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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