Civilian exclusion order no. 20

4, Transport persons and a limited amount of clothing and equip-

ment to their new residence.

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE OBSERVED:

1. A responsible member of each family, preferably the head of

the family, or the person in whose name most of the property is held,

and each individual living alone, will report to the Civil Control Sta-

tion to receive further instructions. This must be done between 8:00

A. M. and 5:00 P. M. on Saturday, April 25, 1942, or between 8:00

A. M. and 5:00 P. M. on Sunday, April 26, 1942.

2. Evacuees must carry with them on departure for the Assembly

Center, the following property:

(a) Bedding and linens (no mattress) for each member of the

family ;

(b) Toilet articles for each member of the family;

(c) Extra clothing for each member of the family;

(d) Sufficient knives, forks, spoons, plates, bowls and cups for

each member of the family;

(e) Essential personal effects for each member of the family.

All items carried will be securely packaged, tied and _ plainly

marked with the name of the owner and numbered in accordance with

instructions obtained at the Civil Control Station. The size and num-

ber of packages is limited to that which can be carried by the indi-

vidual or family group.

3. No pets of any kind will be permitted.

4. The United States Government through its agencies will pro-

vide for the storage at the sole risk of the owner of the more sub-

stantial household items, such as iceboxes, washing machines, pianos

and other heavy furniture. Cooking utensils and other small items

will be accepted for storage if crated, packed and plainly marked

with the name and address of the owner. Only one name and address

will be used by a given family.

5. Each family, and individual living alone, will be furnished

transportation to the Assembly Center or will be authorized to travel

by private automobile in a supervised group. All instructions pertain-

ing to the movement will be obtained at the Civil Control Station.

Go to the Civil Control Station between the hours of 8:00 A. M. and

5:00 P. M., Saturday, April 25, 1942, or between the hours of

8:00 A. M. and 5:00 P. M, Sunday, April 26, 1942, to receive

further instructions.

J. L. DeWirr

Lieutenant General, U. 8. Army

Commanding

April 24, 1942

See Civilian Exclusion Order No. 20.

Headquarters

Western Defense Command

and Fourth Army

Presidio of San Francisco, California

April 24, 1942

Civilian Exclusion Order No. 20.

1. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Proclamations Nos. 1 and !

| 2, this Headquarters, dated March 2, 1942, and March 16, 1942, re-0x00B0

- spectively, it is hereby ordered that from and after 12 o'clock noon, (c)

P.W.T., of Friday, May 1, 1942, all persons of Japanese ancestry, .

both alien and non-alien, be excluded from that portion of Military

- Area No. 1 described as follows:

All of that portion of the City and County of San Francisco,

State of California, bounded on the north by California Street,

bounded on the east by Van Ness Avenue, bounded on the south

by Sutter Street, and bounded on the west by Presidio Avenue.

2. A responsible member of each family, and each individual liv-

ing alone, in the above described area will report between the hours

of 8:00 A. M. and 5:00 P. M., Saturday, April 25, 1942, or during

the same hours on Sunday, April 26, 1942, to the Civil Control

Station located at:

Japanese American Citizens' League Auditorium,

2031 Bush Street,

San Francisco, California.

3. Any person subject to this order who fails to comply with any

of its provisions or with the provisions of published instructions per-

taining hereto or who is found in the above area after 12 o'clock noon,

P.W.T., of Friday, May 1, 1942, will be liable to the criminal pen-

alties provided by Public Law No. 503, 77th Congress, approved March

21, 1942, entitled ``An Act to Provide a Penalty for Violation of

Restrictions or Orders with Respect to Persons Entering, Remaining

in, Leaving, or Committing any Act in Military Areas or Zones,'' and

alien Japanese will be subject to immediate apprehension and intern-

ment.

J. L. DEWrrr

Lieutenant General, U. S. Army

Commanding

PROHIBITED AREA

EXCLUSION ORDER No. 20

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C. E. Order 20

WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND AND FOURTH ARMY

WARTIME CIVIL CONTROL ADMINISTRATION

Presidio of San Francisco, California

INSTRUCTIONS

TO ALL PERSONS OF

JAPANESE

ANCESTRY

LIVING IN THE FOLLOWING AREA:

All of that portion of the City and County of San Francisco,

State of California, bounded on the north by California Street,

bounded on the east by Van Ness Avenue, bounded on the south

by Sutter Street, and bounded on the west by Presidio Avenue.

Pursuant to the provisions of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 20, this

Headquarters, dated April 24, 1942, all persons of Japanese ancestry,

both alien and non-alien, will be evacuated from the above area by 12

o'clock noon, P.W.T., Friday, May 1, 1942.

No Japanese person living in the above area will be permitted to

change residence after 12 o'clock noon, P.W.T., Friday, April 24,

1942, without obtaining special permission from the representative of

the Commanding General, Northern California Sector, at the Civil

Control Station located at:

Japanese American Citizens' League Auditorium,

2031 Bush Street,

San Francisco, California.

Such permits will only be granted for the purpose of uniting members

of a family, or in cases of grave emergency.

The Civil Control Station is equipped to assist the Japanese popu-

lation affected by this evacuation in the following ways:

1. Give advice and instructions on the evacuation.

2. Provide services with respect to the management, leasing, sale,

storage or other disposition of most kinds of property, such as real

estate, business and professional equipment, household goods, boats,

automobiles and livestock.

3. Provide temporary residence elsewhere for all Japanese in

family groups.