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PROCLAMATIONS-JAN . 13 , 14, 1942 1933 made, preferably by application at a United States Naval District Headquarters in advance of sailing, or by radio or visual communica- tion on approaching the seaward limits of either Area. If radio telegraphy is used, the call "NQO" shall be made on a frequency of 500 kcs, and permission to enter the port requested. The name of the vessel, purpose of entry, and name of master must be given in the request. If visual communications are used, the procedure shall be essentially the same. 2. Even though permission has been obtained, it is incumbent upon a vessel entering the said Areas to obey any further instructions re- ceived from the United States Navy, or other United States authority. 3. A vessel may expect supervision of its movements within the said Areas, either through surface craft or aircraft. Such controlling surface craft and aircraft shall be identified by a prominent display of the Union Jack. 4. These regulations may be supplemented by regulations of the local United States naval authority as necessary to meet local circum- stances and conditions. 5. Should any vessel or person within the said Areas disregard these regulations, or regulations issued pursuant hereto, or fail to obey an order of the United States naval authority, or perform any act threatening the efficiency of mine or other defenses, or take any action therein inimical to the defense of the United States, such vessel or person may be subjected to the force necessary to require com- pliance, and may be liable to detention or arrest, or penalties or forfeiture, in accordance with law. The Secretary of the Navy is charged with the enforcement of these regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the city of Washington this 13 th day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-sixth. By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. Obedience to further instructions. Supervision of movements. Supplementary reg- ulations. Penalties. Enforcement by Secretary of the Navy. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ALIEN ENEMIES BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 21 of title 50 of the United States Code pro- vides as follows: "Whenever there is a declared war between the United States and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or preda- tory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or gov- ernment, and the President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being of the age of fourteen years and up- ward, who shall be within the United States and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as alien enemies. The President is authorized in January 14, 1942 [No. 2537] 56 STAT.]