14-90000 A AmeAR mane igh RANE AD Ae ae at ema ae meen mene Sa en om arte te Sek oe RRB LES QOS RTD eee AGN SLAW Unser etcrimtntes oe te # €Q} EPILL 22 an lac 311.4 «7%, | ZTOUSA, 16 Septenber, 1913, cont'd) (2) Zach packuge or envelope conta ining offictal matter that is to | be exempted from wrmination will bear on its exterior cover the inscriptions - ‘@Official United States érmy Communication Exexpted frou Censorstiip", follcoed “by the sienature and official title of the Camanding Officer” or his cxecutive | officer Cispatehing the docuzentsa by snecizl courier. i (3) In ortr to estiblish a unifora procedure ‘to coxply with the _ Tequirencnts of parsgrophs Q): and (2) eLove, the. ® following is subaitted ast jield d gin Nae ws tetveern ane te é . Tagniagion 255 De: Ce . a re 4 — a TS + dugust 24,1903 || - Subject: — to Identity (Captain Jobo Smith) as an Officizl Army Courier. TO: _Colizetor, Us 5. Buresn of Custer, (Port, of Deperture or Entry); a 1. ‘The stove named. person is acting ia on) official capacity as eduriér’ i -: for thia hcaccuarters and is corrying tio peckercs and cme letter. The pack=7- ages are aacroseed «es follows: Ne. 1, To the Cammanding General, alaska Dew"! fense Cuscand, fron The Adjutent Genervi, Wer Departzent, Washington, Ds Cos “et - No. 2, To the Cosnamting ieee Alaska. ‘Defens 2 Command, from the Commanding . General, Asuy Ground Forces, Ver Departsent. Weshington, D.C.- The letter is. addressed to tne Comending. Seners “l, ‘ala3sKa ‘be pense Caxzand, from the’ Conan ing Generel, arLy Service Fore:s, Wer De partment, Washington, D.C. 2, “Bach of the above iter’ is further identified ty the’ inseription on : the cover "O?ficial United Stites Canuunication to be Exempted fran Censor= -Ship", followed by the simaturd and tit to. ef the respective commanding officers or executive officers. Loe ; bene OD For the Coucznding Generals: ‘ - : ein wus, a ra : Brocutive Officer. s (2) All other cormunic.tions cavraodeby ani ficial couriers will be surrendered to the Customs orficers at th..port of dezarture or entry into — the United States, When auy other documents which ara official in character and necessary in the intcrest of cur war effort, including confidential -and« secret ord-rs are found, Crstazs will imediately requcst the nearest Mili- tary Intcliigenes Service Branch Offleea, or District Office, or representa= tive thereof, for certification 38 to theis official nature and cxenption fe - @emgorship uxaninstione oe me oe, \ Ge Militery Personnel, , : & @ ? ia te ‘ peli arte SRK te 7 t
14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL fo "(AG 312.4 X, Hq ETOUSL, 16 Septentcr 1943, conttd) ‘ (1) If military personnel arrive zt vorts of departure or entry without esmplying with the provisions of sub-perceraph 2 (1) and (2) above, 3 all personal documents will be surrindered to Customs for censorship aramin- ation. When classified official docum:-ntz: or docuczerts elaincd by the travelcr to be official in churacter ami necessary in the intercst of our war : . effort sre found, Customs will immediately requcst the raarcst ilitery In- telligence Service Franch Office, or Disiriet Officc, or represemtztivs — 4 ; ; thercof, for certification and exezption from ecnsership oxanination. : : & Civilian Personnel. . i . (1) Civilien perronnel, exployed by the War Depertnent or by cone i, tractors for the War Departzent,#ild upon arriving 7t ports of deptrture or o entry, sursender_ all personal cocun nts’to Customs for eansorsnip. exanination ; When clzssificd official docunznts or deomunts claized to bo officiel in ‘ character and mecessery in the interest ef our wer cffort are found, customs: = will immedistely remiest the nearcst Wilitary Intellizenee Service Eranch Office, or District Office, or representative t: Lercof, zor certification end ‘exemption fron ccnsorship uxamination. Neg tae oe UA, gaat ne EE pn aot aes 3, Tee attention of all personnel concerned se ioette to the follow- Pawan Marte we @. Customs regulations provide ‘that an exeription fron Custons dity for - $100 worth of merchandise is granted rcturnic: residcats of the United States, : - Such cxecption my, however, ve clained only ence in any 30 day pericd. All U- ; items of serchantise acmmired abroad cust be declared. to Customs officers ab ee ae the Port of entry into the United States. : ; “be Coremunications being’ sent by one incividurl to another individual, : by an office to an individual, or by 21 indivicual to an office ere mot 3 official and cust be turned over to Custozs officers for exaninaticn. No : mall of this nature should b: in packazes cf official caomniceticss thich fre desired to be exempted fran exaninatica by Custos. cannes Gn meen ANSE REM Rabe area rath nent SAND RAG eo woh br Coe ebb bind mn Ge The carrying of persencl communications for other individusls ig 7 specifically prohibited by paragraph 8b, WDey Db, "1923, which is quoted below: ®Private ecamunications originatins in, or destined for, 2 theater ; of operntions will be transmitted only by mans of authorized systcas of 4 ’ gommunicstion, such es the army Postel Service, apprond telephone, telegraph, | express, eable, cr radio systems, Tucy. will nct under any circumstances be ; dispatched frua a theater sf op:rations br any swans other than those authore | ized. Persons guilty of using unauthorizcd seans of comcunicaticns to evade i eonsorship will be disciplined as will theses who act as unauthorized messen= gers conveying such comuunications to another". . @. ALL personal documents taken by Custons from ~ilitary -persoarel or civilian personnel eaployed by the War Departcent or by contractors for the War Depertment will be referred by Custons te tao nearest District Fostal Censorship Station or, Traveler Censorship Station for examination and recan= mendation as to © disposition, or will be acted upon by. Custona. 3- - - - d 4 4 ieee ten a EERE EEF CEO ES EEO AA SOO. IED MOE ZOSTER epee aun een namie tengpee tice see ' 1 t [ Hy .
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