The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06

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headquarters, establishing Military
Area No. Including approx
mately the west half of Washing
ton, Oregon. and California, and the
south half of AriZona-from which
"such persons or classes of per-
sons as the situation may require
will by subsequent proclamation be
excluded" Northern limits of
prohibited zone "A-1" follow gen.
eral line through Benson Tue
son, Picacho, Casa Grande, Gila
Bend and Blythe, California.
All portions of Washington, Ore
gon, California and Arizona not in
cluded in Military Area No. are
embraced in Military Area No. 2.
Persons in the same category can
be excluded from certain portions
of this second area.
General Dewitt's proclamation es-
tablishes the military area. 1t does
not order any excavations.
"The Government is fully aware"
the General said, "of the problems
involved, particularly with respect
to property, resettlement and relo-
cation of groups to be affected.
Since the assurance of the Execut-
i've Order, all aspects of the vari-
Gus problems have been subject to
careful study of appropriate
agencies of the Federal Govern
ment. Plans are being developed
to minimize economic dislocation
and the sacrifice of proptrty rights.
Military necessity is the most vital
consideration but the fullest at
tention is being given the effect
upon individual and property
rights"
The proclamation also imposes
restrictions on persons within the
military areas announced. Any
Japanese, German or Italian alien,
or person of Japanese lineage
changing his place of habitual resi-
dence either from one place to an
other within the military area, or
by leaving the area, is required to
register the change. Post offices
have been designated as the places
where this registration will be
made. General Dewitt said ar
rangements were being made to
have registration forms issued
these offices as rapidly as facilities
permit.
In speaking of his proclamation,
the General indicated that future
proclamations forthcoming shortly
would affect five classes of people.
These are: Glass 1, all persons who
are suspected of espionage, sabot-
age, fifth-column or other subvers-
i've activity; Glass 2, Japanese
aliens; Glass 3, American-born per-
sons of Japanese lineage; Glass 4.
German aliens; Class 5, Italian
aliens.
Persons in Glass l are being ap-
pretended daily by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and other
intelligence services.
Evacuation from military areas
will be a continuing process" Cen
eral Dewitt declared. persons in
Classes 2 and will be required
by future orders to leave certain
critical points within the military
areas first. These areas will be
defined and announced shortly.
After exclusion has been completed
around the most strategic area,
gradual program of exclusion from
the remainder of Military Area No.
1 will be developed"
The General stated that German
and Italian aliens would be next
on the list for evacuation, but they
probably would not be affected un-
til after the Japanese have been
removed. He said that German
and Italian aliens of 70 years Oh
age or over would not be required
to move except when individually
suspected, and that the families,
including parents, wives, children
sisters and brothers, of Germans
and Italians in the armed forces
would not be moved unless for
some specific reason.
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