EXECUTIVE
ORDER 9066
February
19, 1942
Whereas,
the
successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection
against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material,
national-defense premises and national defense utilities as defined
in Section 4, Act of April 20, 1918, 40 Stat. 533, as amended
by the Act of November 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1220. and the Act of
August 21, 1941, 55 Stat. 655 (U.S.C.01 Title 50, Sec. 104):
Now
therefore,
by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United
States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby
authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders
whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated
Commander deems such action to be necessary or desirable, to
prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as
he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from
which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to
which, the right of any persons to enter, remain in, or leave
shall be subject to whatever restriction the Secretary of War
or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.
The
Secretary of War is hereby authorized to provide for residents
of any such area who are excluded therefrom, such transportation,
food, shelter, and other accommodations as may be necessary,
in the judgment of the Secretary of War or the said Military
Commander, and until other arrangements are made, to accomplish
the purpose of this order. The designation of military areas
in any region or locality shall supersede designations of prohibited
and restricted areas by the Attorney General under the Proclamation
of December 7 and 8, 1941, and shall supercede the responsibility
and authority of the Attorney General under the said Proclamations
in respect of such prohibited and restricted areas.
I hereby
further authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the said
Military Commanders to take such other steps as he or the appropriate
Military Commander may deem advisable to enforce compliance with
the restrictions applicable to each military area herein above
authorized to be designated, including the use of Federal troops
and other Federal Agencies, with authority to accept assistance
of state and local agencies.
I hereby
further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent
establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary
of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive
Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization,
food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other
supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities and services.
This
order shall not be construed as modifying or limiting in any
way the authority heretofore granted under Executive Order No.
8972, dated December 12, 1941, nor shall it be construed as limiting
or modifying the duty and responsibility of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, with respect to the investigations of alleged
acts of sabotage or the duty and responsibility of the Attorney
General and the Department of Justice under the Proclamations
of December 7 and 8, 1941, prescribing regulations for the conduct
and control of alien enemies, except as such duty and responsibility
is superseded by the designation of military areas hereunder.
Signed,
Franklin
D. Roosevelt
The White House
February 19, 1942
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