Executive Order 9066: authorizing the Secretary of War to prescribe military areas

              ll mi 7 washington wednesday february 25 1912 the president executive order authorizing the secretary of war to prescribe military areas whereas the successful prosecution of uie war ic-quifes every possible pro l return against espionage and against ssibo'.af.d to national-defence material national-defense premises and naiionnl defense ulilitlus as defined in section 4 act ol april 20 1918 40 slat 533 as ;. mended by the act of november 30 1940 54 slat 1220 and the act of august 21 i!i41 55 slat 655 u.s.c title 50 sec 1c4i : now therefore by virtue of thr jiiiihurtty vested in me a.s president of hi united slnlcs and commander in chief of the army and navy i hereby sui hunzt and direct the secretory of v and the military commanders whom ho may from lunr to time desir nalc whenever he or any designated ciimmandtt deems such action necessary n disirablc to prescribe military r.-.cas in mich places and of such extent as he or ihe appropriate military commander may determine from which any or all persons mr.y be excluded and with re prct to which lhc right of any person ui rntcr remain in or leave shall be r.ubjr;ct to whatever restrictions the sic iv;;iry of war or the appropriate mili tary ccmmnnder may impose in his d citi'oii the secretary of war is hereby eurhorized to provide for residents of any iuch area v-ho are excluded thorr-erom mjrh transportation fcod shelter and o'her accommodations as may be neces sary in thr judgment of the secretary of war or the said military command.tr nnd until other arranpemenls ure miule tn accomplish tlie purpose of this order the designation of military areas in any ri'e'.ion or localily shall supersede desig nalitins rf prohibited and restricted areas by rhe attorney gene;i:l under the proc lamations uf december 7 and 8 1041 and h:ul kiipcrsedc the responsibility and au thnrily nf the attorney general under thr ktid proclamations in resuc.l of such pi hibited and rcitriclod areas i hereby lurther nuthnrize and direct the secretary of war and the said mili tary commanders ts take such other steps as he or be appropriate military commander niity derm advisable io tn loice compliant i wuh the reiliiciions apphtnblp to f.';;i'h military aiea h"rein abcvi.1 autiioii/.i d lu be designated n cliuhnjr hie use of federal irnops and otlirr futleral a"cncies with auihonly tc accept assistance of state and local agencies ] hereby furllier authorise and direct all executive dtpnilmcnln independent fstabli-shments and other federal a^en cira to assist the secretary of war or the aid military commanders in enrry lnr out this executive ordpr includms the furnishing of medical aid husp.tal ization food cloth ing transport a lion usfj of land shelter and other supplies ecuipmrnt utilities facilities nnd seiv ices 4 this order shall rowp construed as modifying or limiting in any way the authority heretofore granted unckr h ccutive order no 8072 ' dated december 12 1041 nor shall lt be construed as lim iting or modifying the duty and irspon sibihty of the federal bureau of invi-sll pation with respect to the invent ifjat inn ol alleged acts of sabotapc or the duly and responsibility of the attorney gen eral and thr d ailment oi justice un der he fi'oclaimuoriscf december 7 and 8 1941 prescribing regulations for the conduct nnd control of alien en m:es except as such duty and responsibility is superseded by tlic designation of military a leas h'?icundti franklin d roosevelt tme white house february is 1942 no 906g1 f r djc 42-15g3 fili-cl february 2i 19^2 12:51 p m.j executive order pkovidinc for the transfer of personnul to wah acencies by virtue of the authority vested in me by thr civil service act 22 stat 403 and by section 1153 of the revised stat utes of the united stales u3.s.c title 5 ex'-njijvr 6 f-et 6420 6fji 6321,6323 6324 contknts the prcsident ortifr p.-c department cnni-il kbling ci-rf.i;n ru1 vc;vs v.lhin 	 	 140 military arc-as secretary uf wai to pu-k'iibc 	 - 	 	 1407 transfer nf personnel tn war ac^ncujs 	 .-.. 1407 wy^tiing pans n 1 rrvi;?m r rf ian w.ihrlrnwal _. 	 m0 3 trading w;lh lhc rr.cmy act pow i and aullimiiy dele^attd to e-:crciaiy uf thr trcr^my 	 140 kules regulations orders title 7 agriculture ap.riculuirnl adjust mcni ad min:siiilion corscivalion prcfirnm 1042 w am er.ti merit 	 . . 1410 title 10 army wah depariment prr?onnfl american defense sri vice medal lismnce of 	 1413 mi'dical and denial ait./nd nnce 	 	 1110 tit[e 12 — banks and bahkini board ol gnvcrnors jr'cdr-ral reserve system reserves oi mtmbcr banks amendments 	 	 1413 title 14 civil aviation administrator of civil alto neiuli'js civ hinvays designation of 1-117 traffic control areas r?dcs;g natcd etc 	 	 __ 1424 civil aeronautics bcald air carrier openilinr certifi cates 3 dncumpntsi 	 1414 domestic nir carnrrs uniform systpni of accounts 	 his interlocking rpliilionship flp pro\"tils of 	 .. 1415 title 16 — commercial practici1 fedcrhl trudf commission ceosp nnd desist orders battle creek drugs inc ft bl 	 	 	 1425 consumers mereaih lie serv ice 	 1424 harwocid insmllttc el ftl 1425 continued on next pngr u07