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·:~-s~SE~; -:··~~~l~yme~t .:of.. P~r,soh? : 9l:;~ap_~f3-s-e , ~~~~stry . in Ar~y ~osts and Establishments, and the Issuance of Airman Identification Cards -.s:s

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TO: The Cornmanding Generals, Army Air Forces; Army Grot!nd. For.ces; . , :. <. '· _ : .. . Army Ser'\Q.ce _Forces; • , ·.·.~ 1

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Service ·Commands; - , . .. . .. . Departi\lents ; . -. · Mi:U~~ry ·-J)istri ct of ·was(lington;

CornmMd,ar.;t:.,: · G~mm~d and Ge.n.~ ra,l Staff SGlwol; , Superintende.ot). _United :·State-s 11/iilitary A.cader,ny.

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· . · · , l.. ·' tetter;: .. this office, AG 291.2 (6 Oct 43 )O.B-S•Sfl'iG~M.t 7 Oct. 1ber ::--· · .' .. ·d : .. r ,1943, :-;a~pj,~c..t: .. _. _Er,nployment of Persons of J apan~se : Anc~stry in Arm:y Posts

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· .. ::-).·. ·.: .- ·(:r~. , ,:Pr~yio~s instruc~iqsn re ,;ardinc:.-, tl?e . ;i:;suR-nce ,9f airman identi­ficatiop. cards ~o :. i\.m~rtcan-1:H~rt1 ,Japar:J.!'-ll?? anc;l _ na:J;.blpalized c~ tiz:ens of enemy alien descent as set forth in letter of 18 March 1943, from the Secretary of War t<? rthe ·~_Se9re:~a.r:y: _pf .. Cgmm~_rqe, -:are Jescinded and the provisions of this letter substituted t herefor, · '

· , ·. 3. 'The employment of civilian employees of Japanese ancestry in ~ . -~oU:~\~.~ta~+.~shments, including departmental and field service employees, "'' :, j,.-6 I:il:!r~by :a1.1thorized under the following conditions:

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\' ·' .. citizen~ of Japanese ancestr,y-or taJ~GO Form 301 for Japanese ai±ens

._; ()r ,~~t~onals) to the Person,lel Security Division, Provost Marshal General's Office, Washington 25, D. c. The Proves~ Marshal Ge~eral 1 s Office vnll make the approp;ria:te checks and ilivhere it -appears necessary, .will. :request ~ · .field iil'Vest~.gat~on !rom the appropriate Defense or

· Service Command or the Milit'ary J;)istrict of Washington. ' . . .. .. .

d. The Provost Marshal General's Office will transmit a s1,ll'llllary of all record checks and investigations to the Comnanding Officer of the post or establishment seeking to emp-loy the applicant, and will state vrhether it has any objection to the employment of the applicant, and, if r1one, whether applicant• s employment may be unrestricted or limited as to type and classification of work,

4. Airman ident1fication cards may be issued to persons of Japanese ance~try or naturali zed citizens of enetny alien descent under the following cond1tions.

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a. If of Japanese ancestry, the applicant must 'be an American citizen. ··' ·

b. All applicants shall execute a Personnel Security Question­naire (wn-amo-ID Form 58) in septuplicate. .The Ci v:i1 :Aeronautics Admin1stration, tf it de·sires ·to' issue an ident;ification card to the ·appli_Gan t, shall · transmit 'the a,cc9mplished q~estionnaire and five copies thereof, . ~ogether with any information it may have re garding· the applicant, to the Personnel Security Divis1on, Provost' Marshal General's Office, Washington 25, D. c., who shall cause such -q\l~stionnai:r.e to be processed in the same manner as provided :j..n para.,:raph 39 above • ... :: · · -. . , ' ' ,.., . !• . ~ . .. .

. . c, The Provost ··h~arsh.ai. . qe~~eral' s Offic.e will transmit to the ·Civ:i,L Aeronautics Administratior{ a si.1inmary o.t: .all . . r \,_cord. checks and ' investigations,. ·arid · ·will stats' ''to the' civil 'Aeronautics Administrat1on whether The Provost Marshal,- Gen~rpl 1 ~ O;f.fice . h~s any, obttection to the

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5. It· is directed·:that cop;i.e~ of this letter be furnished by your office to all interested a~encies .~~thin your cqmmaud.

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COPIES FU:lli ISHED: Office of the Secretary of War (5) Office of the Assistant secretary of War (5) Deputy Chief of Staff, ViDGS (J) Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, WDGS (J) .Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, WDGS (J) Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, r!DGS (J) Ass~stant Chief of Staff, Operatiol'!S Division, 1'iDGS (J) Deputy Cld.ef of Staff for Service Commands, J~.SF ·CJ) Office of Naval IntelligeL•' )' Navy Department (J) Federal Bureau of Investigation (J) riar Relocation Authority (J) The Provost l\)arshal General, 1;a:U-Records-Library Branch (15) The Provost Marshal General, Personuel Security Division (100) Commanding Officer, Fort Custer, 11 ichigan (100) Civil Aeronautics Administration (J)

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CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD WASHINGTON 25

The Honorable Henry L. Stimson Secretary of ~far Washington, D. C.

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Reference is made to your letter of lia3 13, 1944 in connection with the War Department policy governing the issuance of airman identification cards to the two classes of aliens mentioned therein.

Pursuant to ;your request we shall not extend generall~ the procedure outlined by ;you to the persons falling in the categories you mentioned but where it would appear that an exception to the general rule might be warranted, we shall follow the procedure outlined in the second paragraph of your letter.

Your suggestions in this matter are appreciated.

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