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| **EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9102**                                          |
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| Dated March 18, 1942                                                  |
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| 7 F.R. 2165                                                           |
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| By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and       |
| statutes of the United States as President of the United States and   |
| Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to provide for  |
| the removal from designated areas of persons whose removal is         |
| necessary in the interests of national security, it is ordered as     |
| follows:                                                              |
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| 1\. There is established in the Office for Emergency Management of    |
| the Executive Office of the President the War Relocation Authority,   |
| at the head of which shall be a Director appointed by and responsible |
| to the President.                                                     |
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| 2\. The Director of the War Relocation Authority is authorized and    |
| directed to formulate and effectuate a program for the removal, from  |
| areas designated from time to time by the Secretary of War or         |
| appropriate military commander under the authority of Executive Order |
| No. 9066 of February 19, 1942, of the persons or classes of persons   |
| designated under such Executive Order, and for their relocation,      |
| maintenance, and supervision.                                         |
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| 3\. In effectuating such program the Director shall have authority    |
| to:                                                                   |
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| \(a\) Accomplish all necessary evacuation not undertaken by the       |
| Secretary of War or appropriate military commander, provide for the   |
| relocation of such persons in appropriate places, provide for their   |
| needs in such manner as may be appropriate, and supervise their       |
| activities.                                                           |
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| \(b\) Provide, insofar as feasible and desirable, for the employment  |
| of such persons at useful work in industry, commerce, agriculture, or |
| public projects, prescribe the terms and conditions of such public    |
| employment, and safeguard the public interest in the private          |
| employment of such persons.                                           |
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| \(c\) Secure the cooperation, assistance, or services of any          |
| governmental agency.                                                  |
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| \(d\) Prescribe regulations necessary or desirable to promote         |
| effective execution of such program, and, as a means of coordinating  |
| evacuation and relocation activities, consult with the Secretary of   |
| War with respect to regulations issued and measures taken by him.     |
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| \(e\) Make such delegations of authority as he may deem necessary.    |
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| \(f\) Employ necessary personnel, and make such expenditures,         |
| including the making of loans and grants, and the purchase of real    |
| property as may be necessary, within the limits of such funds as may  |
| be made available to the Authority.                                   |
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| 4\. The Director shall consult with the United States Employment      |
| Service and other agencies on employment and other problems incident  |
| to activities under this order.                                       |
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| 5\. The Director shall cooperate with the Alien Property Custodian    |
| appointed pursuant to Executive Order No. 9095 of March 11, 1942, in  |
| formulating policies to govern the custody, management and disposal   |
| by the Alien Property Custodian of property belonging to foreign      |
| nationals removed under this order or under Executive Order No. 9066  |
| of February 19, 1942; and may assist all other persons removed under  |
| either of such Executive Orders in the management and disposal of     |
| their property.                                                       |
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| 6\. Departments and agencies of the United States are directed to     |
| cooperate with and assist the Director in his activities hereunder.   |
| The Departments of War and Justice, under the direction of the        |
| Secretary of War and the Attorney General, respectively, shall        |
| insofar as consistent with the national interest provide such         |
| protective, police and investigational services as the Director shall |
| find necessary in connection with activities under the order.         |
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| 7\. There is established within the War Relocation Authority the War  |
| Relocation Work Corps. The Director shall provide, by general         |
| regulations, for the enlistment in such Corps, for the duration of    |
| the present war, of persons removed under this order or under         |
| Executive Order No. 9066 of February 19, 1942, and shall prescribe    |
| the terms and conditions of the work to be performed by such Corps,   |
| and the compensation to be paid.                                      |
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| 8\. There is established within the War Relocation Authority a        |
| Liaison Committee on War Relocation which shall consist of the        |
| Secretary of War, the Secretary of Treasury, the Attorney General,    |
| the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, the Federal     |
| Security Administrator, the Director of Civilian Defense, and the     |
| Alien Property Custodian, or their deputies, and such other persons   |
| or agencies as the Director may designate. The Liaison Committee      |
| shall meet at the call of the Director and shall assist him in his    |
| duties.                                                               |
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| 9\. The Director shall keep the President informed with regard to the |
| progress made in carrying out this order, and perform such related    |
| duties as the President may from time to time assign to him.          |
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| 10\. In order to avoid duplication of evacuation activities under     |
| this order and Executive Order No. 9066 of February 19, 1942, the     |
| Director shall not undertake any evacuation activities within         |
| military areas designated under said Executive Order No. 9066,        |
| without the prior approval of the Secretary of War or the appropriate |
| military commander.                                                   |
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| 11\. This order does not limit the authority granted in Executive     |
| Order No. 8972 of December 12, 1941; [[Executive Order No.            |
| 9066]{.underline}](http://www.nps.gov/manz/eo9066.htm) of February    |
| 19, 1942; Executive Order No. 9095 of March 11, 1972; Executive Order |
| No. 2526 of December 8, 1941; Executive Proclamation No. 2533 of      |
| December 29, 1941; or Executive Proclamation No. 2537 of January 14,  |
| 1942; nor does it limit the functions of the Federal Bureau of        |
| Investigation.                                                        |
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