.,

Central;Jelfare
Fund would make up the
differenceto the amountof $20,000.
and referredto
b. This agreementwas initiatedin ‘Jaehington,
USMPAC for approval. This plan was acceptedby the CommandingGeneral
JointTask Force Seven,and by the USARPACAmy Mchange Boafi.
19. PASSPORTS:
a. Havingin mind the very substantialciviliancontingent
of the Task Force,the varietyof agenciesfurnishingcivilianpersonnel,
their dispersionthroughoutthe country,and in many casestheirmovement upon ve~ shortnotice,it was decidedto establish,if possible,a
procedurewherebythey might travelfrom the U.S. and from Hawaii,and
return,withoutbeing requiredto secureformalpassports. To this end
a seriesof discussionswere enteredinto with the Chief,Passport
Division,Departmentof State,and
a workablearrangementwas made.
.
b. The generalprovisionsof the agreementwem as follows:

(1)

CivU.ian

employeesof the armed services,and con-

tract employees,were,tobe exemptfromthe requirements for obtainingpassportsprovidingthey had
identification
cafis and travelordersissuedby one
of the annealservices.
(2) Each civilianhad to presentevidenceof U.S. citizenship at the time of app3yingfor identification
card,
this evidenceto be in the formof birthor baptismal
certificates,
affidavitsof birth in the U.S., or
naturalization
papers. The fact of sightingof such
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