American-Born Nipponese to be Included in Action

Title

American-Born Nipponese to be Included in Action

Subject

Japanese American Inrernment Evacuation West Coast Biddle, Attorney General Francis Population, Japanese U.S. Army Department of Justice Aliens, enemy Clark, Tom Rowe, James FBI

Description

The Justice Department revealed that the U.S. Army had been given the authority to remove any or all persons of Japanese descent from military areas or at least place restrictions on them, including U.S. citizens. Although the order actually covered all enemy aliens and their descendants, for all practical purposes, it specifically was targeted at persons of Japanese descent and the West Coast area.

Publisher

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Date

2/21/2006

Type

INT 5 _ A64

Identifier

1900.5551

Collection