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..,a.cue• Propetty t>epart.me.nt. llmorauda u ~cbul~ compiled.

'°° Cal.l.!omiai St:re•t June l.S, 1942.

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Cloej,,ag ot

2.

ContiDu.rlc• and clo•inf ot Civil QoQtl"O.l Statiou tJl
Jlilit&ey Area. Ho. l

3.

Inc:rea.eed co,11~et.a wit.b Ae•abl.7 Cen.t•re. Li•t th• 1t
deeired; ala<> numbv flt repreee11t.&tiyee cOY•ri.nl• and

pe>inta cl'.mlred in uch cu•• ltel&t.ively IMll iM:re&ee
ill hew
eU..equent to 'Ua7 22, 1942. l\lllbell' of
pe"onei iAt.•r.-1.ew•d Mld. n\llll:!)•r ot peraone npre11ented ..

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M'ad.e up 811.~b t..l>t\la:t.iona (b&nded these 1r.&bulationa to
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Ci vil Control StatiQM op1ratio.n a. Orden lioa. 100 to 108
inclutve t..abulakd. Handl.1.ng o:t theae individual open.ti.om· ~
Ayail&~:ilit.y ot tr&iu•d pereonrt•l troa e&J-1 er opera'tioru. 1D
Military lrea J'io, l.

2.

aoapiltd tabulationa .Q t opera~1~na of opentiona· 011 •ll

the aboTe at.&tions handed t.o EWB yesterday.

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fiild'Q.OIS II!ll I@ RfLOQAThQM AUTHQB.XTX
l. 'Jarehousee t..-an.sterred to Jllar lleloca.tion Autborit1.
2.

Prop,trt:r probleM •• ev.-cueee .!Uv•d

· to War

~locatio4 ""'th~:rity

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to ar
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tl'Qa .Aaaembl.J Oe,o:t.ere

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Tn>e ot .11roblelu that aroH and ha'f'• been alre"41' tJ'a.Da...
:terred 1\lbaequent to Mq 22. 1942.

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ex.e~ution and til.-e complexity of !:;he problelllB whloh it w<>W.d izytt<)live. The
ba.tllj!i9 $0 addres~ed ·were p'°ovic!,eri wit~. a, m.em.or!lhdum {Apperidi:'lt; ExfJib-it 1;)

s~'\i::ing f'ort~. the princi~·l!es ~r~pol3ed to be Plli:tsued
$Ued. 1by the bank ~ t.he par'fo:mi.anr.H'j o.f its d:uties.

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'.I t was not necessary h so cireulari~e the b:f /its in the Ca.l.'iitomia portion o! W..litc.ry Area No. 2 beco.uaa by tho line a.ctiviti~s
't>egn.n ·t .he're.t th.f.:Y had beobl\l,e fellliliar wit,h tl!l.a p't'G,
· whieh had been
developed in Milito.ry Airaa Nor~ l,
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The oommunicat.ion to

~eiea~e of (lE!lileral. pliblicity

was pla.

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· to the p.al;t to ~ play•'d in the program.
l'l)" this 'b~rl\k,, the pul;l1icity i<>f,,l.Qwing ~ gem'! 1 the su?>st.anc~ ot a. press
~ele.S,se· wubm:Ltted to a.nd approveci by the ~l at!'!/ auth0<riti~s (Appendixf
E~hibit

16),.

At it~ inception the plan of pr odure contempluted t L full use
of facilitie.et of tho banks operating in ~he militJ.J;"y nrea , the contple.te
coope;ration of all persons dea.lihg withfi,he e vaciietns , a.pd the utdl.i;~atirm.
or .t:a.~ilities provtded by other gaver .nt,.e.l agencius" federo.1, stat~ and
local~
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both oJ:

The pattern thus outl~ned
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foll.ow<Dd :in its broad a.spec-;i., in

One phae1e (f)f the proFJraf which a;ppear~d to req_u•'.lre s pecif!.)1
attention was the po.s slbility t.h~t pe;rsohs dealinfl with evaouee:s might
end~avor to take advantag0 of tkfeir positioll in dea.lici.~ witn them. !!.'>.
order to guard age.inst this po;/sibility, considerQ.tion ll!fa.s give,CJ to ·th•;,
Usu.a.nee Of a. t•e8Ula.tiCltl 'whicq WOUld enable th~ batik to p;r~VE!'nt tr.ansaatiqns with rraapfl~t to piropGrty ot' evac'<l.ees if it appeared thC\.t they
Wet'e be:i.ng victimized .
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In a.ocorda.rtce vri:th the authoritu delegated 'b:;r the Seoreta1:w- ojj

the Treasury on 1Iai,~ch 1, 'J:.942 j ~>n ?4arch 16; :l94:2, by -virt,ue of the ;:11v.t.11 )-:>ity 'Veated in th.i s ba.uk IJ:B Fii'JCl!.l Ageht of the Unit<ed States .:~rid by '\.d.c-tme
or the authority vestP.d •ln it by t.he Comma.ndin.g General o.f the We~t1(!l't1

Defense Collll;'lland an.ct Fourth A'l'rro/, the Pode.r ll.l. Reserve Bank of Sq.tJ. 1rcmc~' f? oo

pt'escr1bed and. iasued 5pel!:ial fiegulation Np •. l., relatirig to trnrurnctions
in 1rspeciail Blocked Property" as the, cin de.fined.

'l'he regul;}.tion provj,des t h11t. the acqui:Jition, disp¢sitiol!l or
transfel!' of, OJI' other deo.ling in, or exr~rcisi.ng any ri ht, pO\v°'r or
pr,ivilege with respect to property desi~tcd as sp~oia1 blocirnd property
is proh,ibited,, exccipt 13.S autlilori:zed by lio ~ns ~ , The t e rm ''Spoci-0.l
'.Blocked Proport;r'' is d.;ifinod to mo.1u1 "propEn ·ty fo w~1i ch. ~ti ev1J.auee M.tion-

al h.1113 an interest anf;i whio¥1 1has been dtlsigna.t~d • • sp~ci.al Blocked
P.t-opect.ylll'lin any one or rno:rc 0.1' the thr~e waya set forth in. the regt1lu.tfon.
The te~ ' 1ev.acuae national" i.a dcfitJ.<jd .and th!3 proc G.J dttre for obtain1.rtg
l;.:i,9enses to deal in sp1Jcial 'blockt:d property i~ set forl,h in the r ogul.1tioi;i.

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ew.i.cu~ie.a rro11e :placed ;i.h A.~sembty IJE.!ntera p1.tnditii:f trra.r.~,st"e:r to Wra.r
Reloc.atiiort ~r,;eaa.., lk. being a.pp,raret:~t that the, e'IJ'liicUJ,1.1;.:Lo.n of per-sons ot
J11tpane e a.~ces tcy tr-om; ·the Millta.ry Arer..1s would n.oit ;I.roinectiately .~U ,13~. '""!
tbeir ~roperty prq l,· rr: s Bil'ld: t ;1t some ot)mta.ct woUld be need~ betl~~n
them a.t 'their new pl /' ceca o;t rl.';!Sidenc1e arid their !0 ~1 r ~onmi;in1.tips ( tlll~
bank IIi.l!.i!.'ltJAined re~"Os~ntat±v~s at all A:'3aambl.y C~n~, eTs . I n ;:ionw,/
tnsta.n~ IB.s th~ rlY'~e-i>1:mt~tivE!s w~re permnentl;'t' ass:t.gned to the C~nte.rs·
and in others~ contact was Ltll.linta:i,ned through petl die l vis.it ~· A l:f.s
of the A:ssem ly Centers and their locatiom~ i s contalned in t,, e. Aptpon.d.tx,
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Inasmuch a.1a the ult.irnate B-epon.si-.j:i)ili tyi for th· ti wel.far ·. of the
with the War '.Relon.'iltion Authoi-1'.ty, th~ · .9.gen¢y 1$6'
a~et,u:ned the prop~u!t,y pr b'tr.ection !.unction vd.th re r:IpecH1. ~to the :r~siiden1J,6 o,£
tlte Mlr Iteleoa.t.i.on ProJecV.3 . Cl!>nseqtient:.1Ly , no r"epr~ ~ rt. . tiveb ~f th:is
Pa.nk wer-e a.s sigh..~d to those a.~eas . Viit.h the t :ra.ne r t) evnc:ucee l'rom
,\g>s-embl.y- Centet•s to 'YVar Reloaat1.on P.i:-oj ects t l1eir r.)l•o;oerty prc>bl~.s .:i.r~·
largely in tho hands of the War Reloca. ion Au th it,y .
eV~G.~ees :t"tllpose~

,1

1;•

.;. 31 t:>J:ii..f11,'o t; a~~.

!l ,1 ,,.f

y.

The adm.i.nie ration i/:Jf the 1· se of tho evl;l..cua.til.?rt pro rtu:.l
of San r1l"i3.r'l'1-isoi.1 f'or perf Prrna.nce
de legated t.c the Federal Rese rve
:reeul ed in a,n expense ot; A-t;;g;~~~,.. . . . . . . . .....-81..,..~~!T A Schedule ~~
period from March t.o ~
showing expenses on a monthly 'b
clasisi.fica ' ions, apflears in
1942, both i nclU.Biive , segr·ega.t~ ·
r
the App~ ndix, 'E>rhibit 7') ..

/

v.

I

PUSLlC REACTION AWJ ,REACTION m' EV AGUH:E.S 'l'O wonK PER.FOBMED

/

The at.tit,.lide- o f the publi.c with resp~ct to tile prop~~ty· pro'blt~ma
of evacuees was largely oonsid.erate of t h-0 positi on of evacuees ,. The
p?'(!s~ !ot'" the mo~ part, .shewed a tolerar1t unr1er.standing as t o th<?. OOJ'ILplexit.y o.! the p' ·oblem pl.·esentod and evinceci a cooperativ a·t.t.1.ti.l.Q.~1 1n t.he
<l.issem.imtion ¢t;,• inform.at.ion e ss ential to the :suceess:Cu~. conduct o.t; t,he·
evacuat:i.on pr gre.in. The evacuees as a ola.$G have been cooperativo and fO'JI"
the most.. pa~ ~nx:ious to co11foi;m. wH.b all 1•equi:rement.a and m,1~cwt i.ons
made a thed'.il' ir~tertJsta . The a·t titude Of a.pp'.t'(l! o;i,.a.tioh Otl tJ,1e J:>a.rt of the
~v~cuee,s £ l" the service s rendered i.s expr es sed in. a gro p of cotr)lmuriaatii.ons, .cojli.es ot which appear in th~;) A.pp~ndi.x., I~1ibit 74 .
1

l The American cit zen Ja~rtfJSe have: mtid0nc0d their nppl"l.:icia.tioti o! t he s ~rvic ~a rc1nd'411r~d thro~n their p;r:i.nc~ip13.l or ga n:t2.ati91"1 , th.e
J~pa~sie .Am.!ii!rica n Cit1zene League. Copie~ of cocmnunieations dJ r~ct*" d ' to
this 'b~nk by that org~nization appQar in thG App ndix, Exhibit 75.

!;

~·
l ·.

·

The

'J.'t t;J!tud.c

:H. fais llt'ld
ot th1,1 'bp.nke and o•th<11X' c:o:tpor;a~c cct

busirwss organizn ions contact d du ine th cours ~ of tho ogra.m wns
<:>n(I !t>f helptuln ass .. Mfc.ny bank,$ fall<:>wpQ:, polici11;a E>'f ilco ~ · :ing PfJW'ill"S

of n.t"tornoy f:rom thoi;r- ovn.cu(lt~ c'li c ut~ ·Oovcrring all phi0.1~e of bo.dilf.'GS~
and pa.rticulairly covor'lng thie mra.ttc r t tho he.;ndl.ing ~ .rroG.l. estate •
.A;rrahB;cmont.e werl.) IJl,e.tfo in m.'a.ey in~rt.ancos for the hm.n9!in of proportiea
under br,o,1 d ¢pt:ir•ating (Jr <:ment~ i.o which oonaidoro. lo d.isor.-ction WMI
vest ed i.h tho repros{.mt:.at.lve of the ovaouoc, ;ir1d ·. and l at"'ge the
ev a.cu ce•;is app~e.:r tb hElvc r opoecd ll h.igh degree o;(' c onfid•nne<!l in thoi;r

i

'banki.ng cor1.nmctions.

VI

CONCLtJSlON

Tho

iracuo.tion of porsons o ~ Jn an1;i,sc 3.1'1cMtry from Military
11 t ry Arcw. No . 2 has now
Ca lifornia port io oi'
all tho cvaeuocs ituatc; d in r oloc.;it/1.on a.r~;.'.2..s
thority, or arc ol:.hC::rwisc \lndor its
W::i.r Rolocation
ho.ve boon take up to thi1J ti.miO louklng town.rd m.o.e~1
01i?rm.'ln or It.i:i.J ..:in a,U.c ns oult. of th E:i milittlty' rq:-uus .

Aro a No . l and tho
btie n compl.oted and
osto.blish<!!d by thu
control. No steps
(l'lovomcnt. of eith ~r

Th~: Wnl:" R<1locfl,tioh A hority has succtic<tGd 'tio tn<:.J duties
p1~rfo~d by the oth~:r c:i.v:Lli,. ag.~ncj.os during th13 cour150 of tho
evacue.tion operations, which nve bvon th~ sub;jc.;ct JM.tt. r of tnu
report. It111 dut i.l.!s include ~h adrni.nistr.;i.tion () f tho prop·..irty pli"Qbloms
of ove.cu~cs which ,f.'ornwrly ame within thb Jurisdiction of th. Fe<kt'cl
Reserve Bank of San Frnnci co in its capacity of Fise.n.l Aeunt of tho
Unit ed St.at es•

I

According to ~reliminia.ry figu1•0,s provided by ho Wc.rtime
Civil Control AQJ'rlinbt.ratfon, the ovac1.i.at.ion movc1nfl!nt j.nvolve d
,l a 111,1881/ p.Jrsons of Jo.pancso i'.lhc ostcy di@triibwt d 1~mong
.:ip,pqg I '
th.-e. zonce of !Oa.nk. oporo.tiona us .!'9llow.s;

Heau Office ZotJ.c
Loa Angeles Branch Zon0

Portl3.nd Branch Zo o
Senttla Branch Zone

tl'te

er

.gilla.l inst.ruot.iorus, to the h•l!c 1ndioa;
'

w prot.eet.i

of

Thi.s •'11-s

e

"I

o pr'bbl !11.5 of'

&ll pha.s10

eV'ac~.,ee

u.riadict~o-n.

w;itllr!n :1! ts

~

the origina.l w.e.m.or&ndt.U'l oireul.at d am.orig the bank8 in

ected in

lfl the a~ird.Sitratl.v~ Ql"ganb:.at:S.o~ q

th., ,£iiflt.r1ot.

·~ tt).at

...pi,~~

th~

tar.ti.me Ciyi.l ~~r1b•o1

I

dJnioistre.t.le>n.J hQwev r

1

t.liiis .\!tit.ua:t.bn wae a.l.tered in .a niate.r;i..al. n:i.peet,

'!'he F"1:u'l~·· Si;!c rit.y Ad.mi; i,stratj,on within tt~ UnUedi 1:Jta '"ts Oeput..rnent of
I

Agr:Leult.ure we.a di.r1f:'!cted to handle th& J)rt,blemb df ev
/
I~
t ltural pur -,ita. 1rhe dir ctton ...., ft
~ne:ral De

<l!ue~e

itt.,

•ne,o.pd :1:.n agriCon!IMl1d l:'!1X' o:f

the iittet.i~rn De£eno-e d&mn1&11d and Fourth A~ .undet' d11te qf ~n.rioh 15, l.942,..
As a

cohaeqi:ttnc~

of th.a d111egatiQ·n.

6tr tion r speetlng agricultur&l
i3&n

4lf Sari

.Fras~oieyco h~d.led

or. au.t.h:ority to t.he l''arm Sec\lrit.y

probl~m&

'be

et.t'~ctively- conduct~d

the

evacuet~,

the Ped

nd f.tqU1.pJn$h:t.

erk of the Farm s cu:ri ty Adminietra.ti.on
~ d

.

.f'i"'.le:zing pQwer or .~e ehs.raQter of that aet forth i n Special Hil'lgulat.ion

agency

No. 1, (Exhibit

)..1 ..), to

be ex:erched in. C?~?nnectlon wit

and equipment problems con.front.ing it.

Tbe dele

1942.

s.g:r'icult.ll.r l property

~tiofl

wa.5 affective Apil'il 7,

...,..._.......,,_n.r. ... "" ...._ .•..,_ .._ ..... - ...

a.rtilne Civil. Control il<irni1J,i otration was

The

operating agency

0£

the Civil AU'-i:ra Dhris;iort ot the

comprised

~t'

~

of

w~1ich

fm• e n1.eu.ati.Qn.

"*'

X"e

i~t.ratio:n

del.e~a.ted

....,.

....

~.

a.s the

eeten1 Defense Co.alltlB11.d

t1.wner>oue other age.neies, l.n.cl di.ng the. Fe4.era.1

the Z.'arm Sec:11ri ty Adm:b

~-

establi~hed

and Fourth AJ'itJT in connection witb tt.e eive.cuat ion prog:ram.

ea~h

CHlUld

e,tary 011 tbe Tr-e,.sm·y dele@,....ted t.q that

'

to

r~l. Reee~ve

ll of the:i.r property problems 4':X:el\udve of

t:.hoH per-taini.ng t.. o agricul.ttu..i11.l pro:iel"t.Y

In ord :r th.ab tbe

of

Ad.mini-

1

It w-t.t,e in turn
~ourtt..r

Agency,

and. the Federal. Re!el"VEl B&nk <>.t Sa.xi Fra.nei~o ,
oert.a.:in du.tbs in_ th.e process:i.ng

or evacueew

I.t w.._a intended t.Jn1.t ~preeentat iYee of es.ch o! the t~n1

agenei-ea .n.a.cr.ed JSho

d operate a.a a.

t~a.m

a.ssbta.noe ot evacWtea db.pQeing 9f
ive jur•isdicti.ons .

It was on tnie

tb.~
1

:J.n eac:h o.:tfiee l!l1Sota.hlished tor Mie

preblems (loming With..1.n their- r.&peet-

''teraai~'

tia.8:1& thtit tka program w:u

c~ni:.tuoti~ ..

!

f

ils the ()
pl"0£'1e~

•:t '11.') :t

1nd1ca:t.ed that

the

prote ~ ion. p:rtei>bl.em" o ... e• acuees. mi ht eom. vnthin· ;i:bs .1 jur:f.~d.:l:et.ion e

reflected. :i.n the original
t~e Pr~!.z

ion o,f' the

lXU!!.ll\f.n-a•.n\iwn

1~1.utime

cireuJ;a..ted s.m.ong th.IJ' b~.e'U«l in th.e D.i:rt.. rtet~

C vil Con rol A.dmirtiistr ti.On

1;.iillS si \lilt.ion in a. mat.isri.a.l r~i!pe t

the. apncy

tn~ .li'~nn $~eur1 tf

a.1$

created

l ered

In th.e a.<lmil.'li~trative org nlz tJ.0~1 of

AQ.tniai3trat.iot\ rithin

of' A.grl.c l, .ure w .s· 4i!l"ec 111d to bandl

e United States

D~ptt.rtm~rit

·the p:roble1M/~t e'VS.eue .1 enl,iaged i~'l

cult iral punu.i.tei with the re:s1:ilt
Fra...~ci5 cp

au te.eea at

Ban~

ot.. SB.h

handled all p-roperhy probiema

to agr-icu'l 1',.t~ra.. ol"Opel."ty atHl equip1wmt.

the 'l'r 0.19Ul y .

prqgt•aa1
Qf al.l o
'~

e

he

va.1: eies.

t'

uiz·t:t~

h

l resence of repr senta+..ivee

i( 1rol.v ,d lt'I e ch oft .c:e est.a.bli. hed to

i.\."!J1;~.st

It
<lf, th

Fam

Setru~it.y

~istration

nd t..he r'edora l R. s :lrve

·{ L_lH'._.....tlF

----~t:

'F-.EPORT OF FEDEF.fl~ RESERVE ~U OF SAN FRANCISCO
AS FISCAL AGENT OF TJIE UN I TED STATES Oll I"TS OP.EBA-

TI-OHS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVAC1J~1':ION OF GEru4.AN"A,<7~

ITAT·I .N.f AND PERSOJ..lS OF JAPA.NES.E ANCESTRY F·ROM

1

.illi.IT-ABY AREA NO. 1

~
The following_ report is intended to chronologically

cover Uie- ape.rji tions

c~nducted-

by the Federal Reserve Bank nf

san Fran'1Uc<> in connection -with the eva~ua-tion of German( .
a.I~
ltallanl anti persons of Jap-.cihese

~

ancestry £rom Military Ar;ea

No-. 1 -uhd.e.r the supervision of

~he

military authorities.

:fue report is divided into the

following ~ sect.i~ns:

·~
~...;...

o · ~ministe.r the au~Gri-ty and d.uties delegated to it.
~ ~-Func-t1.ons -p~rformed ~ ~edera:l Heset"V€ Bank of San F.r~:1sco

$

_ ill aclmin1stering 1t:s phase -0f the program.

~ .~P~~s
. " ''

Pttb-li~

incurred •

reaction and reaction. o-f

~ ' .\)oncl!W~ll

evacue~s

to wo-rk per-formed ..

.

The ;. ep.ort is supported by an appendix ~ exhib'lts which

1ne ufie statistical

inro~m~tion

relating to

thi~

program.

<I

.t

• I

AUl!l:tOl!lI TY

of

i'ED~~ RHlSERV,'E BANK

F' SAN 'b~R,ANCIS'C)C)

in Connection
PRO~RAM

with

FOR EVACUEE
(

1

7.1/i

Q. OP~R~~

PROTECTION

.

The Eva.ouee Property Program~ t .n so fs.r e.s the
F~d~rral Reserve J3enk of San F'ranci~(;o ,ts cone-erned., wras
fi.rst suggested in e. te1egrarn from~ ifc,;.c:fe:bft: e, ftalit.c:taa.t.
,liq
·ot t.M>'c'ltti•••!f-.{ dat.ed. ft{arch ;, 1942.
l:t a.rose ou·b of t.he then co11tem.p i::.t~d eya..cuatio;n on s.h ort
no~iC4' bf many'Japa.n.ei;ie,
ative a.nd. fQr~ig.n-bor,n, fr9m.
lnilitaryi areas con the Pt:\.eific CQast and was 1ntetl4ed to
solve, mainly on a voluntary basis, the n1Ul ti tude or
p.r Qperty problems presented in connection with the evacu"tion of these persons. The i;irogram,1 e.s origina.lly out.,..
li.ned and as later performed, was d.s signed to aff.ord.
evacuees re· Sllneb... e protection again.st f:ra.ud., foJ!•ced sci.le.s
a.nd Ul!ils<rrupuJ.ous cred1.tors titconsi~tent w1 tn ·t;he wa:c• eff'ortli.
Wh:f,J.~ the program wa.$ e,x pected to proceed on a voluntary
ba s:t,s., 1 t was also eJ.i;,pected tt a·t gove1·nmentaJ. stn1ct.ionpi
would: be used it' nece$s1n·1 'im o~der. t.o dea1 with creditors
a:ud others who mig ·rt atteTA:n)t to take u.ri..-rair ad.vantage of

ttl:•·i••••••"

the plight of the evacuees.

Direct respons1b~l1ty ~o r the execution of the
property aspects or the progt•c m was placed upon the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco, subject to the ¢ontrol ('))f
the V~ar Department . The l)atlk 1Yas ad:v1.sed that the nature
and urgency of the sitwation r.•equ,ired. that it be tJ'clo(:l.ked
1t;b. full authority W'i thout :ref~rence to VJashingto·n ft. HOVJ•
•!.W'er , it was to work .i n cl<1se cooperation with other fed ...
eral , state and loeal public agencies, and oti:.u ue who
1 t was thought co1ll.d be of" ass is1;ance 1.n de ling with the
property during the course of 1.ts liquidation,.
The duties imposed upon the Ji'eder aJ,. Reserve Bank
of Sa.n Fr no is co by the for8going directi v~ from the qf'fice
of th.e Seoi;eta.ry of the 'Tl'eas uxy emena,ted from the }1:xecu--·

t~ve Order. No. 9066, issued by tue Freaident ot the UI:lited
States on F'e brt$ry 19, 19-42- 'This Exec1J.tive Order conf.erred
upon tne Secretary of War~and th~ military commanders UAd&r
bi ,. auth,ority to :pI'eeeri.he mil1te,ry areas "1n t;'n~ieh plaee-s
a.nd o.(' $'U.Oh extent a:s he (the Sec.l'et.ary of W~r) or the a ppropri"' te mili tar;r cort1I11.a.nder mar dete:rminE), from wh~oh any
or a.11 persons inay be excluded, a nd with Tes:pect to v.hich,

or F..:n:y persons tQ ent,.r, :reJ'llain in, o~ lEia-.xe
shall l:ie S\lbler. to :whate11re;r i.-estriqti~ns the Secre tary
of >&r ar the a:pp:ropr.:iat~ ilitary 1.00tlUilJtnder ma.y impose
in his discre1tio:n". Xhe E ecutiv·e Or'1el" al.s o directed
aLl executive departments, independE!n establishments.,
fl..'JlJd othe;c- 't'eder 1 age:ne1as to asai.st the $ecreta.r y of
We.:r or. the military canunallde:rs in car:ry1ng out the Order,,
in.c luding the furnishing of'" ce;rta1n spticified .t'ac;i;l.1 ties
a
g~ne ·r!'l servicies.
the'' right

01
n .Me..t•e:ti 11 , 1942, t.h~ Command 1ng G1&nie:r al o.t
th.-e Westevn D•tens'i ConunaJ:J.d. and F°'o'UJ't..h. A~ttry &diirtri$'aed. totb..e Federal P~eserv~ J3(11.nk of' San Fra.nai~co a letter, •ta.ting that he w.as fa~l~ a.r i'bh the cor.:tampl.a.ted ' p;r0g,r11u:11
ou l1ned bY' the '?reasury Depertment for d•n1ling ·w;ith :the
problem. o;f evac'Ul!t tion a.nd that he .t'ound th~ prompt exec u.-

tioJJ o,f~ such program essential to tl:le successful pro~ecu....
t.ion of the war and the perforll\B.nee of his dut~e~ under
E;xe \..iti ve O:rder No. 9066. Accordingly, this bank 'flas
aut orized "to take all steps 'Vrh:t ch in yow ji:ldgmemt ait'e
necessary o.r des1r,abl~ irt order to carx•y out the obJectiv of the program~ .
1

On March 21 .,, 1942 , th$ Pres;f.dent of the United
atates gave his approval to Publio Law No. $03--1?th Co;n.gre s--undet· the tei·m:» of which ~·~Y per$Qrl. knowingly
entering, ~emaining inJ leaving, or committing any act
in any military area or zone prescri.bed 'bY the Secretary
of ar" o;r by a .n y m.ili ta'l'Y commander design.at .di. by him,
con ... ra:ry to the ,restrictions a.ppl ica l:>le in uah area or
zo:ae, was su 'bj~eted t<> oertai.n specified penaltiea . In
vie o! the eo1:lctment of this statute, the Com.man.ding
General o.f the Western :Oef~:p.se Command alru::l Fotirth Ar·my,
'by virtue of th& ad.di t1on.titl a.utb.ori t-y vested in him ey

Pu lie Law No~ 503, reauthorized and redirected the Federal. Reserve Ean.k of San ll're.ncisco t" (;?ontinue to t~ke all
steps whicb in lts judgment ere necessar1 or desirable
in e>rder to cax·ry 0ut the objectives o'f' the program. dea.l~ng
ith tne problem of. evac~ees £rom Mil!tary Area No. 1.

on Mar¢b 18, 1942, the

mx

St~tes issued
War R~l .ocation

Pre~ident

of the United

cu.tiv@ Orde:t: No .. 91()2 11 establishing the
Autb.otiity and defin1n@ :its functions a d
dut.ies . ',!'he Di-rector, of' tl11s Authority ·1n1s J:'ettu1red to
s1J.pplement .al.l s'teps in oon-ne.·c t ion -with thf;? evacuation
not; undertakem by the Secretary of 'War or the appt.o prieite
mil i tarr com.man.de~, and we s a uth.or ized to secure the co-·
oper-ation, assistanc e.od :aerv;ices 0£ any governmenta.l

,1

..
3

~
a.gEJi)'.cy .a.:ild ,to, make s~h de,. lega.tions ot e.uthor1t,r as ne
dee.med n~ces~ary. Pursuant to the pr()Yl ions of ttiis.
Executive Order, th.a Director c~~f the War Relocutll on

Authority , on llar~h 25 , 1942, addressed a letter to
the Seetetary of th• Treaaury in wbich he state~ tibat

ne was fa.qij .liar w1 tb th~ prog;t~am then 1.n !PPerat:l.on,, de-.
s1gt'it3d to deal wi,tb. the property of Jaf}~:nese evacnlE!es,
~m with. the delegation s ,o f authority to the :F ederal
Ee$erve Bl;Ulk o,f San Fran,eisco , as Fi,s oal ,A gent of the
United States, :madin l7Y the Sec,reta11y of the Tr~asury
end the Commandtng General ot the Western Def en . e CrA!lm~t.td and Fom·th Az··~ny.
The Director of t~e Viar ,i!.el.oca.-

tiQn Authority said:

"I am in agreement with and a ppro'\11e the pro,..
gram a$ contempla ted and now in e.ffect ·nd,

es Director of tb.e War Relocatio n AU.thorJ,ty
and to the extent of my a11thoI':tty to do so,
delegate to the Treasury Departmen t and its
a,genc1ea, including the Fede1•a.J. Resez:ve 'Bank
of San FranoiscQ , the authority vested in me
• • .. to a.ssj.st ~ersons removed in the ma,oogemellt and disposal or their prop,ert)I'. n
On Febroo.ry l w, 1942, the Pre,side.nit of the
Oni ted States, by a brief memorandum addressed ta the
Secretary of the Treasury, delegated to th~t official
all pQ>weI· andi authortty conferred upon the I>resiiient
by ection~ 3 (a) and ~ (b) of the r.rrading Vii th th.e En.eni.y
Act, as a:n1ended . On March 7, 1942, the SecrE1tary of.1
th.e Treasury, by telegram addres,sed to the Feder~,l Reserve Bank of San I:-"'rancisco delegated to the Federal.
~esel'v~ Bank of Snn Fra.ncisco , as Ft~ca.l Agent of the
United States , "fUll authori.ty to exercise i:1ny and aJ.l
p.cJwers delegated to the Secretary of the '!rea.su.ry under
section 5(b) of' the T:rf#lding with th!e Enemy Act, as

amended by Title III of the First

ar Powere Act, 1941,

together with all other powers v,e sted in ~, for .the
J:')urpose of ce.rt·ytng out this general progr~m ." This
a.uthori ty was confirmed 'by
further telegr~ms add~essed

by the Secr,etery of the Treasury to the F.ede:ral Reserve
:Bank of San Francisco on March 11, 1942, and ·arch 16,
i942. The confirmat ion of the delegation s of authority
00"11ered in the tel~gra. m of Maren 7, i942, WM.I necessitated by the fact that on March .11, 1942, Mr. Leo T.
Crowley, having been appo111ted Ali.,:n Property Custodian.•
had been vested with certain powers theretofor e axe~cised

by the Sec~~tary of tbe ~reasury and on

that date b

d

delegated to 'll$ Secretary of tb.e Tre.a suty al.1 powers
Tfested in him bnder section 3(a~ and ec·t :ion !)(b) or t.he
Tl'·a cling with the Enemy Act , a.s ameJilded . It was consid.&red tha t this break in tl1e contimli.ty of the e.~1tno 1ty
resting in 'the Secretary of th~ Treasur~ necess1tat d a
confirmation of the autkor1t1es thereto~o~e gr nted.

It w1~1 thiis be s~~n that the participation
ot' the 'F'ederal Res4;lrve Ean.k of' San Fret;tci;s-00 il;i. the
· E.v ac:u t:t.on ?rog.ra.xn :Ls co'V'ered by .full a uthql",i t ·y $. te~-·
m$.;Qg .ft"om .mxecu:t1ve Ord•r No. 9066 and $pec1.t~1cei111 cont erred upon tb.1s bal'J,k by the Commanding Genera.1 of the
Western De·fenae Command and Fourth Arrny 1 the Secretary
0£ the Tree.sury the War Relocation Authority, anq the
Alien Property Custod.1an . Since the funcM.or1s :perfor~d
by the Feder~l. Reserve Bank of Sa.n Francisco hav~ 'thus
far :1,;nvolved only volunta.:ry action on the p.8.rt of evacuees
~nd have not necessitated the exercise of any governme11tal sane t ions des i,gr.t d to <iompel ot coerce ae tisn Qn
the part of eitber th~ ·evacuee5 or those w1th whom they
we'!!"e' d.e l 1ng, th,e proprie.ty and leg.a.11 ty 1:of tJ:ie step.s
tt;tken by this ba:nk can hardly be brought int<> queet1oa.

'rhe documents herein ref err d to e.r-e co.atained
in the Appendix ·to this reJ,Jort and a. re des gna. ted. as
.t'ollows:

4

1 •.

Executive Order No . 9066, Fe'bruary 19, 1942, Exhibit

2 ..

~.
Letter o-£ Autl1or1ty from CommandJ ..ng Ge.ne:ral, Western
~
~hlbit
1942,.
,
11
March
Array~
Fourth
and
Comm·nd
De!'e.Qse

J.

Public Law No .. _...,50J--77th Congre.sa--~approved ~rch 21,
191+2, Bxh;l b it ~

Confirmatory Letter of Authority fr~n Cor~anding General,
Western Det'en:s'l/Comrnan.d and. Fourth. Army~ April 5,
1942, Exhibit
Executive Ordth Ro . 9l02 , &1~tabl1. eh1pg War ~eloo.ation
Authority., March 18, 1942, Exh1bit ;;_...

6.

Delegation of Authority by War Reloca. t1on Authority ;,0
Secretary of. the Treasury, March 25, l94Z, Exhibit ..,k__

!

7.

DeJ.eg111ti,Cln ()t Aui;.hor1 ty tro·in )Jr, siden:~ of th,e, Uni •d

vr:t,th

a.

or

t,tie TreasUry \lnder irading
Sec~e~~
tit'! E11em'y A.ct,, F•l+ll:'ua~y l~, 194~, Exhibit

States te

.t1elegat1ou o.t A · 1thor1 t:r by Seoret~ry o£ the TreaiEl1gy
sa.n Fra: cl,sco, lle:rch 'i 11
Bank
tq, Fedetral

'Res•.91:..:e
'
'

l94:2·,. E,xh1bit

9,.

.::.z._

of

I

C0µ:f1l"Itl&t1on of A'.;itnority frolll/ Sec;retia;;ry oft the
· :rr-easw:-y t .o thei Feder ~,J. f\ese~ve )3e.nk ot Sa,n Franc.:useQ,

Mar¢l1

:u.,, 19_42,

!xhlt~1t

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Oot).fi~nation of. tuthority fro~ Seqre~ary of t~•
'trea.$1,ll'Y to the Federal Reserve Bank. ot San Frap,o'j.!1}co,
March, 16, 19.4;t!, .Bbdlil~i t .j_£.

11.

Delegation o! Auth<>r1ty .from Alien. Prop~.rty Ci1$todian

to Secretary of the Treasury-, March ll, 1942,

El:l11'b1. t

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Bunk oi' Sun
to ttdmini

1 gute· ·
f

F1a

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e

i l gt•in
( ppendbt

l'V

o

xhib;tt /

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to it.

program it tituted by the

Bank of 1:3un llrnno:tBoo wus.i

ireotea
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rune t <Jo

ut:Lin · d .i n

j,t

by thf.I '.r usuJ.lf Dop~rtm nt,~

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..i.\Hl aull d '1po11 this bunk. to

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ren ·er

d
'ull services i:n a$sist.1ng persons td be evacu.at.ed.

from ~i.U.ta:ry Ar a No., l in making equJ.tabJ.e d.ispo.s1tion

' {R , ~;:..:~~:_: tl!1~, !~~.e:r;:t~ ~ol~~~~e 'X:reasu.ry Oepar·tment and
~,.{the Felle1·aJ. Reserve Bank of San Franeise<> 11ulmorU:Uzed tile J.;_
)(' ~

f' \
"'

PJ:l_;~~on

to be tct.ke1l Pl the .Bank in a mErmorandum ~·~

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On the oa~;is o.i.' t,he prog:i:·am suggested &,, ti.fi.e·

'it'ieae·t t:ry

l~Ml&l::l• IH:i- F.md the memorandum of Un<;lerstan.ding between the

.

Treasury Department arul the Federal Reser'V'e Ea.nk of San
)

F'rancisco, the Ban~. proceeded to set ~ts ~ era.t on 1:1 !llotion,

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.{!..ii v O .,Ct.,..,.,.,1_. ....., ..J;;. Ii~. ··-4 Di /... .-<:..fi/ .....r J 1:1. A!. . .; .I ,
In the 1~ iro t ix_1st.anoe a letter was d11·ected to all barucs within

'M.ilitary Area

'o• l (Append1x, Exh1bit

..L!/_)

soliciting t~eir

full i;:ooperat!on in the Jlll.dm1nistrat1on of the program,, tw.ving

in mind the nect;laslty for its speedy execution an<i the complexity of the problems which. it would involve.

1'he banks

so adaressed were provided with a memora ndum (Appendix Exhibit

j.J(_)

1

Bettine forth, the principles proposed 't o be pursued and

which were pursued by the Bank 1.t+ tb.e perfO'l'ttwl.nce of ;i. ts duti~s.,
The eomm.unica tion to the banks was pla:r~ed to coincid~

with the relea ~ e of general publicity as to the pext t~ be
played in t'he p:rograrn by this Bank, tbe publicity t•ollowing

in general the suhstanee of' a press ,r elease submitted to and
approved by the military authorititui

AppendiJe..t &chib:it ~) •

.At its inception the plan of procedure contemplated
tee fLlll use of facili t:tes of the banks opera tiIJ.g in tb.e
M,i.11 tari; A:rea -1--ili•t•lil!!'«:!'e, the complete co.o pera ti on ol" all persons

dealing w1 th the evacuees 1 and tne 11tiliza ti on o :t' faciliti~s
by othe'r Gov1trnmental agencies_. federal, state and

Inser

No . l . @

Confe .nces wer
o\'

held a

S n

4

ran~1sco

e Tr f?a:!m:ry lenartment:+'toard o
l'-

,.Res<:.>:t"'V

I

rs em 'r

bet ieen

re~resen

Go v rner s of' th

a ives

F'=>de r~l

1

thee Fed t'a.l Beserve Bank o·t" Sat .Jii1rancisco .

A. ,d i. i0ual C{Hlf.rem.!es with the ~ ilitary a.·1.L hor.i .1,es occurr"'.11 ..
'1 , conf'er noes

es1

t ed ·n t

"'.final fo:rmulatinr.i of' t'ht3 policy

t o be fellowed in carrying ou

rot . ction phase of the 1v aeua ' i o n Progr m and

local.

tO.'ll!lilrd, th• ~tft8tili.•'5&'"1'-iG£ ! co11·hi•e:4..-Seti-w~e•<tt:!oeB &)le'll'et~.
pha~e

One

of

th~ pl"ogram

'Waieh appeared to

reE!,ui~•

pe!'$O.l\~ d~aling

special at11:enti()n w.ae tP.e pos$.1bility that

w·i th eviicruee s rn;tgh:'\:; eqde vo,r to 't ,a.ite a,ctv.aintSt ge of tltl~it 1
1

position in

ci.e.~~li;n..gs vvit~1 them~

agai~st

In ovder to guard

this possibility, consideration was given to tbe :llssuance
o.f a. regula tion. which wou.J.d enable tb:e Bank to preve11t
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tr~.ms ctions with r~spei:t to property· of eYacuee~ if it

~~p~p,re4

the; t they were l,le:1,ng V-ictimiz,ed,

~~U!n;:ff'Th~

(s~•uM•+ Agilft '"I

re11Ulat1on was given broad publicity in

the pi:·ess and o"V'er the radio, the publicity following the

genera l outlines of the press release a_ppear1.ng on the
reverse of Evacuee Prqperty Department Circular No. l
( Appendi:x: .mxhibi 't ~).
1
Tb.rou.ghout t.A.e ~om:- ae o.;f the evacua. t ion pro,gra:m t);le

services offered by this

rendering

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W...:t:....~

as!?ist~nce:,

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acqu~int

and the other

. . . , been continuously

lt,....:.1 C~·t.. , .~ 4~,, ...,.....-..

in order to

B~11k

r.:; ;

l:Q•iiR•'*li~

the evacuee s with the services

~11. ,~ ~

avail~

able to the.m,,. and in o.raer to ga1.n the coc1pera. tion and
a :; sis.t a nce. of

tb.~

;pu.b'liie in gene;ral aZl.(:1 ·person.¢i he:v:lng

dea lings with th.e evac.u.ee.s in particular.
1 1lustr a.ti·on~

Addition.al

of press r e eases subm.1 tteci. by

thi~

bank

in connection with t.~1s oyJeration appea:v in t~he Appendil)
\. Fxh.i'b its

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14.R.

FROM. B.

AJU4S,~RON G

AG~EW

AltAougb you ~equested ~e to prepare
only the text for the f'i:rst su.bdivision ctf th.e
report on tru.t Ev~cuee Property Program,. I hiive
ta.ken the lib~rty of al.so dictating the text
!or ! I F or tlte outli.me·. You may us& it or not,
as you $8e f'it .

General Counse
.4.tt.

T

t:X~

FOR II F QF RE.PORT 0

EV),_C.UE.E

PRQPER~:Y

PROG!MJl

In :accordance with thfll authbri t.y de ethe Selifreta.ry o!f t be Treasury on Ma,reh
~-Ban P1nu(efsco,

·a.iio-P~ci;r.t-;~~~..t;;...~~~a;L.i.-.~"'1~ ·~1H ~e--to

P.EUWi.tm.....U~~~~wa!fHtierQQ...4,.,,;~ml~1e1....
.... .PJ:PJ.'~·-~

Qlmere~"eir 1 cou. March 18, l 942, by v :l rtue
Qf the authority vested ip t \iS b~nk, as Fis~ai
,Agent' of the Un:tted Sta.tes, · nd l)y 11irt-ue of the
utbority vested. in it by tha Comm nding General
of th.e Western ~efenee Command and Fourth Army,
the Federal Reserve Bank 01· Sen Francisco prescribed a.rnd issued Special Regulation No. 1 rel e. ting to tra:nsaot1ons in " peci a l 6>1oclte d ~roperty"
eu therein defined.

The regulation provides that the acqu:t,s-·
ition, disposition 01• t'ransfer of, 01j otner de.al1~ in, or exercising a·n y right, power or pr1v:1.lege With I'espec ·t to property designated as special
blocked property is prohibited, except as authorized by license .. The term n.fpecial lJllockedoirprop.erty" is defined to mean "property in which an
eva cuee national has a~ interest wh1eh has been
deJjigni~ ted a s -ipecial ~loc ked ~roperty 1.n any one
of the three ways set forth tn the regula.t ilon. The
term "evacuee national.'' 1.s d efined and. the procedu:r;e
fo·r obte.;.lning licens~~s to deal in special loloc ed
property is set f ortn.

This regulation was intended to cover
".fr ezing order.s " required in those cases where it
p neared that thos~ (le~ling wi.th evacuees were peremptorily attempting to t a.ke lUlfa.i:r advanta.gt:l of
the ev~cuee ..
The regulation wa s co,n firtned by the Seqreta.r;y of the Treasury and published in the !W'.r.:!l.
Re,g:i.ster on March 21_. 1942. FQrtuna.tely, it la-as
not appeared neoe <'sary to e:xei-cise the extraord.1 nary
powers contemplated by this sp.e aial regulation in
any Qase handled during the progress of the Evacuee
Program.

A copy of Spf)cial Regulation No. 1, herei n ref erred to, is conta 1ne<l in the A.ppend 1.x t ,e- t ·fl.1..s:
1 i' ,,,
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..:·~d Exh;i.bit
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fSDERAL RE SERVE BANI\: OF SAN fRA'NCIS CO
1

Fl•CAL AGlllCl' 01" 'f~la lJN~T•D 5T,t.lia

Ma!'.ch 18, 1942

E acuee ffoperil De0!!;!11111111t
Clrcahilr ilf.,, 1

To BanJu, Bank~rs, 'fruet Compnni~s., and Others Concerned,
iu tl,.e Twelfth l!'ederal Re11erve District.

I

Code of Federal Reg-ulations

Title 3.l M<>~Y and iFinanee • Treas1:1ry
Chapter l.-;Mon~Ulll')' Offices,

DelJartment of the Tre~l!lury,

Part lSO.

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,
Sp-rdaJ ~~u.fatipn No. 1.. Unc;t.,r Executln Order :Nq. 838f)1 April 10,
194.-01 as
.Amended, and SeetiOi\5(1>) of the Tn.dlnf with ihe Enemy Act. &JJ Amet;aded by the
First War P0wers Ad, 1.941, RelatU.g to Trall$lctions in s.-eclal Blocked Property.*

By vlriµ~ of he,autJilc:>ri.ty •re$bld itl th.e Federal Reserve Bank. of San J,itand1ep. Fis~ 4-ttent of. th
United States, pu:rsua.nt' to Sectiw1 5 (b) of the Tr,41ding with. th' Enemy ~t at! at;nel!lded by th<d Plrat
W~r ,Power1\Act. by virtue ?t 'the authqrity vesteq in sue~ bank by the Oomma;nd?tg G~nepil of the
We~terp 1 l}er~nse Command andi Fourth ArJD~'" o.nd l1·y yn· .u.e ,ot ii.~ ather auth~.J.:ltY vest~(J 1n such
banla, th!! followwg special 'r :egulatto1ls •J.·~ hereby pre~rlbed:
·
(J) The BCCf UisitL011, disposition or tra.n~fcr of, or other dettling in, or exercisi.nf!r arty rll{ht, J>(JY'f~l",
ot pt>iv1lege with re~peet to, any J;)J"op~rty henattiar d' >SftHIAt<~d a s Spee al 'Bl()cked' Pi'Of.Jel•ty
is prohil1ited except l1s a.uthcn·ized by ticetl8e. expressly referring to this tegrtlation. •
(2) App}lc.a.t~ons fo:- ~ny such licens~ may be 1']e4 n form TFE,-l l~t tl.l)Y perf.li;>ll wfth t.h,e .ti 1~rest
om~ p! the Federal Rese~ve Eau~ o~ s·a n fl,' ll,ClSCO. Sifch jlpp.tc~tions should /!et t()1th (a)
the interest, If any, of the applicant iin the prope:rly'; (/q) th~ det~ilB of th~ tra~actlon._ for
which a license is requested, iucludin.g the t erms of any proposed s ltlehi~nt; (C) th,e tnanner
,l n which the ~ntereet 0if tl).e' evacuee national in tJ\e ~:ro~·rty is bt>J.J;tg protectted1; and (d)
whether 01· i1ot the Macuee national is i'n agreement with the proposed settlement.
c~n As ,wsed in this svecial .re~ulation and jn any rul!ng, Ucense, inst.ro.cti9n, etc.:
~a) The term ''enc"ee ~tiomtl" sllalL ~ean any Japan~~e, Germ.an, ot lt~.li.aµ •lien, or any
~rso11 of lapan~se Al!l<?estr~" r~ident.~n or sinee ,l>ece.mber 7, 194l in Mihta.ry .Area
~e, l o~ ~n apec.1tie,l zop:es ln other .M:iht~rJ. ~.s p5escribed in or pu.rsl.'.l4nt .ti> P'uli>lfo
pfoclat'111itioJ:la i1isu~d bt I:..~eutenant G~neral .t. 't. DeWftt, Com~a11diJ:l2' G~ne~al of the
Wefl~rn Defense. Command aM Fo.urth Arm:y. For the puiroose of tli.'is retulation all
evacue~ :nationals ate nation:lle: of a forei,g;n eou.ntr7.
(b) Tb,13 term "Sp~cial Blooke~ Property" shall. mean property in which an ev~ue~ natio~al
has au j11tereat and which has been deslgnated as Special Bloek~d Property by th:e E'ederal
Rese~ve Bank o:f San li'rancisco in one or m-0re of the following ways:
(i ) The-re ii'! posted on or reaaonaply near au h property an official 11'ederul Resru:ve
Bank of San Fruncisoo notice that such prope1·ty is Special Blacked Property.
~ ,£i) Th,e peraqn laolding s uch property or having possession o.1r eu15too thereof has bti!el!

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• J?art J~O ;-Sec. 6Cb), 40 Stnl, *tG and 9611 ; Se.c. 2, tll Stl!.t. l ; Gt Stat. 17t; J•ublt c N<>1 il> i 77Lh 011irr~1111 lllxe c ut\V>e O riht 83Ba,
.April UI, l\l>l<J1 1u /llJ;lllntled by lUJtlill!Utlvo Ordur ij"/8fi, .l urte 14, JUH, J!lir.e,mtl v e Orr.l~r 118~2, July 26, l'llt'l, J!.l,xecuUv 1 nll)r 8
63,
D•! t1rll\Hi1• ~, ~j),,lJ,, jUx-<iUll'v
M.u.rllih

u., w•2.

e Ordo£ ll~BS. De\l 111·b er

a",

1941, .l!lxecudve Or der Oll66, JJ'cbruuy J O, 10•2. l!lll•~t~u tlva

rae r llUUG.

[OVDJ

n.oti:ft~<Ji by ttu~ Ji:ec:k,iral ll•seJNe ~ of Sa'll Franc}$

q tlt&t s~~ pn>~rty i8 Spec,ial
llloclc;ed Property.
·· \I
(1i:£) 011e or mo11e pe~sons having ll:ll interest in such property have bee-n,notified b¥ the
Ft.de.l'al Reserve Ba..~ of ·San Fm'ncUJco that such prQpet'ty is Speei~ Blocked
1

Property.

Federal Reaerv-e :Banlc of San F:ra~cisco,
ll'llioaJ A1eM pf tlta U111te4 Staua

lly W111.A. DAY.
Pnisidmt·t.
For your irlfor1ru.tion the following ~tatement to t;htl tu:"~"s rvas >:Qle~se<J ,Marck l7, 19~.
"In order ta proteet Japanese a;nd other evacae-es, the F.ede1·a:l Re1.m·ve Bank !>f San FrraQ,cisoo, 1
as Fiscal Agent of the Urtited, States, today i&med re~u1atfons deeigned to bring about 4ilQ.Uit&PhJ
settlements between creditors and WeBt Coast evacuees.
The new regulati1:ms are intended to fores.tall unfair aE.'i:ion b~ u.nscrupul0u15 ~ediiorn wbieh
w<>uld be detrim~ntnl to the interests of the evacuee and tt1 minimize his losses iii ooonecrl.lon
with the di~position of his property.
It is. anticipated that this will be ac,c omplished to a l"rg-e extent by direct appeal to the
creditors' sense o'f :fa.ir play 11.nd the . <J~vious necessity tor complete cooperation in tb:e administra'tio11 of the eva.cua.tion pro~am.
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'We want any Japane~e or other eva.cueewho finds tht1.t he has clifilclllty in reaching an equitable
aettlern~nt with his creditors to come to tlJ,e nearest offlce 9f the Evacuee Properly Depal'tment
of. the Fedtiral Reserve .a~nk. At the bank we ean di.tiettss his ease and take·tile n~essar)' steps
to protect the evitcuee from unjust loitaes: William A,, D•y: • P:residel)t of tb:e .flede,ral R~serve
Ba1~k.

st&ted1,

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Bank otlidals warned that the initiative under the new regulations will rest with the evacuee.
Afteir thQ ev11.cuee h~ff att~Jnpted to mak~ ~ eq,_u.ita/al~ tMJttJe-npent with his creditors, and, hlM
f,p.ilad, h~ ,~h.04ld gg fo the nea.r~st o6lce Qf the' l!iva.cuee Proper~y :Oepflrtiru~nt of the F~ral
Re1Jetve Bank and fay aU e11~ f&:ets t,.,f ore one of its rep,l"'e!fehtatiives. '
· '
,;
tlie bank will call ln the ci:ediwr anil befit his idde 6f t~e case lltlrl 1nake every eft<>~ to brq
ab<.iut 1h1 arniea.'bh:; settlement ot t~e ntatte.r. lf the ere<IJ\tor i& unrealJonable and insists 011
taking u.nfa.ir adva.n tage e>'f the evaeuee, the i'ledettal Resewe Bank may fteellle the evaGuee~si
pr<ipeJrl;y by ~osig'J'l.ating it as Special 131.pj!ked Pr.0~1·t,y'.
,
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Following this step the ban~ will either post a notice Ofl or near tbe prope:rty of the evattuee,
s~ting that the pr<.>perfl,y d6$£ribed in th;e 11otice is BpecAaJ ,Blocked ,J!>ppperty Qr wil\ neti£y the
P~l!lon holdin~ o..- having po•.H1t>.aslon of the propertxe.. o.r J.)(mH1n~ havh1~ 11n tntE!l'Bl3~. ~ it, ~h.at
au.ch pi·o;pE!rty :is Spe¢l,aJ Blocked Pl."operty-. Federal i"eserve BB,nk ~fflclals ~tt\ted t~ per1!11.>ns
tl~nling, With eVUC\l.efi!s may assum.e that their propertr is not Bpeciiil lllocked Propert,y unleJSS
tlteYi are affirmatiy~1y' on notice to the contrary. ,
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,
Moor the vrc~~,:'ty has be~n d~jd Sp<1~,ial 'J:Uoe~ed Prope1~y~)' M<lUi$itjan. di•.po~itfon, or
tral'ljtfe.f ot tliat pro}Xlrty as sl.lb~ec to a. l'.l~eruse issued b;y tP,e r·edel!(l.l Reser'1o B~ull:• .A:pphcations for such licenses Jna.y be file with th.e ~~rest office of the bank.
Beei+use the bank wishes to protect the evuuee not only in tran~tions involving real t)ropf!:rl;ir Mt a:ls<>1ta tbot9'e nvolving all J\:inds of. pe~sonal ·p r6perty, the 11egulatlo11s rtaa'ke it possjble·
,f or any JHn(J, of pro~rty ti,j be des g"liated 11.!5 Special'·Bloeked. Pro~.
'
By these broad lJrov~}olul the" regu~tiQlla e11able the b~ tp protect't~e evacuee in such typi.ca.l
t~actions as conditional iaalea·, ina~~l$Ep.t J)ur~)laae$, \')1" any other type of dealing in ~llY
kind property, if the evdetl~~ wui first t.lnder.take th~ ,slmp~~ s~ep of petidon~ the batjk to
declare his property Special Bl~ked Propert~.
'
'l'b~ bank rnade clear that ft will be on. gt.lard fo~ any attempt on the parto.C~vacuees to avold
the pe.y'ttu'!nt of reasonp.ble treditOl'i!' ~lalms through today's regulatioM.'"

ot

Yotll's very truly,

'"

The 'ba 1": h' $ endtHl.Vltlred,

o tnke 1~dvcu1tage o ... ever

ad(\Lr£H3S. organiz;ati(..ir1s

al kinds, 1nclu0.1ng

trede 11, e:red.1 t and other

f

as~oaia.ti

1t1rga.nizations , a.s well a
n o·r der to :>-i'll'e tl'uJ·

wid~s

var.n..lees .

ns, and_ raptesenta tive bu.. i:ness

o the

publicity :possible
th~

aspe~

s or

rea tmer~t of' ;properties

Church grou1>s , sooial and oth 1 r o:r ar.iiza ti o-ins

th.t1 Je:pa:nes , ill ludin~ the .'.l'Rµaneee Antertca.n
w~re

ank1nf; groups,

orgah:Lzati ons of .Tap nese thems l ves,

the Elvacuatio n Frog ram rele t.ing to
of

op ortu111. ·y

<>f

1 tirzens '.µEH!l.g\J;e,

conta<'ted a.s fr·eqt\eritl,y as possibL , and tl'). ;tr se1·v1ces us d

in dissemina ·ing information among thee acue s .

1

:toblem ()! a:ssistllJ'.1$

Ib.t'* .Sa:nk was ceiifron:ted w;Lth th$\
'

evacuees ove:r a large a:vea
Ofihce

:&on,~

0£

1nvo.lvi~g
,

~

,

I

<:>perat:tona: in the Head
~I

~~$.1* opera~ions ana. l:li<fRlf.:lr~e :l.~

the .Zi>ne.s o!

'

f

operat1on,s of L©s · l'l;~Elles , 'P ortland and Se attlt't B,ranc.i1es of
_t .he Bank •

In e.stab ... ishing· machinery :t'o1~ the illl}>leQi•ntation o:!' tne
.-·t ,u,...../

p~ogrq,

a depa:utment. was esta:bJ.1:'s.h.ad within thE 'bank ert.r..ucture

a~d: desig.n~,ted. ae. the .ltva~.u:e~ Prc>~e.rt!1 . Depar't#n1 ~t ~

The Evacuee .Pro}.:l~rty DejpR'rtment h:&is Qpera ted unde; t~e

'
general

"?: j,i.L di~ ~ .J/'1 ' ,,~~
supervision of a Vice !)resident at t~1e Head Of fie~ and

unaar the d,irect supe:rv;!.sili)n of an. Assis ta.lilt Cashier .

ope:rat1o:o,s in
'have been

th~

Branches nave .followed usual :Sank

'..l"he

!Olt'tn

and

un. el:' the di.act sup~r'Y'ision of tile M~nagitlg Dir•ct.o r

B<ead Offic.e and at ea.c,h of the Br.-<.uitchec,s has been under the
<:barge of' a Department f.ead anp. the staff' has been I'ecruited

tram bank personnel as wiell as from. out:S1de
Matters of poli.J y ha.v;e been deter1n.1111e

so~rces.

at the Head

O:t'f1ce where oor1tact. 1-.tS..s been mai1"ta:1.,ned with the Wai·time

CiV'il Control Admlnistrat;ion H~adqu.arte:rs., a repre.sentatj_ve
of' this Bank having been

station.e~

at that ol'fice throughout:

the entire eourse o!' operat1ons ..
While pol:Lc1e~ navie been established fo.r tk1e most part
at ~he Iaead Offic.e, the Bidm1ni4'trati;o.n of t..h e PtOijram has

been decentra11•ed so t•r as pos$1ble 1n

t~e Bra~ches

in

tne iate;res t o:f speedy execution t>i.f" the d'llties delegated to
the Bank.

-;

-

Re,al:i1ZU1g tnat the progr$-m wot.lld

the acee.ss1b1l~r t:'f o:f tae ,·

pum:Lfa1~ ~Clntact ne·c~iss±t.at:Utg

· o~cupted.

op~n•d

'PY the .rl .. Y. . K•

in

.uin,~s;

os A.ngelf!1s offices we:re

.
at 707 South $J>:r.ini Stre!3.iL iq f>ortlr.m.d off'ioel! V{i':3~e
• , ' ·· ···~·
" '
~31?~ ft>~~

o pened j.:ft
~

1

me

ih:tl••··

Pol'tMf

I • • • '""

~ ).

and in Seattle o:f':f'ices we;re opened at

~

'

~

8-08- ~ nd.

The of fices were· staffed in the first

·:!..

•,

'I

.iL'I ;

1
"

~·

Ave·rn1e • .

1n.stanc~ ~

by

employees o.f the F'ede:rs.l Res.e .rve Barut o:f San F:ra.nci ·s co and
enl1a:r~e·ti

the s t~f:t'iS were subsequently

to 1.ncl ~de

repreaen'~a-

I

ti'Ves of

th~

Sea11;ri ty Ag~ncy

)fe.dE;ral

a.n,q li'a;r-Tll Security

A.aministration i,n the miuwer s bsequently discussed in this

report.
The San 'E'ranc;t;co of fi<:?e

\\l'B.S

opehed

Max•ch 9, 194~, the Leos Angeles. o··l lfioe

P'ortl · n<fof'f'ice on

3-1
- ->- "ti. v .
I

...,......

~.

_t - JJ ~ i/ v r ,

the morning o.('

3 " L?..,;_!/_Y,

the

~nd the Seattle o.t'fice o.n

The ope.n ing st.a ff ,s o;f' the four offices on their

opening dates totaLed

'In the

011

o'.r.1

sll€ction o!

men.
p~rsonnel

for Fiveeuee Property

De~f.1.f~me~t o~E. :rations , emp.b.t\sis wa~ pl~o. ed

~,~.Jt .

on past e:q>eri~nce 1

1'"s.d ve1·t1sing,
~..14,4
~
bualness. o ganization,, oouhse.~:
;t a lag"'
hr

security analysis , real a.state and. property .tnarM11.ge111ent,,
,agricul.tQ.re, frul. t pack:f.ng,. t1•usteesa,ips" mort.gl:lge loan
' act:ivitie· ~, .Federal Land B nk oper.fittions, importing and

exporting, 'Pank1Ilg, and la"W, in order to assui:-e a

tho~ou.ghlyr

l

exp,ez:l.en,sfed $.ta.rt Which woul~ be al'.Jle to adequa te·l r meet

'

I\

... 6 -·
vard,ety of pro:blcaµis co~;!ng b'efo:r;-~ th.E Eank foI solut\.ian ..
'
Etnpl. o~nnen t was a<aQolll'pJ.1sned.

f.:bir ugh the

.e;rso~mel

regu:l~l'

departmen · of th.e Bank a p.d ~ll €Ji' the :facili t~e:.s o.t' the Bank
were med ' aitaila l!J-J.e ta ex.pedi te the operat:tons oi" the Evacuee
I

P:r~pe'rty

O:t'1'ice

epa.rtntent even tn.ou.gh 1 ts offices in the Head

ti.~(;t ~ranch

'th& 'b~:ok

.e·itie ..

~nvt.>1Ved

were

loaat~d.

apart frortl

pr:e)n\lts e~ •

II.Dille·diately aftel'! the establishment o.f

~ne f'OU):'

pztin.ci·pa,l

o;t' ices , Ai.rrangement.s were 1ba.ae to plac,e repr·e se.nta t:if es in
cert~in
th:rou ~ho

of
t

t~e office~

by

United States

~mp1oyment

Ser•ice

o. l in acco:i."du.nce vd,th the "teb.m"

111tu·y ArelZI

~rosram ~stab lished
]'.;n

t~

of

t~e

Wartim~

C±vil 0-0ntrol A4ministrat1on.

order to e,ecom liish t.be s t;,a;ff.;tng of au.eh off fees by

l'eprEsentu t i vies o! this b rik qualified to ii.apdle the problems
existing in various conmium:lties where the IDffices wEre .Located,
qualil'i~d

men we re selected frol'ifl tlne bank c:rganizat ion in ttLe

Head Off ice ano Branch. ZQ;nes to v·isi t the Ci t;tes in which tb.e
l)ield. Office s

\ver·~

'to be

estapl,1.shed~

pre6e'Ji1tta~i;ivea

These r

we:r.e sU.pplied 'With eEq.ployment 4l!pplications :pending in the

~a.nk

,ft!lxts f .r-0m men 1n the various areas,

were interviewed by th.em .

c

th.e ap liconts in.t erviewed .

Addi't,ional applications

plic1;1.nt~ ""~re

?he

r -a.....

r d thE app,lican-cs

thro.ugfl, the fa c·1 11ties of' .local bti.nks - nd other

•

f . .'L..

we~e

conc:e:rn~

cru.alifica. tio,n~ 0

secured

and

the. ap•

di$cussed by telephone. with tb.E pe:rsor,w,el.

oft';f,.cer a.o.<l :selections were mad,e*'

<- .. tJ-.!v·lif ,4 ....~ ' 1 t:;..J.
able to. secure

(fl.'

B;r thi;;) m thod of proc.edu.re the

b~rnk ?ta.s

-1

7 ...

... I

ae$1sti...n.o:~

to t e evacuees in

t~ e1r

00111JJ1uni ties.

I:;n <i.;ertaf.n cases "Where i ·t became
add:1.t10n~d
pl!'oc~d.u.re

necessa~ to employ ·

personnel in Field 0 t:i.cesl> the same

gew,e~al

was fol owed.,. 1

':Che employm_e-nt o·r !:teld rep:rese.ntatives and oth.e.:r
~mplillyees
utsi~e

of the Evacl.le,e Prope1·ty Depart.01ent sllected f.ro·m

so\.l:rces

w~a

maue om a temporary basis subject to

term.1nat.1 on at. any t1:ai.e.

and
ea.ch

At the pe:riod, of' peak oparations there were -·---

·p ersons di.r.ectly

eng~ged

in M1.e

erformHnce cf duti .s in

the Evacuee f>r~pel'ty Depa:rtmen t, seg11 egated by o,f'.t'ice as

follows:
Head Of' . ice (1~ . . ~"

Los Ang les
.Portland
~

- .)

,;a ttJ.e

.194

the total so entployed was

_...._..

__

segregated as follows:

Head Of.t'icef'"- i,;. ~·" ~.

I..os Atilgeles
Portlim,d

~

Seattlre

.... .., .

as
tJ.S. J:E,mploym .nt

~ur

representatives

wer~

placed in

erv1ce offic~s tnraughout th.e /h11tary lrea.,

TE1pr~sEnta ti V'fl9 of t'lile

Fetle.:r.al Security

ag~ncy

am

Of tl:le )i'arm

e ourity Administr'a t1on were assigned to du.ties by tb.ese Agencies
in the of't;ic'1tS et3,t~'bl:1$h d 'b~ th.Ls ba~( t:n San F+ ncisco, !so ~;.

--~_,~,

.......

__

..........

- _....
...

,.......,./ )
_.....,..._ ....

~---

..

A schedule sho 1ng the Fi el

Offices , staffed by

e resenta-

.:l ve s of ·he b nk , .:.l.s pir.tr s of ten ms func ti(:,n 1n g in th se o.f tee~
;ts s . f rth n he µpendi.x,"I( mx:h.tbit 26 . The $Chedule 1::1howrs

,he

Si Uf.ltiCrl

n each zone r

~

1H•1...,,.t..;... ,

to th i r repr ~;e ntiil.tion at Uni'e Gt,;ate::J Em~'.lloyln additi
m ri Siervice offices in .he field~ be.Lug tho'l Llt:!l 1.gni~te As
1
p,.,irn;..ny' offices in Ex tibit '26, our. renr :'entn tves mnde f'l'e U.Elnt
pen. , u .• Qf
Gk'lUs j _n other comm :nit.te~, operatin g , f'rJr .he ffi("IS
leld Offkes in ha vic:l.. ni ty ~ JHldi t'onal Uni ,ed ti . A e E loyof ho e communities nnd
lorn ed in c er ; if!
n't off lees .
1
made he • ·.i'bj c. ( ,f periodical visits as sec·ondf.1ry offices .
1
he add.1 1 n.nl comm n1tie s ~on·""' ~ec b:r our representa . i.ves~ in-

be se ondary offices , li k

rludin

It

l l ' be n te

wi~e

apJenr in Exhibit 26 .

hat in ·he Po tland Bronc1 zone , reprt-

sen':· ti ves f hi bank were c 'n · inuous 1, ma 1n td.ned in • only
i~~cus~
b nfi'ice r vious.l
one nff ce , bein .. th ~ Portle. ld •

sed .

Rcwever, or repres ntatives fr·quen ly ca lled at the
he area and comll)u.nit i es a aeen · t o them .

:Jecondary o.f_ ices in

,

-e
Ang~les,

Se~t't;le

Portland. iand

ti.Ea.rns to car;rt tl~'t t.he

"teaxn 11

in order; to c·om.PlE;te
prog:r~ . e$ 'til.bli~be

~4e

by th.e

~·

Wa~:t1;m.$ ~1 v'iJ.

i

Rep~eseintatives

11

1mi~i5t,r.ation.

. ontrol

of' ·hl'J.e Fedena.l

ese:rve B-ai:d& ' of San

Frsnci seo in the Evacuee l'ro1 erty Dep,art:rnent 'Ope.r ation we;re
pr.av tied. with detailed ini:str\.,IJctions and w:r1 tten :l.nfox•ma.tion
~etting

forth ·heir dut1e$ ani,i p;roviding in.!C).r$iom pf' value

it.Q. performing those ¢1\!J.ties 1n f.ttrtllerr;i.nce Q'.i'.1 t.he ev·a:ct.l!a tio.n:

p;r ogram.

Operating lnstru.ctions wer$ is~u.ed .from time ta

time as the program developed and as vartous 'Proble1n.s artJse o.
Represent~tives were

views and field

Fequired to tlrepare re~orts on all inter-

rf!pr~sentatives

lE!'t)plboy:EJ1ent ~ ery1a.~ offices war

established ih the

u,s.

d1.reotfld 't(.> .t:.oJ?ward cop1E:$ of

'their interview l'~po.rts to 'the office of thi~ :.bank w~th wni~ ch

they \'Ir-e re t..s.socia ted.

lntervriew reports, both trsm Field

vJ..'

O;r'fic"€s and from representati,v es . . . thE
t,

rincipal offices

of this bank, we rE subjected to review1 in. ·t hose offices, 1'\.tld
~tMHr

auch :further ac tionIi a~ was deemed app1opriate.
interv~ew report adopted.

T'be fo r m of

tor 11.s~ in this operation app~ara in

CJop:tes of typical 1.ett~rs of
~ ~ !/"'..."
instruction to representatives"' likewise ~P.PElliir :1,n. tl'ie Appendix.)
the Appendix) Exhibit ~-·

1

A 'l

·Ji!.'/'
/

. "f•···•.:.A--¥ *._. .,,w....I~ ~, "'4
to zf"L. 1nclus1 ve. &p-~
-1~1 ~~·'i; I- t)..,_~~-c.,.,,.: rt.. ""....,,./. ~ ' ,~.a, ~ ;~ C4""1..~
During ttie ope~ing phases of q~eration da~ly s~aff meetings
.~
ElXhil;:>i ts ':ii>'

(.11-..

cµ..H, \)

r

w·e re hEld in tb.e princ11:ial offices of' th:l:s

ba~lk tor ins tructi.o,n

I

pu·rpois~$,

a.nd thr·o ughout the couts.e of operations contact has

been maintained with- :F:teld Offices by teleph<1:>~e a.tld by personal

oonta.ct through otbex
dlst~ict supe~visQrp.

:t"cepr~sentati v'es

aetiug in the nature of'

)

{;,

t No

.as

· review of t e ins tJ'Ucbi r.m letter$ will disc;;Lose
that the y cover ti. variety of sl'.lb,lects a .l denling with
bank ope,r4 ti on s unner the J;JI'ogreitm; $UCM a.!'.l Powt.irs of
~e ume .of
tto~ney, op_ ra tton o:f t e •·1·e zing Power ,
:i-e vsotu4.1 t'rop er ty Q.tlc Mo tor Vehicle 01·ms,, the, storage of
v1:1nce of coutrolled. ve:..cuu tion operations,
i-- i•op~r"ty it
s num rou.s other mutters .
1=1.s wel
ep our repl"esent&.tives info:rme
Care was tuken t o
as t~:J the cotlfi( tli ~ltla_l nature of the relatlo1 $h.i · al'. t}) is
b n~ to the M11itury hUtho:rities , th.roug.tl the ~ ~~;rtime 1v1l
\.. ontto.l JJ. fa1i n st.ration, l:lnd to leave , no x•oom. i.or. di;>ubt as
to the position or trust in which tl ey ~re p.la.i., d. 1 :so far
~s the eV<:icue.e s wez· · conpfe'.rna • r•t1ey were pHrticularLy i:n13t:t• 1..t 1aa u.s t;<.> the l.ltt . . .r· n cessity oi avoiaing any transa.c tion!3 on their own e1.ecow1t , iree tl.y 011 thx·ougb the;ir
f'ami ies , cone rni.£li:; th pro >t~.rty oi' uny va c U.EH3~
he ~ refe,rred
'l' L'l m~moran,aums up!Jeo11,l'1ng i1
c.o are so.me hat genera iz~4 in na t1.ir<e u1 d werre i.nteria;.id to cover
~1''7'
l. tems 0:1' inter, stv l,lz·ec ise ly the s u bject o.t. 9..ns t.r1J.o ti on let tel'.'s.

p f

••

9
F'o~

the purpose o

Fieid Representatives operating
L~

Offi ces

.supervision over the rmrk of

n:iainta.inin
i

the Uni ed otates

Employu.~ n~

Head Office zone, these field offices were divided

into districts and persons in Head Office were as ieed to the
superviston of eac h
lowed in
~!'fices

th~

su ~h

district.

A similar prO"cedure

Lo5 Angeles I;r-anch zone, i n

as fol-

·1i ch numerous • field

were also maJ.ntained .

In additio
u 1mar11Y .ith handling the imI!l.dia e

Unit or the

Tr~asury

pr~

le

of evacu es &nd

De_pa-ntme-nt, .provilied "L,71vestiga ti ve ser -ice

pt;'...RFORMED
FEDEH.llL HESE.i:tVE BANK OF SAN
IN A
NISTERING I~~ PP.ASE OP T
PROGRAM .
i'h~le

and I

in i'ull com.pass , the Evacua tion Program co ered German

al~an

aliens as wall as persons of J apai1ese anc estry, and

som.e se.rviee was render€<! German and Italian aliens wb
themselves

f the i'acili ies of the baz_kJ sue

in number .

In its pTac-tical opj3r· tinn J

rs

a~ !i)J) _ l

P y confined 1

ancestry, whic

,...

e:f_ect ~

~h e

cases

,v!liled
er

fell;

Evacua i on Program

to persons of Ja.panese

group accounted for the bulk of the

activ1ti~s

of the bank .

The prima17 function Qf tbe bank being tha
~istance

to

~ a~uees

in

of rendering as-

maktn 7 e ouitable disp osition o_ their

property hol.C.ings,_ the efforts of the- bank were natu.rall; dir-

' ect.eii toward

ecnta~ting

all evacu es by wha ever m ans possible,
I

lO
~

i

h a view toward establishing
If

all

to .con:tao

~e~e!I;'al pub:J..l ic as to

the treatment to be gtv:em 1irvaclH.'e's , wltl'li

respect to . roperty matters.
E'v acuee s we1·e

~noour~.qr,ed

to ca.11 upoti ou

repl'esenta.tivea i.n

he va1;'i oi1s. of:t "ices, to presenti their p;roblerns for
nd
'a

~ol

t1on.

T.his nec·essitated wide a.ct:tv1it ,ea of our
'

tv~·$

cons;id~.ti•ati~:n

'in ·the· :field., ·w orking tlrx·ou.@·h

he· Ja.'pam.e$e

'

rel)r~5ent:;-

org,amizat:i.~ns.

l:l:rJd loca..l business coric:e'.t•ns h\:!,vin{Z deal11 ~s ,,,1th the evacuees, to

constantly place before such
and properly

disposin~

future probl.e·ms

of, any existing p "ol!>lems, and anti 1bipa"in g

ar'.1.~· 1n~

.out of the opel'ati n. o:f th . program.

han~U1h$: ;tn ·tex~v1evH1

In

the need for considerLng,

per•o~ s

wj,th 11.t vaou·EH'l , -'Ver;;. effort Wflf3 trlliHie to

pl"ob].e1ii pt" se ted, 1r~ the case, 'in th

place th

resenta ·1ve
nature .

qualifl~d

te-

hA.nds of a

to tiandle problems of tha.t particular

Hepresentati es ,,

~re

et.-~~

iristruc ed to explore full

the

f acts and ~ 'lfr' each case,. to lender considE:i;'ed advice,
A
.
and in all ins aoces where ~elatlonthi s of other persLns rlth
I

tb:e evf.icuees were tnvoJ.v·e d, to contac

sn.c'h pe:reons in t e

'intere t$ of the evaeuiee, anQ: tltet-e by a.td :tn the solution of
•

I

the problem .
µra~tictatl

By t i.s method of' proced1.tre, a:n<l through all

means o f negQ

i~ti. on

and tzornpromise iinplem nt.ed. by

the e;x:1~ ence f::if the 1 ~reezi,r!g1f'ewer ,provtd.ed by Spec.ia:l REtg
11

a. tiotl N-ei· ~ 1, in·ob,leru,s of ccnsj.derabl:.e oonrpJ.e:x;i ty , tncluding
,

1M1c!?e o:t' a nat~re wh:i.eh

,.

.~
, ~:;:.

woulc otdio13.rt:l y end in 11tigation ;,J'."e

~Su.oh

probl"ms as ter)1li11atiolJ o; tenaµc:;

"onimi tment~ ,, the "" t tleme,n t of <91\ tract "bliga ti Qns all char,

•.

'

~ct~rs,

1r1Qlud1ng the ad'justment c
I

lnstal,l..memt sale eqntracts

Insert 3
~h~

issuance of Spe~ial egul~tion ~o. 1 provid~ti
eapon for niscouraging uncons'onable action on the
pa.rt or creditors a.nd otJ1eI""s- de· ling wi'th tha ~ roperty oi' eva_c ees,
~md rts presence an
recogni tiou or the eJ: ect o its us on the
~ forcet~l

· Tt o creuitors untl.Qub~edly wa a cDlltrolling fQctor in the
settle-ment of numerous roblems Yt'h:ch otherv.ii.se .ould have bee.n
ub~ct to Ions
ispu~e.

• .t'll.'l

~s

t he

of monies owed

P ¢1blem.s ef.f$ct1.ng who:l e

'

~grou

. s of

eV'$tCU~1es

such as that i;J.f

U•

obtaf i Hi' p ""mpt re111itta ,nces of ref1.t:rtds cm di.$(!orrt.im1ed; iitility
se
in
r,1

ices,. we re
1

entorifN~,

~al iza

he

'l1he l.i<q1 f.d ation of lousiness

iven attentiori..

inc1ud.1ng the

i~rnntories

of" food ·prod1icts;

I

.ha

ti on on or protect.i on of' lea.seh9ld interest; o · evaQt1.iees;

rela.f;;:Lct1J?hips J:i~t,wee~ eva.cuee m<;>.:x0t 'gAigQrs aim~

eatdj1t~· stt'l1len ~ p f

th ~ mor

a.g~e~~ of' ~~a1 'J,i>ro·perity', a'l,'JO . .

t he

ina tt;er

of'

obt~ 1. nii;lg

I

nee dftd pro r.ier ,·'l lll£i.'nEige. eQt. f dr p17opert&iV'ot evacuees ,
R& r w~

lems co1ilsldered in qu~ nti ty .

1f, e

ere pr(')b-

p1•()blems presented

to the bank covered al l types of pvoperty at1d' bus1 nesse·s ,, fr om
I

s ncle it~~s of person~ l p~~1..1p :r.t y to residences;, ' tlats a.rid
a:part:mer1ts, etid o

h~r ;\.:tlcom~

pro erti s, and

c?v~red ba~t)!:ries,

beau y pt1.rlc!".s, c&:rnneries , c:h:urch proper titi:~s· , cleanin i;:; 1'!1.l'l d dy ~~i ng

es ta bl shment£? , dry- J!< c:1ds concerns, florists,. gil r ages ~ hotels,,

laund.rles, rnarke·s , newspapers, novelty s t or s , nu series, packing

, onr. rns,,

i .. esta.ut'p.n ts ,a:n d

the problems of ·lll t yp e .s of p r of13es1o:nal

of the 'bank, ta ta.led_ _ , the persons repre sented by the se
.s

01.t

1tea

. ndt i dual ca,$ e.s ..

Q

---

'rhe se 'ln t~rvi ews c overod'.--_ _

Of the total cases ha nd.l ed..'-_ ...........__ ~;, · 1 lilitJ R

1

Bee use oi th inabiii ty in every nase to divorce general
propert y pr biems from agricu. ltur ' pursui ts of evacuee s, in somB
s en ag u
instane~ ~he bank tre~teu of problem s relatin g to evacQee
y phases
ea.rthe
in &gricfi ltur• . This wo.s particu l iy the case in
o

the program .

major vo ume v~ rieo in
of busines se repr sen~ing t
di! er _n .. communi ti.es .. In e~ tt ~ branch for instanc e, one of the majo
a1ee numb_r of Jdpu.nes hotel kehant
prGbl~ms w s occasio ned by ~h
oper-at ors Yiho own or wer pu.rclli:_ing under con raet the furnish ings

The

~yp.es

and EHtu.'.11lmenti 01 hotels, apartm ent houses and rooming houses on a. mouth
over
to month renteil b&sis ur unuer .r.eas$. The prohlem v:as common to in
rese~t
·as
em
prob
This
400 hotels in ths Seattle Q.I'ea alone.
~onsiderabie

volume in all of tne other zones .

st volUI:le in head of ice zone relatea to u_y cleanin g
est blishm tsond nurser ies. In Los angeles zone perhci.fS the great ale
volu:ne of ~obl~ms arose in connec tion ith tha operati on of wholes .. d
and ret i ,f ruit anu vegetrl ble m0-rkets ami grocery stores. In ?ortla
zone this also accoun te for the princip Gl volume of busi~ess outside of
the hot,el and apartm ent house problem .,
~he he~~i

l

e variety "of types of busines s i _n volved an the relativ e
to a
volume r latin5 to e~ch wi l y rhaps be ~ emonstrate~ by referen ce of
each
ons
opera~i
the
report m&int~ined n tne h~ad o fi~e zon~ coverin g
ix,
Append
the
in
ears
ea, a Pec&~itulb. t ion of which ap
-Oi1ice in vhat
.
56
t
Exn1ti

Pa:ge

12
1
he p oblE:ras prese:nted was that of obta.: nin12; a~ ~r

One of

of the "sati f'.a.ct<n•:r aolu i.on of problems pres ented

evacuees in .first :1.nt~rrv-iews· ,

mation

a

'l:ovid.ed,. 0-..r them.

011

an~e

o the

I
la .er info:t·which, n ' atj:ditic:nal

In o'l'd.e-r to obta1;n assurance, e.fter

the probl ms were

hu;.tttut . by the bank to :follow up t *~ interviews .

voe .1ees

were con a cted by t l ep'h,o ue, by pe:rsooal. culls on tl·e

"">CJ.t't,,

of our

:represe . t ~ ti·ves, and by cor:respotidence, t n ca:rtyinq. out the foll(>W-

up p ogram.

iliustration of the type of letter which

A1

s given

gene al cil'ct.11.a t ·lon o :Jt of a.11 of our of fices, a. pear's in the
Ap e-ndix. , Ex.h 1bi
tr;r.tain o

dee ed

or

4 ·

the caS'es com1n

be:fd r

the bank, a:n c w~i ch a.,:r-e

i. lterest as :representat1. re of the types of p obl.ems

and methods of ha1ldling, are set fGrth in the fop . endix., Exhib1t,£"j.
Son.e of these cases involve conrplexities not present in all , but

I

-®·'

l A!

-

1111 tl di.ec,i,p(u: tile extent' of the eff rt required on the
!o~
'l't,i~

pro er solution.

typ·e S of problems

silD'ple matters of
liqui4~t1on

:s~les

preze~1te¢.

l

ot' single items of property to the

of entire busl,ne s s enterprises and the :settlem«:nt of

controversies of long stancting.

dispos1 tion o!
p1"tH1er1t.e.d.

le a sehol~

On

.Many cases in the field of

int1tJrests a nd $hort

·~ erm te~~neies

were

Illustra.ti ve of this type of ease at¢' 't ho·se s,t.

~JL.

'fortb :Lm. the Appendix, EXh.i b:i t

,7

range from the· compa 1.a tively

ot: the services provided evacuees

a s the establishment

o! files disclosing prope i;-ties ava ila lble for disposition .a nd

persons desirous o

obtaining .Properties, in orde.r tha't the

buyer f;Ulq seller, or owner and potential manage.r a s thti Qase
,
m.1!'ht be, eou.ld be broi1gh~ . together • ..,. :r s d ~ t a w~s set up ~ll.
~' ':/~ ., '-· •

.,./../_,
•I+ • ..- ' "''"~-" ....·
tl1e various o'f'.t"ices..

schedp.le' foxm a nd circ\ila.ted a.mon

I

An

I\

example o f tbe schedule used fur this pu.rpo:se i s set forth 1.n the
p pendix/ Exl:ti bit

&l.

In the matter o f contact by :representatives of this bank
wi tn persot).s dea ling with.

th~

evacuees, i ·t was found necessary

to pursue an ag gress:i ve program

zcg•a in

:S.. bl'd: P

.fee ti vely· dispose of the pro'blems presented.

order to ef-

asual contact

i th

,Persons Q..ealing wi t.J:i.kvacuees was .f.oWld to be inaaf fie.ient to
bt,'

~1

proper.l.y present the evacuee's case.

~f.

r1

~:r~~ '~ ,

he consequence was that

t

evien :in tlte treatment 0.f the mino:r.· property matters s uch as the

se t tlement of installment s ale contr1. ots on single items,
x-:1(;:,.
personal interviews with cre~itors wer ,.., necessary, :W!'1!'-!lH:1;' ••••••s.
7

!Jl iuany cases followu.p telephone

well as

oorrespondence~ were

calls and personal interviews 1 a.s

necessary to

co~plete the ~a~e~

- lJ WheJI' vel'
various. grcilups

Bl

n

or

aie

t:i.on was indic._ ted, .reP\fe$entat1. ves or

pe,J'$ODS d:~aling with evacuees were J.nttill'Viewed

£¢jr thili! purpose of obta1n1ng cooperat1.on and informing them ct the
situation regarding the position <>! evacuees and of this bank w'ith
respect to the prog,r5.m.
I

~h.e

As ·li.n 11Justration , representativ es of

finaMe coQipanies da ling 1n

~utom.ob1.le

paper aa w. l l

A~ii

paper

covering hol.iSehold equipment s uch as refrigerators , etc., w re
called together in ooa:t'-'r :n.ce with

rep:re;;1~n. ta t;'.iv

.s of tk1e bani-«;.

'l'be probl·•m.s arising out ot' the pro ram with respect to th(;ir

d$alings with evacuees were

ex~.lored

and their eooperatio.n

in contacting evsc'IJ.e•es with a view

ow.a.rd

settlements of property

re~peot

~1ghts

with

of condi .t ion 1 sale contx·act& obtained.
t.ealo~sn~ss

e~fecti.ng

to the

eqUi table

matter

$U~ject

'?he c1:n1sequence o.f' ove1·-

in the endeavor to protect their creditors• interest,

1.nclu<iing the operation of' the :freezing power prov:tded by

.Regulat:l,on No. 1 of this bank,
these representat1ve i;i..

Sp~o1a.l

as brought to the attention of

Such conference .. la.id the groundwork

tor the solution of the large volume of problems relating to
property

subj~ct

to insta.llrnent sale con.trac..t

recognized the property rights of evti;cuees

in a mallfler whioh

f.Nt..
=i!ilil....,..

·undue
r-

prej udice

to the interests of creditQrs.
Banking

gr~aps,

accountants' organization s, credit men's

ass·o cia tions and other si.m,1.1ar organ.1zatio.n s were ad4;ressEd by
r pr,esentati ves of tlP-s banl.( from ti e to time in pY..rsua.nce ot

the progfam of

publi~

the interests of

It is to be

educatiom, with a view toward protecting

e~aauee.

corn~

in mina th.tilt the essence of the

ent1~e

Pr'<i>g,ram. 1i1sofar as it 1·ela te s to propel'ty problems was the
1

•I l

av ilabilit y of the bank

or the

the absen!':H of any co ~puJ. sioll to

a~sist.ance
ma.~e

o{ evacuee s. but
'

I

1 t neeeesar -y th.at they

ravail themselv es o:f the ser·vices prti vided.

All prope:r;rty prob

eJn~

'WEire hand.led on a purely vol\lnta ry basi,u a,nd the evacuee s encourag ed ,
~t all 'times to make such arrangf!m ents as they mi ht d1e3/sirt) wit·h

re$pect to their propert ies.

ubjec't to the limitati ons o.f the

F'oreigI'.t Funds QQntrol operatio ns 0f the '! 'reasury Departm ent,,

J>e:rsons of .Japanese ancestry were at l.iberty to dispose of their
p.rG:>pert.tes by sale or lease ,.,.r ~l".cy' othe r e1.r.rangement des,.red 'by~·....,
;,;,<. lt-..-V·<,. # 1. -J.~ r:,..::tv( A~lo'\A.&.~ L"''P~ ~. tv~JJ... ., '-'i'·""" ~<-•~ ~ rJ.LJ."'~
1
th.em.
were
in
a
position
to
app!l>int
agents
to
represen t the
_w_ _.,...
p1;:0 pei·ty interest s left, behind by th.em as a resu.1 t of their ev· cua-

,...,.A

t1on ;from tlteJ.r oommuni t.1es.

availabl e to them in
1· ~f

The $ervic·es o.t' this bank were made

obtain~~ng

proper

repr.,sent~tidm. by

agents through.

renQes to 'banks and ot.n er organiz ations qualifie d to fender,•

1rl1.1.. ...

i.-.,..'_.(,.,. .

e~,

~'"" ~- .................

'I u..

j-..

·.......+•' ..

types of s,e rvices needed in given cases.

~ "1 J~ ~

...
times was the potentia l use of tne o.:t'fices
;for . ev&.cuees wherever sucn an arrangem ent
That the cases

t~
~

tl~e

[" f(..f

In the ba.ck.grom id at a.ll
1Jf

this b&.nk a.s

app~are(:l

~gent;

to be necessar r.

powers of a ttorr.tey were .g.iv:en to this b ln,k

were limited for the most part to transact ions under the Army pur~
tivtfti.- a...
chase program !or motor vehicle s, EU>:d only in , \{.! caseC W.."'t!
'1

power,lr of abtorney otherwis e received by the bank, was a natural
cons~~~enc~ o. ~

~:<.. t,.~
,

""

the availab ility 9f othe~ ~ersons and organiza tions
~ 1tL ~-t..... ~~,,.~... 4•.t.....-4,.1' 1-1, -::t.l. .t . ~'" '
fffd in ~., ~~..:..· ~ in.eevi~e- · 'tfie st;,.·p ee.."9-):.. ieiP¥"8.a&
,,,,

~·, ~-....... ua11; s': ,

'T'. Dun

.t

;'4

r

Insert -Jio • 4

~llus.,.ative or

'

evacuees

t . e ..

~wning

d.: o

this situation

are the numerous cases where

residence pro_ertles desired to place them in

persons for sa.l

or rental.

a.

real estste

tic al se.rvic-es

o

Qual · i

calculated to serve the r o

=-'-st

~ tne

cas

agen ·

s wer

th

means

rements of the evacuees .

of r al esta. :.e manag 'lllent, pTobl ms

vices of concerns s _ecialif'.ing i n sue

~t
-,n

Obvi. usly, the c-0nven-

servic~s

th
we!

sen-

a vailabl e•

,

c- n: inuance of th

operations of- business entl pr · ses
~
t( r
o vi.ously · at ers best handled by pers cns vers d tn
e. 'ty pes

!

•

.

of businesse!> for ~hi ch such servicgs

In

aJJ

sought .

cases, evacuees had esta .. lished l e 0 al representati n

or established

.

~

-er

vis cry assistanc

king c-0nn cti
ble ~

s , t rough

-:i.eh t:>en ra....

surer-

conditio~sI existing pri~r to ~arch 29, 1942~ no

t

'M

!

we.re provided the eviacu.atj,.on prog,raJ11 .t 'o,r the storag,e
proper·ti~ s

of evac1.le&s'
vehicles.

or for the dis:posi t1on oi' their

lllOtQr

'! he theor;y 01.' ths t pbase of the pl"osram neae ssarily

contempla ted that

ev~cuees

depiring to remove themselves from

.84111 t a,ry Area Noc l VloU.ld make p.r i va te a;rrang~ment s for the

disposi t :i'.on o

their goods as wou'.ld bE 'the case in the voluntary

removal, of any pe1·son from his place of p.<;:>micile tq

residence.

a. new

During this tim.e the evacuees throug'h, th ir orgian.1..z~

tions suc.h as church Ci1.nd social gr-0ups m~d.e urrangements :t'or the
priv~te stor~ge

o

their household goods and other properties,
• t

4$1.L..t'.'"~~

either in anticipa tion o! their departare to ~ .._a·~2-ty outside

••

4

II

Milita ry Area .No .. l, or :l.n some c a ses in anticipation of

their remova l 1mde.r Government superv-ision.

Puring the pe;riod from the beginning o;f operations to the
d.ate wben control.led ev.acu~tio,n opera t1ons l;iegan,, eve:ry ef!ert w·a.a.
e.x:pended 'by t '.b.e ba.nk to __:~~e evacuees to anticip.ate eve.cu.a- ,

tion,, with the resu.l t that .few general property problems remained
f or

1sp.os 1 tion du:ri:rl.gtb.e course of any controlled evacuation.

proJect.

In tbis latter phase of opE~ation the c;hief p.roba..ems

we;re tb~e mecbanip;..n ones 9f arrang:1 n,g for the 5tore.ge 0£ good$

Insert 1fo . 5
n
tn

...

has s o
bank comprised

em.s ~ in

Du

0

o ra

m~~

than jus

he

e~tablish-d ,

r
it

to evacuees and to restrond to
s01ll'ce=, relating to
broad p o
wi hi

acuatiDn P o ram, the ser ices
th

~_a .

en

o

ro erty

as the f0ur pr'ncipal 01fices wer

the ne\' uSSS of

team ulan was

~e t

am~ and

gT tn

~a ·

nd th.e t

rousa

gen~ral informati ~ n

concerned •

laps

n cessarr to r
in ~uiries

b fore the

d r a sist
frcw other

with re pect

o he

to handle trans cti0ns which later ca e

the jurisdiction

~rob-

e

Insert 5A

j

various localities we~e
Cauc~sian chUlch groups in th
activ in assisting the ev~c ees in raaking arrangem nts for the
stor&ge -o th:~ir pro erties . The servi es ot'ferea b7 such organiL-utions were som-ewn· t idely usea by evo.cuees, wllicb 1;0 ether with the
private stora~e in their o. church ~mises an1.L otn r builoin .... -;
r.eeucea. consi.o.ero.b.ty the amount o goocis t:-ventuaLly _tendered fa ~ ·
government stor~ge . There dre in.aic~tions thut this typ-e ~f s~or e
as us~d to a: consirie.r•e.b e ~xt nt W1 th respect to -roi'erties which t ' w

evacQees

d~sired

to .rui.ve re.mc..in

b~hind

~ru ·

h

· ch tney uid not

to have forwardea. to tnem t.it tneir n w ocations .

1:.

desir~

consi dert...b.r.e amo.unt

goods 01· eva.cuees w~s perm.:,.ted. to remain in resiaence ana other
furnished basis .
·_.._ope ties 'hicb the evgcuecs r-e tea or leased on
o~

ten: ered t(l tb.e

~d•

eH.re 0f the: bank by ev:acuees, 'f'-ndi

matter of dis,fPO:Sition oi' motor vehi.c1es.
l
• • the free&,img

ot

I

M:il:Ltary

ea )to. l, oui· i•ep .. eset1tat1ves

we:re instructed whenever possible to an 1.c1.Pa te storage nee s,

loeate W6lirehouse ' in ~t ra.tegio a~ieas, and to prE1p1u·e t.b.e evacuees

,

.,,.

was

ot

..

,

,..tih•=••••nnf'•,_,...u~'d...

,.,,J_1~ ~ . . . . _ ..........,,..,..,
d-... .
~~'•....mQa.t-e.s.a..,-~~ 1n

This arrangement

the rural communities wnere btcause

g:e;:>graphical problems. the nt tter of pick-up &nd transpor"ta tion

of gocds creiated

a,

problem~Under ~he

aq.thority and direction. of

'the mj..11 ta:ry authorities, this bank had the obligation of pro:vidi:ng

warehouse fac111 ties in a lll.j;l.Ill1er which would not exhaust or , burd~n
ft. cil1t~e~

of thi:it character all'eaQ:y in

acqui.~1 tiom

purpose$.

.~

~.x:istenc~

finecessitating
>.f' ~"'~'ii I~,,

the

of prem!3eS o,f a type not ordina.rily usea for storage

I
· r. .,.,_,. .,
Whel'ever :Possible a buildit1g not previously used forl~~

tore:ge purposes was acquired., either on a monthly bas1.s or Jfor a
period of 90 dCIYS w1 th options to l"'e new for three additional similar

per'i.ods~n.

the State of Wasb.ingto.n 1 t was possible to util ize

storage facilities at

P~y&llup As~embly

Center for a considerable

portion of the 1oods of ev4cuees from that State .

In 6a.o Diego

,l:!J.nd Stocktan, California, it ~a.~ necessary to ar:t'a.nge .for ~to,ta.ge

in priYa 't e warehouses d:ue to the lack of other space in those
commu.n~ties .

In Portland., warehousing

arrangement~

ere made

with a }')x'i viate wa,rehouse concern, bu.t with tki.e utiliza·ti.on of
~~eni.1ses ~ot

for warehGu.se

previously so ased.

pUFJ?~11ui$

A list of the properties acquired

i.s set ,forth in the

Appet.i~ix,/ Ex.hi bit ~

In a desir
a~

ia.rd a

_a.·

pllferage of goods

er

to

nst pos3 bl

los~

-hr· ucrh vandalism

evacuees, which -.i -ht o he

remained unattended in remote communi ies after th
bee~

evacuated, an

centt'at

torlas
~ro

ef~ort

ha v

o ner had

was made to enc urage evacue s to con-

.he bulk of ti11e1r goods on a vo..luntary basis i n de -osi.-

O:l~ thei~ ~wn

erties could be

vacua· ion

o~

the ro

sible to piek up the

choice,

r~om

tern orary locations such

u . and stor d by the bank as the

u1ck~d
lll!li~y
g~ea

"hie~

occurred .

Ey this·

ans it was pos-

proporti on of th8 nrop_r ies of e

uees before th ir actual depar ure from the
n

wis~

_;er o.f additional items wnich i

eommuni ties .

was necessar:,. to

~c-

....h

otherwise

ni c"l up, such as household it ms requ.:red for use b·r the eva uees
until

cl

such 1
rohlell:l,.

e day of depcrture, was th reby .minimized an

- s tc the temporary denositories,. did no

delivery

constitute a

7 -

Under
WEl..S

ci..11.rect;i ve from tbe m:1 itary a~tho~1ties,

10 bl1.g& ted

:for ev:a'cU.e·f:}S'

to p1•ovide guar-;ifug SEryices on a
good~,

a.n.d su.µh

&E rvi tE

s pr&viously indief.tted, goods.
during the co

proeedu.re

~o

I

bas 'bi$.en proi11i1(ied in

w~u·1e

all

received fron evaeue.es

e'Va.diu.a.tion operations.

se o! cont,rolle

e~ta.blishecl. by

4

t

Onde'r. the

inven~tory

the m.111. tary authQr.;J.. ties ,

fofms

we ' p;rov1de¢i evacuea s · t Ci Vil. Co:ntrQl Sta. t.tons ~ on which were

listed. the goods subl!li tted f
WCCA It'orm F.RB·- ,

app·ear~

storage .

<H'

th~

:1.n

'!he inventory

ApJ?EndiX;Exhibit

ti_;

orm , being
Identification ,,)

tags for peoperty tendered for storage wE<re likewise prov1dedpt • Civil Contr1J.>l Stations,, baSEf

submitted by th.e
h:t :s proper't y vr1. th

~vac:uee ,
t.h~

an 'th.e it ~ms shol'm 1:n the inventory

a.nd the evacuee

as :!N l!q,uired to tag

1dent1.t1ca. t1o.n tag form ..

the form used appears in the App~ndtx Exhib1t

1

A

sa~pl

, pl;'

,4f_.

Under the policy established by the military authorities,
stocks of m:e rcwandise ether than }>'9l'ishable good.s were acceptable

t'oi.· s to .r age, as was ttia'lhinery- ana. equipment.

B.vacuees were

,,~

cUrected to crate the goods

:for $torage, and particularly

.A

advised of the non-acceptab1l1 ·t y of small articles except as boxed•

.-....ln practice it wsi).s.., neoes13a.r to ccept l}Ubst . tia:k amC1uht~ o:.f
-w-L: ,L,. ~{ ~ "- ""*'' c..-{ ... ~
~ ..wv r .•
:t.:.41.. .,.
prope-cty/ in an u era ted condi tL.)n,, but th~ era ti g re uirements
ere enforced to th.e fttlles t ext-ent possible in the circunis tances.
Iz'J. urban ce>mmun.1 ties clrayage fa.cili ties wiare p:rovided in

connection with e.ach ci0ntrolled evacua. timil operation, ru1ti wherever
possible the pick-up was made at the

evaci~ee ' ~

residenc;e_..,-61!- place

t:nw"'

of business,, wherever tt«t goods tendered for storage were situated ..

~

~iafWd;~f

W•'111.,drtfil 1u1tfl 11ff!Oiii41t'11Jetl• lt1

points

-*~•-rC1111c 1 ~io,c:...._

wheJ;t~

they were c,o:neenti.!rate

..., 18
:t'or pi ·· k- p

y drayage serv1oes {1.lt'lilished by tbe bank.

A total, of

/'ifl 'IA/"""~~

~~ family

un:tt.s

o~ ~rope:rty

/ .0 ,~~·

•

1

was :receiver.a.

•liW

I

:t 'or storage, comprts1ng a total of '·~+.,,.,'J:i't: 1ndlv1dual units
Al.f
'*'-''
or pa.ck.ages of goQds amounting, to a.n est!mated I ')..t.c.n·u
..... ,., cubic
feet of evacuees' property rocei ved ,f or stol" ge as oI Aley 22 ,

194· ~

Evacuation operatlons of Military Area No. 1 were not

c:o11111lete

...

as o;f tn:ts da,t e,

A scnedule showing the family units, ,_q JI and cnu.bic
51

pr-o jects

Appendll:

chie! problems contronting the

milita~y

authorities

p:rogram w~s the trEHl. t.Jnen.t of motor "llehicles belonging to
evacu:'3es.

A plan was establi~hed wfi~reby evacueps, were given tb.e
·~ ~,. .

opportunity to either store their.., aa.emGtsm.a in the eustody oi'
the ba.nk, or to tend.er them for sale to the
Offices of' th1.:i! l:>ank.-"'~""' -~

.ie:

~·-q ,,,,...t.r.,

""'f "'"'

1

rhe plan was d:evelo;pec.i by the latter part oi' Karch, 1942,.
'

and w s p.la.ced in opera tiot in evacua. tion operations con.due ted

in early April and all su,bsequent pJ,)er(f.tions.

I

··~

bvaou.e~s were ao.v1f!ie~bt, wr1 tten 1~ ructio P. /'. the a lt erna ti v~
~ ·. ·~-/1,t. • Id' ' •
~~"" ~ ~~ . ~~

available to them with ren:iect to

ll1!

or vehicles, . -'y were particul :r-

ly- advised of the r continued right to dispose of their

111ot01'

ven1~.les under prl va.te arrangement without ~~aki1ng advantage of

e it}: el" of the al t~rna ti v·e s provided by the Wa rtiine Civil Control

Adrr:11n.i.stt-ation.

";J.;

..--tf '

1

\

tnse:rt No . 7
e procedur-e folio ed. by

I

e bank, includes th.a t of centactil'lg.

t

eva0 ees at Assembly Cen·ers
Persona

-·

S ..
....

forwarding a receipted copy o! the

Prubertt Inve.utoey Ferm (Ap endix -

them

~f

crepancies be

receipt

~r

i eir

~oods,

een 1nv€ntories and

Exhibit~;

o as-

and a nrising them of any disie actual goods received .

In

same eases the e-acuees neglected to indicate on the form, all
the

g~o~s

actually left behinu for

in .excess of

oods listed. .

:ima oatween prenara · on

or

s~or age ,

In other

cases~

occasionin& re eipts

in the iuwrven· g

the inventory and ·he

£f'oods, evacuees .have dis.posed of

J~ erta:in

viously listed f or storage, occasi nin

f

ic

up

f

of their p""oner ies pre-

sherta es i

items re-

Ins t-Wo . ? Cont ' d.
~,,.

cei v.ed

as

cell!l~a1·

calloed to the

&

ences re con iled .

urouria e

cases

d to those · n en tori d .
entio

of the e

acue&s b

ma -ters

~

letter and di

fer~

Th~sB

Co:pi s of the letter forms in use , ·n e.

an ear in the

p :nd x, £L'UbitJ"

(. 7.

-

l"t

:t'o:rlth

p QC0dUr

or

19 ....

:tie. 1n.st:ructio:Q:s to evaeuees as to

°t:O \)e flo'ilO 'f;Hil in tendel".i ng motor Venieles for Stor&g$'·

sia;L.e "IRe· r~ ,baru;ieQ. 19lvaeUe'1! $

ot' the 1'orm.,. appear 1.n the
Dµt ng the c.our

,t}i~··

•II.

't,,.~/..J,,.

a

Ci vi. Control. ~ta ~j,.on.~..

Appendix 1 E~1b1ts

e of evacuation

'

.

..&fi. and

p:roce~di·i~gs

&a.mp.le.$

'1.f_.

j

to. M. y 42 ., 19:42

·- - -· ~~..ameeli:i" iwere· received b.y th:e bank f'l'oni, e·v acuee·.S' 1~

connection w:tth evacuation oper1&.tio.n:s,. of wtiich _ __

ere

tendeTed. t'or .sale to the Army and
... '

. .,..ti.;

th~ ~ ~»t~~ag· e

:t·ac

for s'to;-age.. Ina.sr.uuab
·• ' . ' " • , l'1
·i ti~s prcrv:icl~d are .for the m<>st part p~rk:ing

witn Assembly Centers

areas in, or estab1is\led in. connection

in. ci.J!'cwn.sta,naes wh:fi(Jb. woUl.d result iri rapid. d.eteriora:tion of

vehicles, under dire<~t1ve from the military efµthor1t1es the bank

,~.,,-t;... tr'·"l.~ "

i~

pursuing a program o! appraising ....., ••••• .e es submitted .for
I
1
stot'age as w~ll as ·t hose tendered for $ale, in order to e.sta'bl:tsh

·v -alues,, and :1. t~ representatives a.re con tac. t:tng the O'Wl\l.ers of
such m~to vehicles a$ b.m·v· e been tende7~d f<i>r storage, o·f!e:ri.rti.g
~·t. ·~·~
~.-(I:~
tn_em .
appraised value1 for their ........ and g:l.ving tnem the·
oppo:rtun;ity to rec l1ze,..t hose values by- sale to the military
I\

f.!.Uthor;t ·t ies tntough the ..Arm·y pt1rcbase pr·o·gra,m adm;l.l!;i,iste.red by the

•.

~,.. . p-i_4'k, ~ , ,., ;. ~ "1-.;.~
~ 1l. of 11~¥ 2'o, .0.9.4~ '

,. . , , , _

. . ..,.

Vi;.

~~

"

~

, ,

(f >' •

'"• _ - • • •Ii' ·~""'" '¢n!eW<t@ll'"l"ln'

MF~.,QiMJM 1 p;}-i;Q+-lQlih1.:il

y;tiiaA1•9-'ii111•.j'.
:
.•.
.~.

A

sched.ui~

showin:g the automobiles wubmitte.d 1n each evacua-

tion project py B:ra:ucb and Head. Oi'fic;e .zon.e.$ is incl.uded in the
Append1:x. Exllibi t ~.

Tusert 8
"'

A sample of tne fo~.6 . t letter used in con tac ting evG.cuees
anci w..rn-en is the subj c of uiscussion be-tween them a.nu our represeut.&tives at A3sembly Centers is et .orth in the Append ix, Exhibit 71 .

In connection wi~h the utomobi e p ogram, contact is ma e
·1 Qwners \if other than r gistered owners; o a termine the
b~l nces o -in
on tne filotor vehic es, and the a.mount acceptable in
~ 0 ttlement or the ccntruct.
he ba ~ce is check · with the evac e
<ilXitne foundation est&bli ed for the sale o vehicles in the interests
of ali par~1es concernea .
iorm us d in this conneetioa is includea
fdth

l~

in the- Appendix, Ex.hi bit Ti

$

Eve.cue s are t>_iven an op,µortuni ty to mei.ke .t trrangements for tne
ri v~te SG1.ie or t eL velllc..i.es even after deli very into the cus to.dy o

tne

Wnk. ~

adm~nistrhti

q\\lillifi~d. for

in lJrocess.
t,~ the Lillllpj

:S'1.lie1

1'- Qf
QIJ4 • .,

1

e proce

to

!!4t1~
,1 ,

1

re o

he i\..rm~· u.nde:r the purchas-e progral!l is now

(6, 19 1,2

~.

,,I~~

1

·

urr.I , •

.~ ·-""'

11111 ~~1~..Wa

1

Un<ler the program the bank m inta:i,ns gll$.rding s,e t"'ViceiS
over motor vehicles oJ: evacuees tendered for sale and storage
on a.

~4

.h our basis, as in the case oi.'

housed .

1t is to be l'lOted tha

motor·

eh~cles exolusiv~

of

th~

per~o-nal

property- ware-

~ J....,,......:..~.;-t:;..,.J h· 1i1 ~ ~i
. , rmy purcha~e program,,, cover$

f~um

equipment, which latter equipment

comes Within the juz·1s 1ct1on of the Farm

ecuri ty

dministra tion.

}""arm equiptnent is defined as the type of equ.ipment ordinarily
b:al'!:ldled by dealers in !'arm implements.

Th& only motor Tehiole$
~

..'i4,..(14¥..

actually tende.l,'ed to the banls: r..\a v:e be&n a.utoniab1 es.., a.Xid,

OQ

occasion, tr4ilers app,en.ded to thern as accessories .
Representatives o:f thi:s bank were present at each Ci vi.l
Control Station forthe purpose oJ' carry;Lng into ei"':t'ect the prop-

erty storage and motor ve:Qic e purchase and storage progi:·ams, and
· Q,:r

the purpose o:t' assi:3ting evaou es in the disposi ti.on

~J:t'

1;,hose

property problems which teJJlQineQ. unsolved at ·t he time of a.ct'u al

evacuation.

It

111 be 11oted that only _ _ cases ot' a gene.ral

p:roperty nature we~~ presented to re9resenta ti ves in control
station oper tio.n s up to May 2 , 1942 , this being tb.e r esult of

ground'llfork laid in conunun:Lties prior to the tithe when actual

eva,cu~ti~n ·' wa,s . ~a~,::a~e~..:.1. Tbe Fede:r l.

eserve Bank represe· ta-

tives participated as :member$ of Civ:Ll Control Station teams

~d~tl~;-1; ~P~-;;~i1:zed -;;~W.~ subject t<.> general
F"'"""'"'"

#<•

~~~.,......

"-ii

irect.1.on

~,,,..~

by the jje'1Aral Secn.t:i'dty ; gel1cy representative in cha.rge O'f each

operation.r a nd;coordinating

~l

~fl.air

etfo:rtfl with other

geneies

'l)b.e n1*'her

~

· ~ • ecieral 11.e serve Bank: rep re senta. tt·1tes v· r1ed.

1.n different operations

fJIC>llll

three to five perlaons :Lh the con.troi ,

sta. tion it.self, with adai ti,o:n el 'p-e rso.nne.l in th~ wa1~eho1,1se· , fl(here
evacuees' goods wer@e..stored, ali'ld et the places whElre evacuees+

motor veh1c..).es were received for ator ge o,r

0
"'"'

sal/~

under the

A~

these ___ have been

~I

.::_:---Jrr'lr" t"e~·:i::-Y~f;*-':l""<""Jl""'X"""r'
lll'.!'l.penses- Incurred

.--~

'!he a m.inistr;a.tion o;f' the phase of th

pro~ram delege.ted

to the Fede r al Heserve Bank of tian li'rcm,ciSco for per1"onn:a.nce has

resulted 1n a,,n. e pense of $. _____.....,... up to May 31, 1942.

A

'!ne a ttitude ol' the public. with r ·e spe r.:t to th,a property
1

problems 0:£ evacuet!Js b.as been largely conside•l\ate of the position
o.f evacuees.

The pr-es.s. bas for th.(! mast part shown a tolere.nt

understanding a.s to the .c omplexity of the pro lem p;te$ehted and

epresentatives of the bank

"'

Centers and all other places

maintain d a ... the Assembly

her, .a.o or ve.h icles of eva uees

we.Te rsc i ved, for th-e ;m.rpose oi' ta.king custody of the vehicles .
he opera-tinf:: procedure includes tha:: of checking the vehicle

aeainst

~ccA

Forms FRB-3 and FRB-4, as prepared at the Civil Con -

rol S ations,by

r~ferenee

to

~~e

v hicle

i

self, i~cludin~ ~otor

and serial number, to pr operly identify vhe vehicle recaiYed .

Representatives of the bank are maintained a~ all~ ss mbly
Genters,ror the purpose of rendering continued assistanc& to
evacuees, nth

~espe

t

to thei

p.roperty

problems~

In soo.e

~ases

the representatives a:ra eonstantly· on ·he .c.sse_mbly Center prel!iises

ano.

1

other

ases t

ir visits to

he centers are peric<l.ic-al.

ne volru e of problems _rese.Dted to our re-presentati'l'es at the

•

Assenibly Centers, by thee

cuee , · s incre&sing .

2 e'vlnc ed a oooperei. ti. ve a1:ti tude
tio~

1~

the d1SSftm1.na,tion of inf'ot·1r1aJ

e'ssent!al to the coru.1uat o! the eva.cua ti on pTogru.

eva9uee-s as a

atu.ious to

cl~ss.

ao~fo~m

their interests.

1Jhe

have 1 been .coopereitiv'e and for ttie most part

witb all

requ1~ements

and suggestions made in

The att.ituqe of apprec.1at1on on the par·t of

the evaeuees tor tbe

erv1ces Tendered is

e~pressed

in a group of
/

cemmunication~, copies o;t' w.hich appear i1l t,he Appendix l~bi' t

I

I

The AJDJeridan c1.tj.ze-n Japan,se have

evid~nced

2_£.

I

their a1)precia-

tio11 tor the services Pendered through their principal organization,
the J p.nese

merican

di~eeted~o,thia

Exb1b1t

·rne

Citiz~ns

League.

Copies of oommunications

bank by that org<ll1ization appear in the Appendix

•
attitude of the banks and other corporate ent1t1-es and

business organizations contacted

durin~

the course 0£ the program

has b .en 011e e>f desiring to be of a.ssis tance.
foll.owe

1:1n;r

ba~. s

haV«i'

policies of accepting powers of attorney .from t ieir evacuee

c::lients covering all phases of business, and part1cul rly cove ring .

the m.atter of }1.a ndling of real estate .

~rrangemen.t~ave

\....(

..............,..,,~.::,..........

been made

Al

for the haJldLing o:f propert1es under broad operating agreements
in which consi.derable discretion is vested in the representati·ve

of the evacuee, and by and large the evacu.ees app<,ar to have
~

. . . reposed a high. degree of confidence in their banking connections.

ancestry

ri~om

is apparent th.at

new

cir~t1'lll$t~nces

some se,rvi;tqe«,; teont!nue

ss,embly

Cente~s

CONCLOSIO

V!

While the eVEH.;1.l.~tion o! · persons of J'apa.I'llf)se ance:stry
:Krom

,~1-1 tary .Area No . l has beex1 partially c mplet-ed, it is

pp a.vent that t.he eva1::u1:1 tion of persons from. th.at are&. will not,

b>~.·~<l,i

;pose of problems li'elt:.ting

o t'h1eir pro,p erties .

In rnany cases

tr1 nsa.cti ons regn rl!l.1ng p.rope.;rtt.es, colntllenc·e d pri.or to the removal
o

the e'Vacaee.s, were not fully coi\1.p eted,.

Iu other cases such us

those in which a more or leso permanent arr· ngement w~ s auu'ie by
I

tie evacuees regaitd.1ng property· left behind, new circwnstances
d.e~

dp1ng .st.nee their evacuaticpn hl:i.ve c.r eated addition.al 1Jro·b .eme .

For 1nst&nce, business enterprises which were profitable· 1n the
har10.s of t .l e evacuees themselves in some cases show signs of

dis.i:ntegrat.1,.on in t.He hands of their eig nts as a re s11l t of econoI)lic
condition

x.isting in the c9mmu:m.i ties in whict1 they are si tuC:1t~d ..

Man.y such businesses are located in the Japanese s ction of towns
e.nc,t cities 1:1.nd relied to some ex:t. nt on .Ja ~nese trade, which

!business source has b.een t&rm.ir1atea. through the

vacus tion o

the

Jc;t pa,nese .
It has bee.n found necessa.;ry that the ba1tk continue to

make its servic~s ~vuilable to evacuees at

ssembly Cent~rs and, in

some cases, to the agents and representatives appo1r1ted to talte
cart;?- of the evacuees' properties in M1li,tary .Area No . 1 .

Mention h.a.s been made o

the f~ct that consiaerabJe

quantities of the pers ona l p 'O:t;ierty of J"apan.ese have been stored

rivate arr.a11gemente i:n pref lJ'euoe to stot•a ge un ".e,r

b)" th.em in

the .f~c~ilities pt()yided at gove~'Jlll)..ent e.xpe·~l e.

Wh.1 e in cn ll;Y ca.sea

the evacuees will probably not de ire th.at 2uch goods be made

available to them at their new plei.ceS' 0£ residenc , , it :rem..;;.1n.s ·t o

be seen

of

aat volume

requests may be presentE;id by the evacuees

concerne<i fo;r th.e for arding o,f th.e1r g.Qods

IS tored

pr:t va tely ..

.Numel"' OUS ndmi.nis tr ti ve de taiis 1.lot1til'll).e to requ1l'e
b~nk,

the attention of' the

$Uch as tie aomplet1on of m tters

relati.ng to the automobile purchase p11ogram., arm the transfeI'
01

the custody- of warehoused p rsonal p.roper ty o.f evacue .s to the

)

War Relocat ion Authority .

Every effort is l:>eing expend d tovfthe cor11pletion o:t these
matters..
fe

'.Mean'Whj,le, steps ar

warehouses as

l~e1n#.$

t aken to concentrate 1n as

o&sible U e propert¥ submitted for .storage,

w:1. th a view toward the immed1a te reduction of o:;:r> nse both from

the rental requirements o.f the tenancy· of' the bank and of the

guarding costs,which latter o..re by and large the greatest

.zt., .:, ~. ti,.

expense 1 terns ~ ~.

~~

•

Similar steps are being t ake n to concentrate the autol'.llobiles oi' evacuees i.n the cu:stody o:t the 'b ank in as few locations

as possible , li.ke ise to minimize guarding expense.
1

.fhe foregoing report, together \'11th the exhibits cow-

taineti in. the 4pp.and:Lx:, is intended to pr~sent a br:ie1' bµt
coJnp:re~ensive

the .fecieral

outline of

th~

general :position

.nd functions of

eserve Bank of San Francisco acting in the capacity

of .i;·rscal J.,.gent of the United State~ in the perforrn.anee o:f 'its par t

in the evacuation program.

Cer tain of tbe statisticai mateTial

m.Q"'t neee:S.$ari~~Y' rem&i;n :l'tl'.cow..~let

0 ..1

o·p erati:OJ?iJ .1.n ·¥.ilitiary Area. N'o. l wji~eh • ·e re· Jn

evacti:a t ·1 0

progreS$

until the com.p lEtiori

a~

of

in some a.t~aiS"

M~y

, 19Li?', and whi~h are still in pr<,>g;ress

I

.A

~"'U,0118 DtJiRlNG· .l?.lilR -0101 01' VQLtlN['ARJ' .mYACl.TA';rI N UP TO ~<lff 29, 1942
:r~Q]a d1rte dlf opel'Jil'lg

i't,he,

of the San '.!'rano,1aco ~ead ottiee ot ,

acuee Property Depertmell!t of tlle Fladere.,l Reae.rYe Bank or

l!"!'attoisco at

;oo

Se.~ .

Oa.l 1,to.r.n1e. .S treet• '88.n Fren-ai •oo, on M$l!'~l.\ 12,

:t942, its a~tivitles up to Match 29, 1942 (ehd ot vo,l:w1.t aty eve.cu•'

e,tiop per·1 P4.) 'Were oe\b.tered llPO:n the tollow1!ng maJQr Pif.'tlbleltla:
I

l.

Sta!'fing. G-d< operat.tng EV6oues ~opert:rit

• artment b.&t!.:l ott1oe'•·

JOO Cal.itcrnia. Street, Se.11 Francisco, Oali1'orn:ia; al•o ·t U.reot-

ing de·pa.r tment objectives throu-sh t>renob. o:tfioea ot J'ede:ra.l,
Reserve Bank of San Francisco in. Los Angel•a, Seattle, and

Portl na.
I

2.

Orsat1.1,z.i.ne: twiotional

a.o~1v1 ties With daily at1tt't ma..ttiqa at

ti.he head ort10.e

-

1•

I

lllsta'bl :ishment of li«iaon repa:-.,aentation w.: tth the Viartime 0:1,vil

Cpntro

A.dm.1n1 stration, Whi t oom.b Hotel, Sa.n J're.ncisoo, fneuri~

et1eot1 ve c.ooperation. between the E-vacuee Prope.r ty- Depe.rtJJlent,
t.be Army, an:d ot.Q.e:r related
4..,

goT-er~n.t

asena.iee.

Selecting and traiD.1,D.g repreaentati ve$· to head the 19 1'1eld

O·t :tices plaoed in ope1•e.tion

pri~

to Me.roh 29, 1942, 1n t.he

Sa.n !"renei•eo office !Zione area.

5.

Sel.eotion «Jf personnel to d. i reet tUld handle asseinbl,1

at inter-

view· repo.r11s · f~om oi t)' and i'teld office• and oo•pile

~ail.7

b,reakdiJW',Q. Q'f

problem• pr411sent&d a:nd typ8$ or

6. Settins up. interview

propert~ in'Volve~.

pci.trsohllel groups (oral a.nd telephone-) to

.b.arulle· eftio.iently the heavy volume of interv-iews tl:l,at o&J11.e

to our

S4Ul

Franciaoo otfice.

P~eliminery

study 1

~ending

estabLismaent Gf c1v~l oon~~ol

statie;i.s)involved a~lection an.d '·t,;aJ,..Q..:l:.ng 0>:t Jl,ew pe.reionn.el.
Meetcing with ~po.rtat.11t il1$1ne.sa g;ro1,aips w,hose :tnt~r.esi;iu were·
'

a.tteoted by the eve.cue·e program,, 1.,., :t;'ouna e.ome
gJ.•ou.ps. laoked lma1!Mled.ge of onr :t'\me~ion.$

or

15ueb

niotl. were tlll!:l7

explained.,
,.

Cont:tm:1~d $Uperv1,sion •nd

cont:aot with a .l l :field ott';1.ces

ttu-oug:t). daily r'eporrt s, tel,:gn0ne. e.$ p&1'1CJd14 V'ls.tta frotn

bead

o~tice repr~sentatives.

Variance in tYP•. of probleme

a.r·is1.ng in th& varioula t1,eld. Oft1oes required careful a-upervision, particularly ln the earlier weeks of operation~

10.

Freparation end distribution of d1r&ot1~e en4 in•truotional
letters and memorand.a to o:f'f1ee statt and. t .; \eld li'epresent.a,tives.

11.

Ae~embling and sending weekly to Mr. Pehle, ·tae.hing~on, D.

o.• ,

wired dige.s t M' reports t'rom. heetd ot:rice a.ree. Qt'ticee. and
Loa !.ngelest

esttle and Por'tland Ol'" anc,b and :f'ield offices

summarizing ifrdividual and aggregate operatJ.ng aot1vitiea.
12..

Buy, sell, ren.t, lease, and l'Ulilage property inquiries obteijled
trcm per~ona1 interv'.tew· :reJ>Oi: ats and eor.responQ.ence as$Eunbl.~d

and made available

tor

examination at tb.e variotr.• field o:t'fioes

to f.e.o1li terte tra.nsa()tions between. evacuees and interested

purchase.re.

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Jl A broad policy ~t coo e~atton in the handling ot
th~ problems ot evacuees wae d~veloped immediat. ~ly following
e mft'llorendu:m to ~ll Fede:r·~l Re3el"Ve Bank Era! chtaa bearing
date ot Ma oh llth.

A:frl'll'\e;ea1enta were p i om.p tly completed thereafter

through the alre~dy e s tablished o tft oeta <rf t _ ~ Unlted tates
Employment S.ervL ce in au of tb.e nm jor oommu..ni ties ot
~ 11 ta:r.y .Aree NQ .. l to perm:tt ad.di t io!1a eta:f.'t1ng by not
only rept"esei1tati vea o f the E'.1u:m Security Administration
and FederijJ. Seouri ty .Mlm i nl11Jtretton, but also lr.iy th~
Eveoue~

Property DEtpartment of the Feder. l Reserve Ba,o.k.

19 1"1eHl rep;resontati v e 1n this zone were installed on nia
s11bseqµent 1m arch 17, 1942, additional f .eld re resent$.•
t1ves betne ple.ced in United states Etnployment Sf3rvto.e
of. icea in tbe Los ngeles Brenoh znne and ·:.ieat tl 'Bre,non
Zone aree. A aingle off'1 oe f o r the State of Orego n was
LL of the ~bo Ve were p'ritrll\ry offices,.
opened in Portl.l!!lnd .
Certa1.n ort ber locations were designated es seoondary
off'ioes, these la · t. n.amea. br:i1 ng sex-v1oed, however, from
the nea rest prtm ry offioes,.

As these field offio a o f the Evaouee Pr,opert1

9 partme.a.t were 1netal. led e very ef o rt 'HBa made to work
in the fullest cooperat1ol1 w1 th t h e sim.ilarly ins ta led
reprasent~tives or t he Federal se cu:ri ty Agenoy a~d. t e
Farm Se1'~ri ty ~dm.inia tra.tior'. .As problemA were presem.ted.
by interview·e~s and their aa tu.re wa.a oleaxly determ,ined.

au.ch interviewees wer~ -refe rred to t e representative
the Ag ric y handl 1ng auoh specific -pr'°blems .

or

It ls q11ite true t hat ther w a some contusion
When the of'fices were t irst opened in t he handling ot
interviews A' particul~..rly those relating to enn property
!J:t'obleu1s but these ov rlti pp1 g d1f'f1ciJ: tr1oa w~re rapidly
el1m1net d.

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uty will bt ~ptc~ foe --~ 'by du~ Un£tt'l.f , l
~atn Ooyepime,nt fou,; (4) .w9.fl!!1 pf th~ fo . 111~ bti ltled fo amt
dm:~1
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..tt10ied Ut e!Mt G:v~ . Coob;ol SU~pn, at whkh, ,ytiJu, , ~&i~
t,b thC''c,W.r~~ ..nJr ~ l-YiciJwl.lt.c,ih.erdy
1\or: ,
t; Ol$ltl' qopl,d' l)fit}J .fotm.. Jlt...y_e
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• Jlll(J'.l'lti qiwi piwJperty i• to ·bt1 f1;1w:id. <Jt ~a.tu! art'an"elp.U1~' lid d~tver the
iii tb~ btanli: •P.~• pil?vl.dr:J on tbi1 form.
k.c)lll 1.0 ·th~ r<:jnC.t1?:11.uieivf 0£ t.1¥ ~ .. iaeuc~ Propu.t,y l,)¢parllaent of ' tlle
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l.'jOq. of ~ ~~to? Ull: 9f {~1 tctualfy ~ttd will ~ i!ll!i.de liH1tt>r11.••
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o<:d·1.tp 1lo~

t;,o i;iel;J:;· dui·i.n~

t~ p "P(ptr:'.•;a~ o~' tbie •al'!~ if.Lo~
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fie· u.d
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cp..at of U'i1s area tn

or

r'4\lpnsruit6 ttvaa

.t '1trnitut+e owrie.

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the Crd.e:C' Nf.t •;:I.on.al Ba.111k ED!lli nar.

L!.na vu:1s ua ·d by '~:.r

m..t

The

01lt ~f1lntal.,

t'ent- fol" t~·1*1 ~Jl'.'1.!m11~~n ocoupt d b:r ,l)e N. t.

ould of.f'ee~ cha ;rent.ltl value of ti1a i'"urni.tut·e.

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µen . oi!' d ei pal:'tJn~nt h~rul& h ~ been .1.n charge

QUl"

of th~ di:;pe.rtm.11mt, wi.t.h a\'I
i . t~·.t.,
mul, J:z-orr. tl'le,., F~r~tg i E'u.nds

t.o

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ipm ~t· ,_. on.A

e.s tgn. i l;..o t,.h

b.im.

~f!w dep~v ~,Till!l!n t

ot

nJ d:«!i].!ltU' t!!Jil·l :tt h.~a-d~ ~as a.~~ '~er.~ed
~tenogt· . pliic cl.

Th

lf

Sic~ artd to

c;=ia.

our ,1•alrtfili . le cl :r.ks N'.tfJ !l.BG~gnfld to

i l'eC t CCU ' 0 l O'lr~ r

t-0 m.n n~i in

m"n 111x11plo;r d for

S.ll!ti.vttiea; Ji'"'dl'?rri.l f,v,nd Bank
.t~

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'. w .t• qw . tto s r~li1tth1n.g ',..() t;r&..!\f~nct.t on.111 r~i,t'1irin&" F1>re gn Fu.tide Oon.
n~ c:tf tr10 l

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·to

plqye

.. hf.f .filing o "!f3).•a, l,lon,

t..ne

o p~

Ev1.1cu.13

ra. 1lons ,

:,Yt!is , i mport/Md !fJlx.por ~rig , b.'.an.k.tng. a.n

P:rop~rty 6&11pt:J w.mt opet·!'l. U Qnta

0 11te.

l Ol!?.4 Corp orl!I. t i.o-n

Om'le:r

b .w.

hlili l.'leen
. cuet:.<im~

One

t.he oper ~ion~ ~>f t~ 0Qp~.~·. t~r1 1', til h.Bl.ldJ.1ng oU1'" pru."t. of the atit'ci.CUS.t.ion p.c-ofp'.'~.

AiJ einp.l.otm,e11:1te waro .mi.ld

"l:µro"'~h our .regu.!.~ r Ptthonnel D pe.:tr

miap 1" ;

auppli?.s (trtd

eqitip ~nt ,1ere f'l.4rnbh (1 thl"ou€h Qur f'\lrehaeln~ an<l ....u:p".!ly n .... partmemt ;
f.tXP pUt.'Ul"~l\I

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to ti . . tl\-~

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t~ .j kjt~

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nj.i;a~

t"h.ld.

'rvfen

y-.Ct?ur~hpu ~-~

by ollt .v'1!gulP,i.r gu r

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wl.th th
wet't" m de t.o opt!ffl.

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£tee$ ii\ ()1.-:r br!l<nch l'li t. es

1'1~-e pt'<.W~dt,l.t'(ol!i!. f.ol,lqY,lj)Q fo'z.• e:!)

bl·~iil~'i ng arld e. U~,P ... i,J'.li.

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f'1.~lr.1 offi.oea beqiMie ne.c. asuy,

The~H~

·o be iU ab .L · l"Xi.

tp;e we:t•o in

cit"

men tock. 1ith

thtirii d~ch

ro.fl\tl

•iu·~ lnfAl)1•vl.e

sel{tct.i.on~

pror.ier.h>l:J.~e

ai"}.

.f tald off'lce1:1

'tb.~

qua.l:U.'io t .ton.s

hen 1ifac:t~$B~d 1'.,Y tel~phone rt11.t,h i.h.~ :t!>~t·sorn;i.e'l. 0 fit!. r

of t.h.f~ npp .li:i~tli·,~ vr :r:e

complete ae .{ o:f: all

, one fo'.l!'

ed and s:a·dJ.t:lon£J1. Ct.£>p1.1.pa.t.1ona

bf' .or.if.tl o~!!lks 1;rr Qth 'rl!I..

U'e bank and

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brutk ftl~B f't·om me,l'1 ln thti a.t'(~a,, h

tr~

app .i.o

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wt<1re expla i,.n~-,d

Field
to tbfl'

RapreeciritaH~t1

e'lrf.tt.'Ua.t.ion.

wa$ theri given

progrEun,1.ind

o hill1 bef:'ql'."e our :t'egi..tl..ar empil.o.;reo 1et'1• t,l:).e coror.ounl ty-~
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wber~ tba,

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such e'm[•loymr-;nh wet·e ~twUed ln
th~

add~ to l

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vrn.s n.ec"l'StJa.r)",

a¢rne'f#hflt ail!l.ih.1~ Y.nenner. , a repr.e 1ilentat!'ve

bO.Uik g1:.1lt1g ~,q the CO!QlJJUnit , l!lf,tlt.ing t rit ti va ~elect.lons,
i th the Ferao1:11el O.ff :lcer of the benk

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Summarized

analys~e

<:>t oe.s• property

probl~JU

reeui ting

t:uom inten'i ews at all ott'ices in th. San .Franoiaoo Head 01"tice
Zone 1.o.~luding S8ll ranoi ,oo M&in O.tfic., and twenty.on~ fi:lima:r:r

ttell otticee. (Florin and al.nut G.ro•e w.-re opened rot one .week
eaob only to .b.ahdle a 11,Peoial situation)

interY-~ew reports were received,, eao.t,i w~e ear61..1.1.ll7
:t"iret ]>ll!lced i.n one (or s_,. ,eral i+ pi.ore t)lan a aii:>,gle
p.rop&rty problem wu i,nvo;tved) of 111.even major grotJJ.pinga, v;i.z:
reeidencee, tlat• a~d apa~tments, businesses, equ1pm.ent and
meroband.1&e, turni t ue an.a. tixturea, i-arm• an~ orchards and general •
'I'hot!Je 1.ntervi ew oa:s e problems t~11 at were ~laced 1,u the oateg9ry or
"bueiniee11estt w•re Ln turn broken dow,n into twe.nty-one further e:ubdi '\rt11ions .

reTl.e ed

As

~nd

The ststietioal ~UJlllJUlry that follows is further eu~ported
deta1le4 report~ ot eaob ot~1ce to Which reterenoe ie euggeate4
tor special infor.tr.ua.tion relatit>.g to any specific otti.oe area.

by

swum.arr
Tot.al Gross Interview Ce.see •• ,, • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • •
T.otal Net lnt rview Cases ••••••••••••.•• ~ • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • •
( a:tter dupl1oat1one and supplemental)
Total Nat Cases Cloeed. ••••••••• , •••••••••••••••••••.• , •••••• .,
Total r et Cases l?~nding or Unclosed. . • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Total Net Caaea Pertaining to Resiaenoee ,,..................
, IJ.'ot•l Net Cases l>ertaining to Fhtts & Apar'tmente • • • • • • • • • • • •
*~otai
e't Cas.ee Fer'lt"Oaining to Buej. ness~s •••.•••••• ,, • • • • • • .. • •
Total Net Cea.ea F~rta.iaing to Equipmen.t. ~ Mero.l lan41se ,, , • • • • •
'rotal Net Ca•es Pert.aining to Furn.1t,u.re & Fixtu..res • • • • • • • • • •
Tota1 l et Case-a Perta.ining to ;Farm.a & o.r caarda ••••• , • • • • . • • •
Total, Net Ce. ea '.Pert.~ining to Ceneral & uael asitified..........

4054
3562
3243
319

712

120

1~2S

2021.
942
614
100,2

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B

l

Geni,e ,~al

l;n·t.erv1. e:ws with 'Ev:e,oue-es

Herewith is p'rese11ted. e s~r1zed historr ot
Uitervie'W repc>rta tor :all areas affected 'by the ev~euee

program, including San

J~ano1@oo,

Cal!torn1a Heed

O~t!ce

Zoo.e Loa Angeles, Ge.l:l:tornia .B.rancb. Zone, Sea:ttl;.e.,
Wesh:lniton Br&JtQh ZCi>ne, and Portlaaa,, O~eg n l;!;ra,J!J.Ch Zone ..

Supplementu:y to thes~ suunnarized report&. ere:
1'tat1st1oal tables diisolosiin@l we•·~l.1 tlow·e Ci>f ~el?or.:te
t:b.rough all nratn ott~ee~ a.~ :p·r 1ma:rt ·:t'i•ltil otf.'ie~i :ll'J.
each zo:n.e. to Which re:te.r e 1 oe can be mad• to~ all pecial

information relating te a part1oular

O'V':IRALL PICTURE OF

INTERVI~V

ottte~

are•.

Rln'ORT VOLUME

FOR APPROXIMATE io-wm.m: PERIOD ENDING MAY 22' 1942
FOR ENTiltE AREA .AFJ'EOTED l3Y 11."'V"AOVD PROGRAM
'

San l'ra.ncia,cQ, Ce.lit 01.'1xia Head
~os An&eles~ Ca11fotn~a

Otfio~

Zene

Brinioh Zone

0,, .51..5

8 ,.594 '

Seattle, Wa:sh.1.nsto·n. Biramoh Zone

;.9~4

Portiand, Oregon BrW1oh

3,2ld-.

to~e

Total in.terv1ewed 10-week period

u.2 11

Seatt'.le Branch Zone Total

5,9~~

Peak 1n tervi ew week ( i!u1ding Apl" 11 2 4)

Near

pea~

intexvlew week (endin,s

Peak 3 'Week co~secutive period
(April 4 to A~ril 24}

Apri~

10)

::: app.x:ox1m.at~l.t 511,. ot zone tatal
Seattle Mein 01'tice vol\Vl,e totaled
approximately Boi or imt~rview
flow in zon~. .area~

1,1'"/l

i.088
,,246

4.78;

=

Inte~v1ews both by person.al e,ontaot. and\ telephone originating in rural areas w1th~zone supplemented
by comm.unity visits from field ot.tice~ w.e re a.red1ted t<>
the nearest prima~y otf ioes.

Primary pffioee in Seattle

B~anch

Zone

~

ilitervie'W volume for approxi,mate 10 ...week peri·o d. -were:

1

<

-2-

~oa~i~
Rs~o,nd

Seattl_e

're.come. '

Yakima

Detailed weekly

e.t.etist;1e~1 l

tables · ti,p pended.

a,,5.s9

Los Angeles Branon Zone Total

Peak

Pe~

int~rview

week (ending

Ap~il ~)

' oan11ee1.it.ive w,eeks
(March 28. to April 17)
a~proi1:matel.y 671- ot zone total.

=

3,279
~ 1747

or peat zol'le total (l week) or ,,279, ~.99'.9
tlow•d through Los Angeles lDAl\ln ot:f11oe.
©r ~one total Yolwne ot 8,589, 4 022 flowed
thro~gh toe Anl;iS$lea main o1f1oe, o.r aJpro:xf;.;teJ.:y . 4.7"'/.
of zone total tor 10-week period.
I;n tb& Loa Ange lee B.tr.e.nj!Jh Z.011e , 2.3 ot'fioe&
1n operation. for vat-y1ng p$r1ode, :lncq.ud1ng
Pb.oeni:X , Ar 1 zone. ..

~erfit

Tb.e :field ot:rioea with the major 1nterv1e•

vol\Ulle were:
~

Nwnbe.r

Santa Ana
Pasadena
Alhambra.

~an Ber-n~cU.no

1

}80
49'7

rol.' .re.11,oe
El Ce,n tro
"Ventur.a

103

Sa:p. Diego
Los 1 1:3les

41.5

269

Phoen.1i1

Arizo;na

:b92ettsm

Santa Mar:ta

N:\Ull.1:> et.t
329

·254

195

l&G

311
4,022

WeeklY' detailed volume reports for all
Gffi.oee in this z.pne are appended .•

Portland, Oregon Brano.h Zone Total

Peak interview week (end,ing Aprii

3, 21.4
~)

Neer pee:k 1.qt.erv:iew week ( e·ndj,:ag A.pril .l ?·)

Peak } eo~seeutive weeks
(March 28 to April 17)
.a

epp·r oximately 40i
:µia$~uch

or

zone tGt.~l.

506.
499
1,440

as there was' only one pr.ime1"y ot:tiee
op•ae4 1n . tae Portlan4 B~ench Zone, all
interviews, orial 1U14l telepho·n-e, made. as a. reaUlt ·G t
oo:a:munitr Yiei ts . to outsid:• areas, :t.n the zo'1e were
q,.red:t tE1d to the Po..rtlud Qf.t"tt$e,-.
(~ortland)

_,_
San :Fl"ancisoo Heed 0t"f1ce Zone Total

Peak 1ntervie:w

week (endl.ne; Apr ,i l 17)

Peak J e9ns•dutive weete
(Mu'oh '28 to April l 7 ~
• ap,Pro:t1~'t1ely 40'$t

,.$1.5
1,020,

2,6!>8

I

9"f peak zone totals ls1ngle we~k) 1,020,
213 t'lo ed th.rou.sh ·the San Frano1ac:o tn.ain o.tf1ce.

or zone total of b ,.515, l, 2o.5 f lo'Wed
~hrough S•n Franotsoo main otr10~, or approiimately

2oi.

Due. to ell San Francisco Head orrioe Zone
operation"' flowing daily tb.r,ough the Eveouee Property
D.,pa.rtzne.Jll.t head o.f:t1oe, more detailed analys1a. oe.n be
made of int•rview vol'Ullle than 1& ,p ossible f"or other
branc11h zone areas.

In tbe San Francisco Head 0ff1o~ Zone, 22
primary offices were in operation tor varyiq; _per1ods.
Ot these, however, Florin and 1Tel~ut Grov.e ee.cb, werf
c.>,pen for one week only to handle a special situation.
fh& field offices with the :major 1nttt1"v1e"
volwne were:

t£_qe,t1os
San ll'ranci so o
Bakerat'ield
Berkeley
CM co
J'reano
BayWa.rel

NWAber
l,~6,.5

173
295
192
27~

126

Me.ryaT11le
Oakland

l~.5

..,84

Leoatioa
Riohmond
Sacramento
Salinas
San Jose
Santa Rosa
StoQk.ton
Visalia

Numbe.r

I

266

l,382
286

17,
lS~

791
135

It Will be noted that apprQximately 80~ ot
tbe total interviews in the San E~eno1sco B:ead 0tt1ce
ZOne Or~ginated threugh field Ofticee, ea contreated
with 53~ in toe A.l:;\gelea Branch Zone, substantially
none for Portland Branch Zone, and 20~ in t~e Seattle
S.ranch Zone.
This resulted tram a fe,r great.er o.ant.r~llza
tion ot proport1o:nate Japanese ,p opuietion in areae
outside San lf renc16lao, euc.h as Saere.mento, 81;; ookton.,
Oakland., Berkel ey, Stalin.as, Fresno, Chi~o, Vie~lia,
1

and

B~er ·s:t."ield..

~h•

San

Th& o.he.ngi.ng :t'lO'W Of intervie'W VOl'UDle' With

Fl'an:~i s-oC) Head 0'1 '"t'ioe Zone

-.s betlween the

San Francisco Head Otfioe and the riald

of.tio~s

oleal!'ly shown in the fol.lowing tabulation;

eek

l~~~AS

:Mar@h 210

r

ll4aroh 2'1

April

April 0
April 17

April 24

~,.

).

~fay

8

Mey 15
May 22

Zone
rotra}.

1

i•s;5

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764

1,0,20

S.49

4-8,5

485

'lo
2 8

Sax1 l!'renc 1 e oo

Ol[t:ige

ie

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Q,f,J.!J!!

400

isg
150
91

14,5:

667
720

67'5

21,3

807

42

443
454

67

~l

34

29

762

,,,6

239

The heavy proportion of interviews for the
two opening we~ks ot the San Frenoisoo main office
wee lllue to i?:lcluaion ot in.terv;ie:ws of the type ttiat
later we~e referred to the Fa.rm. Security Adm.1nistretlon
and Fed~ral Sec ll:."ity Agency and me,~y field offices ,ere
completing or ga.ni.ze. tio,n that brought outside inqu.iri es

to ue.

As interview flow in the head orfioe quite

quio·k lr declined, th.e transfer of 1 personnel, wtl.o .h ad

been handling the first two weeks' peak volume , to

field ot"fices we.s made poasi ble \'Qi thout impairment ot
head office functi one or eff i 01.er1oy .
A factor that operated to lower the later
vol we or interviews 111 the SEl.n Franoi s ea off.ice we.s
tbe lee.de.rs.hip evident e..mong the Japanese population
with.in c1 ty boll.nAry. ~rhese church and business
organization representatives secured deta trom us which
they in turn tJ."ansm1 tted, through group meetings, to
their consti tu1f:!Il.ts. The estimete of J"apanese end other
citiiens reec.hed. by these interviews 1.s shown under
persone represented dealt w1 th in detail in another
eeotion, ot thie report .

'J!be 'VOlUJ11.$ Of inte:r:VieW ,reporte fl.OWin&
tbrough tlle f 'ield ot11oes in the San Frenci&co bead

oftioe zone re~lected the expiration date for voluntary
eveouation (Mal'ch 29} and the impending 1nvolunta.ry
evacuation prooedu.re. Generally speaking, tbe fi·v e-

week period beginning Marc,h 21 and ending April 24
showed approx1lQ.8telt So~ or the total t~n-week volume

T.bese reports de> not 1nolude--~1 tb very min.or exaep-

tions--intervi owe with eveouees at civil control
station• established in tield e.reeta as oi v111en
eocclu~ion otde~s were issued.

.

Manf illt~~vie~a, not r•co;rde~ ia these

OO'lXl.pil1.1t1oi1urir i1u:tr• aotuel.1;1f ~, de a~ ·t be Sen Jfte:Q.oi aoo

:h~e.d o:tfie~ ~rui. tl~l.d ,

not pe.tt:inezs;t. to the

branches.

The.ee;i, .b.6wev

r,

were

11.'V' c't.iee Jropert;r Pepe:rtment but

did, l~e u1re epeci 1 attenti:.o:n trcm personnel.

~rbia ael)t·1 on., dealins with pe2l'sona inter.v:1ewe4, bee.rs. a oloee relation·sh1p to the tYP• an4
icber.act.e:r <>'£ the pro'blema pr,e19ented in auoh 1nterv1e s.

Deily, weekl;r end 'ununarr tQt•l• ue

ava ~ I-

. abl,e fOt &ll Ottioea iXL th,• $-ti Jfrancif)QO .tie di Oft{oe
zot'l.e aree and &\re liatea .and ootmn1nted upon n that

section or th1e t-eport d•s!p.e.tect 11F1ISTORY OF

VBW OASES"'.

nnR...

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Zoge}

Portland
(Bren.ch

Total All

Zope}

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M:aroh 20,l,.,42, inc,1 .

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April 3, 1942

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Apt-11 10,, 1942

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April 17, 1942

l,d20

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419

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April 24, 1942

849

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l,171

396

2,987

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Mey l. l94l

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)49

749

287

l,870

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1942
Mat

48.5

268

431

272

1,456

1942

3'70

123

2J.2

143

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May 22 , 19•2

268

5!.

60

118

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Mar~h

27, 194;2

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_ _.....,._ _ _ _ _..__.l.942 (it' nolf in opere:tion.).,
SWJ!J.mar1~ed :Report

o.rr.:toe

1

fota.l caeee as Bh'l>WD 'by d.allr and
we ekly r~ po;rts
Cas•s .r eprese.n t ~d by ~~p1ic.s~on
or suppl.ellle~t Bl ·rep'brt$
N'e't ca ri's h a.ndl ed a.nd pae1il'lf
through :f il,e s tor clos ng
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1

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e.e o~ ~ri;;.;:::r,i..,.."'4~~._
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olo,ing as ot ~~~-

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NWILber

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Fla.ta a.~ ~a:rtments

Business ea
Bquipimnt e.td

_,.,

Merob.~ndise

J'urn1 ture and Jixtureei

Farms end 01•0.h e.rds

Genertl

Bake~ies
Beautioia~

Li quote.

Ohu.ro.hee

lfe~elties

li>l:'T Goode

:Packers

l'ertiliz•r•
Flcu-ists

Re·s taW'an..ts

Cmmeri••
Cleaner a

J,

J.1;arkete

Nenpe:pe rs

Hurse r ·.1.e a

P'I' ot 11 ai si o.ns

Garages

S)crts. O.Oo4a

Hotel.•
Laundries

Al), Gthera

.J.\bove c.aae. swnmary inelude• relatively 'f•'1 i:rtqu1r1ea by
TbetiUI aaift
OaU.OtUtiart• to buy or 1$8.1, 81tllOUee properti••·
not r•quilred the cu.•tom:arr deta1le4 foll.ow-up fo~. 01lt1>•1Z3&•
~XIA. the c~se of some unit ott1cn in the head c1't1oe. zone
area , a tew 1nterT1ew reports comp1lecil at Ci l':Ll Ccon:t..'x;bl
8ie~.t:ou are alao included. These were rea.411.7 ·oloaed
thro._ reeul ting prompt e1'a9uathrn.

UFDllD IY •Mllnf

TO•

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r.

MAY 2 2 1942 -

£@

llrtll%lfl v .-Bl OF SEGTI\J. 0 •SVACtml PROP f i
P.RO'l' CfIOW• ..o BS I ·i Lt: ' l .J .. OBf nox
tf DEFUSE
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en al!!> .U]) J'Q UR.Ii IL"llil

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TO

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'ACUATIOI

1

B Lett-.:r or J.utnorl
!1eC•nt'1 Co
1

y rroa Ccn1mandina &.neral. •••tun
-

reh 11 1 1942

! - ~m.to.ry l..tteii ho2 C.ommanding G •r&l, -. _t &ra
De1'&M•

CoJ1mand, A_pril S, 1942, mad•

•~bent. o~

Public L&w

n~c-•••a.I7 by

E 0.ltgation.ot Authority by lar Relocation
8.oreta.rt or the lfr.-allny, hrch 25, 19.4.i

?

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~h

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of

n hle1•ti.on c.r A.:
hdtital

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o. 50j

.,.J";&ding With

h• . ~~

Authorit~

to

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J.ct, PelJliua-rt

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- of Ian Frane1aco 1 Karell 7, 1942

.cuti ty by

Tre.-sury
:a Conf.11'111it1on or J.uthot-1tl' rrom Secretary or
16
of Su PPancUeo, la-rch 1 1942
w 1•tl•i--al R•••rT•
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(Short

1at1-on of Au.thor-1tT !r-o

ntan or

~he fi•~•wy,

~•t.reneea

Alien Prope~ty Cuto41an to
rch l l 1 19-~

to ta. foregoing 1olltc•• ot authllrit,

dtho.ut ..-ten11•• i•tit1oti are all that rtll be

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bt•bU1hac t o~ ~ 1.q;1 •t 4 lrueh 01'fie••
1a.co
h• rT• Bank or &aia

or rec1eru ·,

•

D I.Q1e enting Pi::mction
Sapl.071umt s.rrtee

1

hool.g rtioli

a t Of!1c&I of' llnit~d Stat I :. ~

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t !r9ts.inl e-entro~ tn'Jd•r th1t r
(•tat•
t not ~en . •:reiaed and by)

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FlilCUCO

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UK 01' SU

PROOID

j.

fwlct~ona Jlaiag Period of Yoluntm l•a4uatioo llp ,.
to f&areh 29, 1:942

b

1 CtcJ&.O.ta JlU l0.!'9.f f Aft r
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N ti<»aal of San Leam:ll'o
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B f\:a~r- td tjj-t~rrt.••• Se(ffgaud. Between Ha,ad otnee,
Br&Dehe•, ••~•~T C.nt•r• J.114 -Clv~l Gonttol Btatio~

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K.t ' . Herbert D. Armstrong

J'RCV:

J.

RERRRING TO:

J4eaoran4um

c.

Tyler
t~om. Co~o,nel Bende~aen

Mr. Hale, dl!lted May 1,, 19'42.

to

Should we not promptlf contaot all field
repreeentati -ves ct all tield offices now open urging
them to cl~se as promptly and fully as possible all
now pending?
Also snould we not in the oase of an;r
cases originating in of f ioes now closed eend someone
down to the appropriate assembly center to ••cure
such closing details, 1uld :1.;f justitied a comm.endatory
note. aa well?
In order to tal:>ulate all ot the e seent;!.a.l

information from

ou~

branches. field otf1oea , eto.,

it will be nee.• ssary to have this .1.ntorm.atiqn in our
hands not later than Saturda7, May 30, 1942. The

time therefore is short.

IAJS Arlgl93-es Branch
Seattle .B:ri •ich

J\Jrt.lan4 Branch
~

Salt. Lak~ C1ty Br.anch ~for informa.t;ion i:.mly•)

~

copy of a D191!1.Pra.i;idum ie i\nclQsed d:&t.ed !lay 19, 194.2 troll1 Karl R.

Sendeteen,- Colone; G. S. d., Aeaistant Chi.cf 0£ St11f.t, O.ivil~n A.t:Ca.irs.

..

D!lv1sio11i to
.San

illiam. M. Ha.le,. Vlce President., F'eder~l Reserve E1;U1.k of

Wranoi~op,.

tou wil l oote reqit(!st that p1"1limillary c:lra.ft ot ' 'report referred to
therein be sub;lltt~<.l to CQlt.'nel. 8endetsen. not later tha..n June 5Jf 1942.
?•ragrapb 2 Hq:u,ests aubmi.,eion

·- .i' .

send thia to ;u s p!"omptly·, grouped u

l. ,

f certain detailed data..

Please

.follow-e:

~, ~,s~j:',...Jlllg'X.'ep.t&d u t6 head, oi':t:to~ wid
Y,,~JM
~ote. - 1 number "":ti eal!Sem \ need no~ ne oeuaM.lr
f:ield offices.

\}'

correepond with 'g}M!lber o! persoP)? 1.Qt!n1!!@d'.)
(We have Y"Ollr ••~ly 1·~po>l'ts on underli~1ed i 't 3l1l.. )

i;:or:reiS~n.d lJ1;.t h
yor.J.i-

I

' Iot14 Per12M,

'

' eianttent:~· sent ua in.

weekly repo~ lltllees, you ,n ow t'e.el ;y-our inti,irect

cont,.acte exee~ed :;rour

f:l

t No~e - thia ua.111 thos11

ai:-li.e r estimates.

&d;j'U.11Jt$<t by the •vaouee• tbem--

aelVttlt after c·onaulting w:t:th ws, or with
qj.rect aHiS'tance

4.

SU1!lr.naries ot

a

±n i,nvo,1.ved

Oq.f'

active •M

o:r d1t:f'1cuJ.t i.rustanaee.

broatl selection o;t cases in which ou.r

Evaoae~ FlrQ>perty Department aided Lri eet.t l.~ment

e.vaeu:eel!l 1 p:robl ema, (Fitt,.e1m

).

t!,e copies 0£

08.$e8

ot

sugguted .. ).

each let~e,i:- received .n~om ~vaouees $X.pre~.s:tng

appreciation of our efforts., ox- aHiistanoe in their behalf.
Vie l.1'1Jggeat you contact the memb er~ o f yol!ll' etatt and fie;Ld

ot'.f',i oes. who may b41 personal ly holding

uoh o.01nmuni oations

of app:ro:vn.L.
6.

.Br:i:ef Chronological H:tstol!';Y
openir1~

ot

ot the major event.e- 4';1.nce the

br:anch and !';leld, o:t'f':f.cee, with particulJ)'.r

re1fer1't1ce to
a_

Initial int.el"'Vi~ws wi th evaoueH .

'b.

f G)llovr-µp of s uch inte:rt.iews a.,nd ·<:lod.n,g

e.

ettort.s.

ype of problems in di.f'£erent t::i el,.d o1't1cea,

nur.series, aut.oe,, pewottal property .

d,.

J!:e'tabl1shment rDt C iV'il Cotttrol Statio.na,
1.nte:rvie:wing problen:us rela.ting to auto

etorage or eau, h<1u:eehipli.d goods ~~
other pers.:m.al property problems.

raDWL Rll,;SERVE fl~NA OF SAN FRA.lifJISCO
t;V ACUWJ!;

POOl>ERTY DP.JP Al1TWi1NT

TO ALL~~ OF -OFli"IC:I~ STAli'F, l~UDING 'l'HQsE

A.NDLI?l<,t CIVILIAN CON'l'ROL

~NUGN mortTS lN OlTr AND OUTSIDE A.Ttr;A.S:

A oompreheneive ?'eport o.n activities of thi:s Department b
or p?"eparation.
f <>llowin

a,.

We r eq11e.et

in coiirse

your pror11pt cooperation in furnieh;lng the

t

All letteJ•s reoeived from evaeU;eee, oonunendatory or otn~rw.t.ee,

in connecM.on Nith • s.e rvicef;t reru.ic;red through you by t.bis
Department.

b.

Cophs will be made ava1la.ble to ;you,.

Selected groups of specific ae.1ee (by na."ne or number of
case, preferably- bo,r.hJ involving Qnueu.al oz- difficult probl91114
that came to Y'OQr atteiati.ott, briefly described. and how solved.

e.

ConcieJ summaries or your type of cootaote with evacuee&;
l - office interview eont•cts;
2. - field intervie,w cont.acts;

3 .... Qi vil Control Station ec0ntMt.s;

4 - Varehcue

coni;.acte.,

ai•iefiy deiscribe general problems involved in yor.ir

any or all of the !our

abov~

categories.

otiv:ites in

Heri!'ld.tb. is pre'9e.nt.e

a au.mmarl~ed hietQry of persons

estimated oont•cted o~ repres$nted f PT all a:rea3 affeoted by the
Evai.:iuee Program. inclu.d.i..ng San B'rancisc<>, c..,_lifq:r:rrla Head Ot'!i.oe

ioite, Los Angele:g~ California Branch O:ft:ice Zone., Seattle,

ash-

:1.ngtof). Branch Of.t'ice Zone qand Portland.~ Oregon Branch Ott'iee Zon-..

Supplem.ea:tary te theitH) S'UllltXlfl'l'i.zer.t reiK>rt:is are etattstical. tables dj,~e.).osing a .Uow ot estimated per-soil$ contacted
t.hreugll all niain offices and primary .field of fices in each zollie
~o ·~hioh ~ete~~rtoe ~an be ma~e ro~ resp~~tive total&. SGe cOlll->
poeite ~rv:i.tB;W§, .and p!!:rsson~ ~e:i;m{!en~~g, table s i.LlClu~d ta t,his
generral. report.

OWRALL PIO't'U. r. OF ES1'1MATEJ!> PEI~ON.S CON'flCTm
VOLUME ~)ff. APPROJI;MAT~ 10-)iE'Et( PERIOD l!: ltlG Y: 22, 1942
roa EHTIRt AQ A1F~C~J90 B! .EVA.OU~ Pao~
6&.r) F~artdsco, Ca.li.fo1mia Heo.d, Of "-0-0 Zon.e

ltstima.ted

41,423

ft:tc.e Zoae

Esti.m.Q. ted

15 1 076

~etimated

l0,796

Lo5 J\ngel.es, Calii'orhi.a Branch

Seattle,

Portland,

ae hin.gt.on ~~anch Oft'ice Zone

regou Branch Oftice Zone

t:ima.ted

Tote.l all. o.f':f:'j,ce:! .f'.1'0 h opening date to
y 22 , 1942 o-r to closing da:te i.f p:rior thu·eto

S, MMARIZED DAT
S~attle,

RIDLATING TO

ashington Branch Office Zone

SP~CIFIC

ZONES

Tqt~l

10,?96

Pe.ak eek for Zone { endi.ng Aprtl 24)

ea~tle ' in Office (ending pr3l 24)
ifeak ) o.onseeut;iv~ week peri.od (Apr:i.l 4 to April 24)

Pea.,k leek tor

fo:r- Zon.e

Peak 3

eottseeuti~e w~ek per~o~

fo'lf

April 4 to

ea.ttle Main ' Otttce

pri.1 24)

3~039

2,.792

6,919

0.01,.5

Seattle in Office contacts total ($,69l) equivalent ap9raxi.JM.tel7
81% of total for area.

18.Nt contact~ W4':t"e

made

t.t;i.rougf1 C91m111Jlity rts~te

P.T

.Pr:bn.ai~~ of.t'ioes in area., omtact11 wer-e credited to nea.reet g:>ri··
mar;r o:t\,fi.~o.. ~ry otficee il!l.. ,S l!tattle $:r•anc.11 O:ff'i.ce Zoo.nm wenr

lV!..:rmond

Seat.tle
Tacoma.

Yakima

Lea Angele$, Cali,t'ornia Branen Ot!'l.cie Zone 'l'ot41
hak wElek tor Zone (Endin&' A.p!l."11 3)
Pe.ak week for l.oOJ Arlge.lee Main Qj'fice (lls.:ro,h. 27

Peak J eoneecutive weeks (14.rcn .21 t.o April 10
for Zone

P.ak 3 consecutive weeks (March 14 to
for Los Angeles Main Of';t'i~e

~pril

3)

15,076

4,'379
l,803
8,,1+91

4,137

Loa Angole.s
in Office total eoatu.cts tor .full per:t.od.
totall.ed 1$1,75$ or a.pproxinllltely 38% cit' -total tor Z.O~e a.rea..
23 prin'.lary t:>ffioee (including Loe Angel"11!li Main Office and
Pho~ni.JI;, Art~ooa) lc~ecaived thHe contacts . 'l'~e o,C'.fioe15 With subetenti&~ totals
ere
.Lo:s Angeles
&.n.t Ana
Aro .dia
S4n Fernando

Paeadena
San Se rnardirlo
Torrance
El Ce,otro
Ventura,

Se.n OieBQ

608
457

su

Albam.bra
fh0~n;lx,

; , 750
653

Arizona

776

6~6

l03

642
a'll

708
485

Portl&!ld, Orepn Branch Of.fie

Zone

'rota.;L

Pea ·neek f9r Zone ( e:ndin;g ~1r.il 1.7)
PIU.k 3 consecl!.tti:ve weeke (Ma:rch 28 tip. April ~;}

l:ith t.he excepti,,.;) ot the last twc- 11•e.k pel"iod ending
Vay 22., 1942, the weekly tot. ls !or this a.rea w..sre ntmarkabl.1
stable, :ranglliB fl!'Om. a. weekly minilnuttt of 332 t.o a high 0£ 6~4.
Thu iis in marked cont:raet te the llovr o~ eont.Ji:cts in oth$.l" zone

area.11,.

Po·r t:.land l'il:t~ the rsole pr:fanar,y o:t'i':ioe j,i,; 11>perat1.on in
t hie 2on 1 hence ell con:ta.ctm .... whf!lther tb;roui!':h CO!l'lltl.Unity Visits
or at the s:f.ngl«il ma.in offioe - a.::re credited t i" it.

3an F e.neieeo, Cnlifornia Head Office Z~ne Tot~l
P~ak 'Week ;t or Zone ( •,md.1rig April 10)
Pee.k lt'eek 'or- a.n F"ral!lCi~qo ,WQ.in Office
(end'.ing
rch 27)

}lq;iak

3 oonseo\l:tive w~eks ( 'M.e.:rel;l 21 to Apr:ll 10)
:tor Zone

Peak 3 consecutive weeks (March 13 to April 3)
tor San lr"'l"anc1.sco

41,~,'3

9,684
3,6)2
2h11332
8,.198

San Franc1eco city :!ea Office cont~ote for fUll pericd
totalled 9,,260 or app.ro:x:imately 22$ ot tiot.al.s £or zone ,a rea. Thi.41
percent.age b 1n marked cQntr~t to thoee '°'.t Loe Aneeles city off.i ce. to ite ar-ea tote.l Qf 38%; of Seat.tie Ji.fain Off;tce to its are
total of 81%; and Po:M.l,,anr;l Ma.in 0:ft1ee to its area o;e a:ppro;fe.1..mately100;,;. 'l'he .r aaaon 1a clearl.y dµe to t he wider didtributio-n amt the
more compe.et groups of J paneH in t.f ol"thern Cali.i'ornia. than in Sou-

thern Caii£prnia,

aehin.gton and Ore8('n.

It ia quite possible t h t th~ San Francisco Head Ottice
Zone e·stimf.l.ted person!B contacted total$ of 41, 483 ms.y be exces~ive
-0 the extent of 5 1 000 to 6, 000 due to d~plie&tion in estimate$ oee11rring chiefly in the :fi:rist two weel£5 of o,peratio,tl.

eae pop2lation in the .S~m Frw:1cieoo

:rhe Japan-

&.y Jnetr.opolitan &r*'a prior to

tho :full f'unct1oning ot .field ottio~s in tli~lll l9M119 cu:·eft, il!lclu.d.irtg
Al.aimed.a,, Oakl.a.nd-Be-rkeley, Rieh.'?l.On.d and Hayward. sent ih otru.rch,
basiaee.s and, hgal advieJeX"e to confer pl'OIDptl~ with OU?:" l'lei!d oi'f'ice .

m

i

'

tum at g?'Otlp mee1ti:ings ~d'Vi.sed the:i'r mitlftlb<ans
'l'hfJIS• leaciel'."1
<1Jf our- h.nct.io.11lS arui sugg~.~rted act.iof'li. fhoa411 iJ1t11rv1ew1 were
requested te. e~~~t• the trumber ot pera9ns they i repres~nted.
At wbaeq enti a.d t.ior:Mll :f...ntertiews, othet" grqli~ -vrere J..:leted
by ad.ti'& lt Min e but later four1d to ir!ol~d• Ul&.llljf alrea.~

rry inql.liriee owne to us the Q'pen;lng
eet1rll,Q.ted a.1,t c-ont.aeted.
week 1'ronl colJ111U01ii-.s ax"Ow1.d Sa~ FN.nai~co :Sq which ~•t.•'1 Ke-t'e
eetvioed by aira- f~'!r~ tl•l.d Qj1fices, .reault:i~ in turt.11.tr dupli-.
ca~.i.on,.

J'llitR.At IUIJBltHV:,~
mt
J )CUD flo:p· ll'.tt DIP.Al~

.tMA!akY 'W 1

s

l\JS

~st11m.im

c,a l1ttora1,a

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( •• tti•• LQ• ~l•• , , !~r•l'l@ ro.r't~·-·
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itMJ Uku ~ &t> ..&9Qi

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4-ii4

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2,811

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12,4?6

.6~5·

4,,,,

140

,,.w•

.• J~ll~

Pt'll l.7, 1?-42

'1,118

a.056

. ~•k an41nc,
Apit.il 24, 1,42

~~ •.>.JO

l,2 '

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Mar,ob. 27 , 19 4i

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lsl!.49

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4,,,,

)44

a,7'Ba

220

1,,

l,t89'

l,42

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l+I

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o

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the text Qf
11'.11.Uf' e-v cu. ti on repo:vt ~ if yo 1
&~rew!th

"'rt a

!'

h'al" i:l gt·aP,ti · ror
i ... =

,e, .Jaae~e

Jgri:itlon, with Yihich tJti !ii l'"Gport
t e l argest move~
lll(tnt io!' an lr~t~gr~l. rac iaJ. group accomplished. 1i tn1t.!o
so , l1ort $. tiine in alt h1.sto~·y . It hPs invo .J.ve~.
ti UJ?roo .i:ng of r.nan:r entir.~ Jap,etnt<:se o<.n:11muniti~s~
c· ns ituting i n e.lJ. we l .l. OV1$r 1001' 000 pe sc.ma, :.:;.nd
the a: jus't•1lie~1t of thei~ 111~il · J:"a.~io ' $ propa.rt y 1n··
t~rasts un;i;i~;c 't e p.t•e·stH.1..re Q' perio1 a J.iud.ted to
'1ays . /t d to the bare >hys~ca.l aspel!t . t. 'liOl'V'eci.,
the t'111.c l;l"iat ti:fose concern'i!d we1·e of a r~ce "'11th
~t1lc 'n t :j..s countr
ill at vu:i.r c~t d anim6s1 t.1.es rk t:urall:}' rising caused by this t'act , as v el.:L as by
the rayed n.erves at mat y of tno~H3 OJ."de·red to mov
o~ sk4ort notice 1 ar
it may be soi that rena.rkable
:r:er:itr-1nt has be-ei~ d;tspl~yed both by the ~vac~es
and by tnose ot ow.• citizens with. lflho t 1ey ha<! to
deal.
lat on~ ser .ious
tov.,ard 1µcid11ent iuas 1ua.J:1red ·
tqe ac~t:nnplis.im pt of th enti r e pt."og-ciw1m , S!i :i t he
rtta.ay ex.t>ressions of'· comine~ ~ia.tion h i e i t.n1S ba.nk
has rec(aiVe · troia both the eV'ac 1.1.ee~ a.n.d tt1e Ame;rill'l.e:n.
eredJtors , la d1or:ds,. vendors , mort~egee$ ,., ar)d o hi$t~
it1vol.•J'ed have attested to tbe m.ea.su.i:;-,e of su.ccess nta.n
vre eElel has been attained 1.o i1a;ndl1t g tbe titogram.i.'n

is chiefly coneernod, is prob&bly

,

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