Original World War II-era broadside poster, 14" x 21 1/2", dated May 5, 1942 and issued by the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration. It is entitled: 'Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry' and states, in part: '...Pursuant to the provisions of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 41...all persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien, will be evacuated from the above area [centered on Presidio Avenue in San Francisco] by 12 o'clock noon ... Monday, May 11, 1942. No Japanese person will be permitted to change residence ... without obtaining special permission from the representative of the Commanding General...Such permits will only be granted for the purpose of uniting members of a family, or in cases of grave emergency ...' It continues: 'The Following Instructions Must be Observed: ... Evacuees must carry with them on departure for the Assembly Center, the following property: (a) Bedding and linens (no mattress) for each member of the family; (b) Toilet articles for each member of the family; (c) Extra clothing for each member of the family; (d) Sufficient knives, forks, spoons, plates, bowls and cups for each member of the family; (e) Essential personal effects for each member of the family...' The 'Assembly Center' mentioned here was a temporary camp where the Japanese populations of California, Washington Oregon were gathered together before eventual transport to internment camps such as Manzanar in California, Topaz in Utah, and Heart Mountain in Wyoming. The poster shows slight toning at the right edge, with some small tears to the edges and some paper loss to the bottom right corner, else very good.