Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas
This executive order has been revoked
Proclamation 4417 (Gerald Ford, 1976)
Summary
Authorized the Secretary of War to designate military areas and exclude any persons from them. Used as the basis for the forced relocation and internment of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Widely regarded as one of the gravest violations of civil liberties in U.S. history.
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