Notice to Aliens of Enemy Nationalities: The United States Government requires all aliens of German, Italian, or Japanese nationality to apply at post offices nearest to their place of residence for a Certificate of Identification...Go to your postmaster today for printed directions. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, 1942.

Notice to aliens in a rather large handbill, perhaps more accurately a broadside, to advise them to file applications to register for a certificate of identification and when to do so, namely, February 9-28, 1942 in all states but eight listed ones, all out west, and February 2-7, 1942 for the eight far west listed states.

Both sides are printed with the identical notice in Italian, German and Japanese, as well as in English, with the only difference between recto and verso being the names of states that have one registration period, or another.

Though broadsides are by definition printed only on one side, one could call this a broadside (since given its size, its being "handed out" by hand seems unlikely), as only one side, and not the other, would be relevant in a specific state. Thus, the notice could be posted (probably in post offices and elsewhere) with the back not visible, since only one side needed to be read.

Francis Biddle, Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

1942

40 x 25cm; 1 p.

Italian

English

German

Japanese