ' ved
ram .J\t'my- :inl?;)pec.tors aid offia~1"S a1;3sig ed
to Ci v · 1 Co t'.L'Ol :.itetaane s loW t.het in meny instences av ;qo 1:.l.~es
t1rt.'! 2tt;.et:1pt1n4 t.o. tak..; to t.he A$s ema ly tentel' i3 ~n,d Hmoept.:l:.cp C~r. 1te~~s
pe:i:•1rsonE.1.l etf~;;ct,s in e~ced, ~~ p:!;.' tl1.e qusnti ties aJ,lo11focl ,hem i ,n the
ir :>t:t·\.~ct 0:1e )1·ftic .ac· con~p.Pny ~x.c lusion O:Pde;r·.e ·; ~l1i;io 1 tl1at ev~cu~Je
wid ch ft're : 1ot
c'!,'' (,~ El t teM ' ting to tak.a .i. terns suc'h as . fur·nituce
I
n:.ut1 (.)r'iziiad.
In t!1ia.:rn instiance:.s, ·he l?t::(lerel Seserv~ Baal.. re p... e .:enti:.t.iv.e
\•r 11. c~ etJ} 't.1.•e ·~vF.r.'.!ue..e 's ersona 1 e ~t'f ecta, e11mi1aE>tt':: iLe.m ~ ..,., lich
ca.11iic.t lY.i t~l·en to t te .:!ent~1·s / ~l"ld teke. custody qf theEj'.;e J.ten~·;i .
All j)er•su lf:l .sub~ect to evaeut;'!t.ion shoula bt~ inforr:ted t 1f!i1t the
~j1o v e :nmr:H1t :i.\,p:ru6~ies r, ass equii")tnent 1 sue~ al'5 k11iveJ, :!'ot'I~ ~ apor;.n;i;;J
(~is~ ea, 1:1v~. ~ :~1'.lt' u2e i 1 t .. .a .e.s~einbly '.,.enter ca· Cl !1ac.t~pti.ori. C1?.ntali'
din.1ng I1 0o i1e.;. ':rhia.1..'et'o1"e 1.nstru.ct1onri r·1:~qu11.:atJ.rlt..; ·~1 m to pr ov · ~le
t:·1e:i..r 1 wn ~quirr110i t s;ioul.:i bm cl.i..en ~o d acco:?:·•J..:i.~ ·51y . O'r1ly ~ liru. tep
qua1itity ot N!itS3 eq_ui 1;:m8nt ., for l.l.:;3~ by e v F.CUtH35 :in tMir o\m l .t.vi~
quar ter-s 1 s:1ou ld b ·J a 1 en.
p~f-S..911,!i_L...:~J:.[. ~.MLE!YS~!b!5. ).~irn~ t .·71~. :k<?._..:t[l~_£9f!fl. ;.1.t."lji_j!!ya ~£.~ '=.
9.:".'.... J:]n ..h ..:Y. ·: ~.QP'¥ ~f:r't__f:?f!::!i!-!..~±. Y ... CG't"fY.·
ar
It is fJ 1•at1ss ibl1,,; to ..:.hl:J i;,,.ci . d ·tional EU'ticlaa to t':'1e .'i.9 emb1y 1
tll charges pre~
~ec~ption Cente~ by parc ~ l ~est or dXpr ss.
.i;ai ·", con~i .: ning s ch sh.i.prn~n:t. $ to ycur,s~lf? et t ~ Centex· to wb.J.oh
you. 'liilJ. be (!Vr,tcust.:i.c;;, . ..JU.CI) v£;ck.e~·,;s ~~1ouJ.e be 11 a:.t1.k d ttr-:told - 'l ftill
Ce11" .
·::ea~~1 package s U/:)(:d 'by pE-lrc ~ l ;o.-J t e ould bt: lirni t ~c. .o a
~ngth e.116. g · rti1 combin::d.; e:nd. 11ust :not "· :x:c~ 1.1d
size o 75 :uicbi:ts ,
t~e maximum WG:t.[:n. of' 70 lbs , 1 a:-l.r: thi.3 st.J.mt: r1s tr.i ctions s.10ulGi. o;e
ir )ODEid. on cnq_.;ti;;.sg shi;imt.nt9.
Thi:ls ·1 ,s;1tpr:.~tmt$ EL1.oul4 not :i. n~l .t w f.r nc . a ticLi ':i ~.si rft':L":lg~l'~~
. t..ors , ..>icyc~.a5; otorc;rcl ·~ s , trJ.oyc li:: i:1 1 scoottJ..r;s) . b ~~<:"l.s 1 /iCL~Vir~
aachines 1 tubdt ch11fe ( other t msn r~Jraury) ana oth ~ ~ fbrnituro ot
s :Wnilar ~ir.l'tUrte!. 1'he h: pm.u.1t ma:; i.r.. clud ~. su.c~ . •~lltl~ , ;10Wl:.:lVt1r, fjj(,~
so-apl ::.>.mall !:}as,.in..:'t$t cribs , 0:nd ot.hl:!t" te;ici.l1r":i,..:is !01• ilabi<:s.
KJ. tchci;i. 1..(:m.sils, knives J t~ork.s and spoi:m.V3 ar~ not l'oql.li'rt..d.
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L f{ESERVE BANK OP
C'ol~ William: B~•l,, mY~tt ,J lanhall.
ari.ifl!8 Civil Cobtrql. Ad)niniatrt.tion
\ Iioooi 43?, Wbit•omb ;k;tel.
.5 $1 FrJ.~ieco, Ca.):ito~Alli.a
Sequeet tor pe:rmi:t tP cont.-r with ev1Jc'1..eee
at Tantoran Asaemblt Center.
ia.fe~noe u made to a telephon.1~ CQnve-raation
between y<n1r HOnt:tal"Y and our repreeen.t .a.tiv,,, Mr,. Borden.,.
Please cQp.sider th,u a format application to
iuu a pel"ilt1.t tor ~Ile f'ollotdng1
• · JamJBllS fui"1lell, attorney, :Mr.. Fred :Sn-on, 'Ir• 1
FnB 'l'eprtHJentat.iv•, and a third p art.y ot the Ca~cuian r•e•, 1:1.,M\e
wiknown, act.1rl6' a.a Notary Public, to v:i,sit the 'l:anfoiati Aeaembl.cyTh•y
C~nt'H" .at s,p.pl'."O.Ximately l::;o .P·.M. Thursday', May l.J+,, 1942.
fri...eh to confer ld. th tlro evacuHa, M1;DA111,y·, ~otc.e~z\U!li a.nd
Siich:l. &to and obtain tbeir signatures tocert,& in!eiil'd.oeumenta.
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Assietant Oa.abier
W AB.TIME OlVU. C~NJ'ROl Ali>MlNl51'M1':t0N
n1.1i ~ut &1u11N •
S>NJ!C' FJA.N,C.ISCO,, ~ 01!-'l!lM
'Cal'...-pltal\~ IC.LoKD,lit• l •l~l
molUllPm.t FOlh Mr .. l\. E. Ette:reoni.
.rutsist.e.nt C&.sh~er
FedeTal Reserve ~~
At~ched a.re B\&lletj,n.& 8 bd·-9 to
00111.ple't.$ yov a•ts ot 'bu.l.l.etinJ!J lJUblisbed ~
·
the Stfttietiaal Pivision.
t)\6)''
A.s later bulletir.1$ ar• 'pu'bl,isi/.~d,
·w:lll. bf) oant to yau.
Calvert L. J.')e<lriok
Chief;. @tatietiaal.. Di'V1sion.
BY.'.
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Secretary t,o Dr . Dedrick
W-1'\JtTQdE <:J,tV.tL OON'fl.1'0.t. AO~O:WCS11~'1'ION
~~at lvl'"°'~nT $~111l!•~
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This Qf£ioe conoura in yQur
sug6,Btio~e r•l~ttve
·to e.q\.iipin5 e.l 1 giua:rds Et't bo·t..h. the wareh<>.\usit1s·
mob:l.le pools W'.ith GMll fire' ~iJl'.t~g .ihh :rill to
at ,,.,,]. l 't L!~4ii by tb" gila.rd .
a.~d. :•utt,\l'"'
lnllll o.u-r ied
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t~ the i»'bi1 Ht 'lllll ~~r·o.bae-~ ,1!i.t1$'1 1$x"t1.ngu;J.,1'9:\1~u·.I!!
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111 th..ou.t 1;1., pa:o'iot'i ty lic~l'.'U:le 11 11.r,rang6m~ti:; h,a.·ve be•.nr nU\.dllt·
through the QUiafi;ltH"llUllJt , . eSiter'Ei De.fen«!i·a. Col'jt~M .iuld, F'OU.rth
.Ar-my to obtai.n ex.tinguJ,tl1'/.el!' 11· o!' the amal 1 11 fyren.," pump
type e.r1d ·to he.ve. tb:em
~pon tequ~at
o1lipp~d
direct t.o d$1,Jie;11111:t11>d per-aon11
1ram your of.£ioe .
15 . You !U'() raqueiated to forward to Major c. A. l.togers
e.t Preeid:io a. ato.teme;at showi;nia the num.ber ot o.xti~~uh' 1l;\U
r"q_u;ireC! a t aa.eh 10011.tio.Q. lllb.d g111'ii.ng . th~ n&;nelJ ~d •dd.resses
t.o VijliQt they 6f'e to be unt; .
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FOR: 1edera l Re$erv e
Care
~ank
l. lt 1• 1mpere:t1 w that ewao~•••' oer-.. k put to aOJDe eo(>nall.10 uae.
Tbe steel, rubb•r a.nd l•al in•ol•• d 1• at.and1,ng idle ant 4•ter1o
&t
,a tia when these 1t.e11.s and tr~l!lportetion in geMra l ~ ne~ dedrat1ng
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'nat1o ¥l ·4eten.e e.
2. l 't 1•· d•e1t-e4 th.at these oar• be a.oq.u.1.re4 by thle Any t.b.rouell
p'1rc.ba se i t poaa·i ble, SG as to obvia1: • tll.e ne oessttT ot •1.Dll ot.b.Clr
meue
or a.cq1da it1on..
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At the pres e:nt t1l'll8 the e "Yecu,ee hi;ts the opp<>rt uni ty
bl• car t.o t .be .Army, but ll9 has been 1n the
deal"·• the result ot Wh1oh has been
numb el" ot ca.rs a cq u.ire d.
p0s1~1on ot
\ll1eat1 staotor y f~()m
ot ••ll.1.QI
mak1.ns a "'blind:
t,he s·t andp<> int
Q1t
•· It 1 e desired th.at tne presen t procedu re 'be oont,1.nued alld that
ln ad.d1t1o n theret0 t~ pJ!'ogram be a~nt•.d ae .tollaw e:
Ca) Atter the app:rs1 sal le made and
(b) Mter the amount of. 11\deb ted•s• nas
been obtaine d d
(o) A.tter tb.e lnde'bte d,ness has been oont1.rmed: by tm e•aouee
(d) Tb.en tne evacuee . be 1.mmed lately contact ed: with a defi.ni te
otter (leas 1ne1de ntal
hie oe.r ..
~etunda,
etc.) tor the puroha se ot
It is desir•d also tna.t the eyacue ea be intor.me d as tacttul l.7 as :p<Jeeib
but withou t O'er-em pb,aais , t.bat llO ·! l8Stlrar. toe 'Whatever Ol!Ul 'b e li"f9U t.hat le,
tb•J' will be eJU!lble4 a.t eom.e future t 1me to have the •otor yehio.le . 1 now
• • d 'b y the.a return• & tor the-1.t 1nii 1~tllual use..
T~ news item.• appeer1 ag
1;n tm dia1l;r press about tr. prospt;1 c-tive J;"8q,u is1t1oa .1ns ot all
eivili·a ,nowned oare, it nothing more, ahould be '11uft'101ent well"re.nt ror a t'ut.mt
r
urg1Jl$ that ~be evac~•ea .a ccept the ~~ter t~ be m6de.
,5. lla.rly re·port;& ae to the prog..re ss et this pl.an are dee!red
that
1t it 4oee not appeer te be meeting, with B\lcceas other meaeur es can so
be
e·d epted.
(SlGN"ED) MAR'X'I.N r. HASS
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PIMNOJl9CO, dM.lPO!L~~
it <kit>hon,e x.tb'~DtJH :i-i t:it I
Mq 10, 1942
S~z
CeuolldatiOD ot
lncN•• Car Sto:f&g•
1. It 1• d•a1r41d t.o coneolidate, u t..o locat.iClll tber.ot.,
Wbtrlft'er 'fMA'ibJ.e, R&C\l. . o-..r.e h•ld in etor41&•.
Arran.g-.nt• ha.Te beeo made t~ougb Slajor \). A.. Roger•,
with Ariq pereoanel. in tbe
Azwr, to
~•ical aiQYtmMt o! car.e , upon r~ueet tram. th• F •.a.a.
2.
liai•Clll ottio-o, Qll - Fourth
••Ji•t
;3. TM.a con.cent.ration will rel.•..• guarCS. n•'Mied a~ th•,
largtr l.l"•ae,. !a.oilita.t• appraieal. and be ot uaiatanc• to tb• ~ .i n t;h•
ul.:t.J.Mt• diapoeition of tb..e ciar•.
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StBJECT:
Fire protec•C.1on of pereonal propeTt1J o.f evacueea
J,n nrehoW!Jee and. evac'Ueee' autoll10}j)11.es.
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A.a a prec•ution&t"r in.euure, W1lt 'believe it. would. be dea!rilillo to ha.vtt gua:rd,a
war~h~u,e$ ~hich h~ve b~n eetablishad bythie b~ Mid at the
the vario\19
variioua '8ee1Jlbly Centers Vfh.ere •vacuee'a
automobile~
are
!ire e.xti~J;gills·he1·1 t.e Catr'f.'Y •ith th• on t.nei.r l:"oundis.
stQ~ed,
provided with
It is believed th&t the small PYJ"etn.~ pwnp fi~'e e~lngiush.ers would b•
m0et. •Uitable :for this pttrpose, a.e th-y atwrt be in the pQl!llSeeeioni of the gua.rd
.at all times.
While 1t would be poeaible to wse the l&:l'ger mecba.n:ioal. fire ext.in&Uisher in
the wareho'U8ee, we q11estion •eth.er it would be de~irable, in " much as •Gt11.e ot
the wareh.ow111es ~re two and. three atory bui.ldi.rtgl!J, with good.a otored on more than
one tl()or. ln such ca.sea, the: hand Pyre,ne would be moat s•ftia!actory.
W• \)ave en,4eavored to PJ"Oeu.re fire •xtiJ:nguishera bu.t nGne are &'V'ailabl•,
e;iuHpt under prioi-ity licenses.,
It is reoommended tha.t arr&ngemente be made to obt.a.in a prio;rity· for the
purchBSe of thie equip!llent, or 1.f' desired, that th• Arrrly' m.a.Jce srrangements to
bu,y it !or u.ee as indicated.
At. the pre&en:t t:i.Jn.e we have 12 warehouses in the Mead Office zone at thia
hank and 10 Aesemblr Centers ·i n whieh sucb e,qu.i.pnent would be needed.
Addi t .i onal eq\dpnent will ~e needeQ. ln our Loa Angeles, Portland: and
Seat't·l..e br~~h zor:ies for a e:iJBi1u purp~a.e.
We will be plea.eed. to provide :you with intormat.d.on as to the nwuber ot
fire extinguishers n~eded tor the entire district, if 7ou !eel tbat this
procedure ie in ord~r.
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• Col. William A.
Everson
Bo~kel,
Aseiet&nt Provoe~ Marshal
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