Show I Public Proclamation Headquarters We Western tern Defense Command Command Com Corn mand mend and Fourth Army Presidio of ot San Francisco California PUBLIC PUBLIO PROCLAMATION No 4 March 27 1942 To Tol The people within the tho States of Washington Orgon California Montana Mon Mom tana tans Idaho Nevada Utah and Arizona and the Public Generally Whereas By Public Proclamation No 1 I 1 dated March 2 1942 1042 this tess there was designated and established establish establish- ed Military Area No 1 I and Whereas It Is necessary In order to provide for the welfare and to insure tho the orderly evacuation and resettlement of oX Japanese voluntarily migrating from from Military Area No I 1 to restrict and regUlate regulate re- re such migration Now therefore I J. J L L. L DeWitt Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu- Lieu tenant General U U. S. S Army by virtue of oX the authority vested in me by the President President Pre- Pre of at the United States and by the tho Secretary of War and my powers and L prerogatives as Commanding General Western Defense Command do hereby declare that the present situation re requires re- re quires as a matter of at military necessity r that commencing at 1200 midnight I IW P. P W W. T. T March 29 1942 all alien Japanese and persons of Japanese who are within the limits of at Military Area Ares I No 1 I be and they ar aw hereby prohibited I from Irom leaving that area for any purpose until and to the extent that a future proclamation or order of this headquarters shall m so permit or direct Any person violating this tion will be subject to the criminal penalties pen pen- attics provided by Public Law No Congress approved March 21 21 1942 entitled An Act to Provide a Penalty for Violation of ot Restrictions or Orders j S with Respect to Persons Persona Entering Remaining Re Re- maiming in Leaving or Committing Any r Act in Military Areas or Zones In the tho S case of any alien enemy such person L will in addition be subject to immediate immedi immedi- ate apprehension and Internment J. J L. L DeWITT I Lieutenant General U U. U S. S Army |