Press release (United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration), no. 4-31 (April 29, 1942)

WARTIVE CIVIL CONTROL ADMINISTRATION

, WSTERN DEFENSH COMMAND AND FOURTH ARMY

1231 MARKET STREET, SaN FRANCISCO, CaLIF, APRIL 29, 19h2

RELEASE NO. 4-31

(NOTE TO EDITORS: CONTENTS OF THIS RiLEAST MUST bE

HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE ..ND MUST NOT REACH THE STRIET

BEFORE 12:00 O'CLOCK NOON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942, AT

WHICH TIME THE ARMY WILL START TO POST THE AREAS INVOLVED)

an additional 5100 Japanese in Alameda, Contra Costa and Los Angeles coun-

ties, were ordered removed to assembly Centers by noon, Thursday, May 7, eccording

to five new Civilian Exclusion Orders issued today by Lieut. Gen, J.L.DeWitt, Com-

manding General, Western Defense Command and Fourth army.

To date, a total of 35,000 Japanese either had been moved or were in the

process of being moved by order of General DeWitt in the army's evacuation

program affecting strategic areas on the Pacific Coast,

(NORTHIRN CALIFORNIA)

Approximately 1900 Japanese living in alameda and Contra Costa counties are

among those aifected,

Exclusion Order No, 27 covers all that portion of the County of Alameda,

State of California, within that boundary beginning at the point at which the

southerly limits of the City of Berkeley meet San Francisco Bay; thence vasterly

and following the southerly limits of said city to College avenue; thence souther]

on College Avenue to Broadway; thence southerly on Broadway to the southerly limit

of the City of Oaklands; thence following the limits of said city westerly and

"northerly, and following the shoreline of San Francisco Bay to the point of

beginning,

The Civil Control Station for this district is established at 530 18th Strec

Oakland, aA responsible member of each family, and each individual living alone,

will report at the Control Station between the hours of 8 a.m, and 5 p.m., Friday

. May 1, and Saturday, May 2. Evacuation will be to the Tanforan Assembly Center,

Private automobiles will be allowed in convoys protected by Military Police,

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Exclusion Order No. 28 covers all those portions of the Counties of Alameda

and Contra Costa, State of California, within that boundary beginning at the point

where College Avenue .mects the southerly limits of the City of Berkeley; thence

following the southerly limits of said city in an casterly direction to Californic

State Highway No, 243; thence easterly along said Highway No, 2) to Walnut Creck;

thence southerly on California State Highway No. 21 to its intersection with U.S.

. Highway No,.503; thence westerly and northerly on said Highway No, 50 to the south:

dy limits -of the City of Oakland; thence following the southerly limits of said

city ina westerly direction to San Francisco Bays; thence northerly and following

the shoreline of San Francisco Bay, west of Bay Farm Island, and alameda, to the

northwestern entrance of the channel entering Oakland Inner Harbor; thence follow-

1g said-channel southecasterly.to Broadway(City of Oakland); thence northvasterly

cn Broacway~to College .ivenue3;.thence northerly on College avenue to point of

beginning,

The Civil Control Station for this district is established at 1117 Oak St.,

Oakland, "A responsible member of vach family, and each individual living alone " |

will report at. the Control Station between the hours of $ a,m, and 5 p.m, ,Friday,

May 1, and Saturday,. May 2, Evacuation will be to the Tanforan Assembly Center,

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NOT TO BS R ELSASED BEFORE 12:00 NOON APRIL 30

Private automobiles will be allowed in convoys protected by Military Police,

(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)

approximately 3200 Japanese are affveted in Los Angeles County. Hvacuation

from that area will be to the Santa Anita assembly Center near Arcadia and to the

Tulare assembly Center, Tulare. This will be the first movement to the Tulare Center

ixclusion Order No. 29 covers all of that portion of the County of Los Angeles,

within the boundary beginning at the intersection of Western Avenue and Redondo Beach

Boulevard, northwest of Gardena; thence casterly on Redondo Beach Boulevard and

Compton Boulevard to Atlantic Boulevard; thence southerly on atlantic Boulevard to

artesia Street; thence westerly on Artesia Street to Alameda Street; thence southerly

on Alameda to Carson Street; thenee westerly on Carson Street to a point at which a

north-south line established by Western Avenue intersects Carson Street; thence

northerly on said line and Western Avenue to the point of beginning,

The Civil Control Station for this area is established at 16522 South Western

avenue, Los angeles. A responsible member of vach family, and each individual liv-

ing alone, will report at the Control Station between the hours of 8 em. and 5 p.m,

Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, Evacuation will be to the Tulare assombly Center,

Private automobiles will not be allowed,

Exclusion Order No, 30 includes all that portion of the County of Los Angeles,

within the boundary beginning at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Scpul--

veda Boulevard, southwest of Culver City; thence northeasterly and easterly on

Nashington Boulevard to arlington Avenue; thence southerly on Arlington Avenue to

Vernon avenue; thence easterly on Vernon Avenue to Vermont Avenue; thence southerly

on Vermont avenue to Slauson Avenue; thence easterly on Slauson Avenue to Atlantic

Boulevard; thence southerly on Atlantic Boulevard to Compton Boulevard; thence

westerly on Compton Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard to Western Avenue; thence

northerly on Western Avenue to Manchester Avenue; thence westerly on Manchester

avenue to Sepulveda Boulevard; thence northerly and northwesterly on Sepulveda

Boulevard to the point of beginning,

The Civil Control Station for this area is established at 7412 South Broadway,

Los angeles. A responsible momber of cach family, and each individual living alone,

Will report at the Control Station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 pem., Friday,

May 1, and Saturday, May 2, Evacuation will be to the Tulare assembly Center.

Private automobiles will not be allowed,

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Exclusion Order No. 31 includes all that portion of the County of Los Angeles,

bounded on the north by East Sixth Street and Whittier Boulevard (City of Los

ngeles), bounded on the east by California State Highway No. 15 (Atlantic Boulevard)

nounded on the south by Slauson Avenue, and bounded on the west by a line running

`iortherly on Central Avenue to East Ninth Street, (Olympic Boulevard); thence north-

vesterly on East Ninth Street to Main Street, and thence northerly on Main Street to

iast Sixth Street.

The Civil Control Station for this area is established at 839 South Central

wwenue, Los Angeles, A responsible member of each family, and each individual liv-

ing alone, will report at the Control Station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m

*"riday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2. Evacuation will be to the Santa Anita Assembly

senter. Private automobiles will be allowed in convoys protected by Military Police.

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