Letter to William D. Shain from Matthew J. Connelly, with Attachments
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November 25, 1946
Dear Mr. Shain:
I have your letter of October 28th con-
cerning your desire to have your family join you
in Manila.
The War Department advises me that when
conditions overseas became such that military
personnel and civilian employees could be joined
by their families, the Department gave careful
consideration to the establishment of a policy
governing the movement of dependents. As a result,
it was determined that the most equitable and
impartial method for uniting families separated
as a result of overseas service would be a system
of priority based on the longest cumulative active
Federal overseas service since December 7, 1941.
Only personnel who volunteer and are scheduled
to remain overseas for a period of one year from
the date their families arrive in the theater
are eligible to have their dependents join them.
I am informed that the movement of de-
pendents has been greatly impeded as a result
of the world-wide housing shortage. Difficulty
in procuring lumber and other construction ma-
terials for housing is proving a serious handicap
to the fulfillment of the Army's mission in over-
seas areas. Latest information from the Phillippines
indicates that only thirty per cent of the dependents
who wish to join personnel there have been ac-
comodated.
The War Department assures me that the
theater commander appreciates the hardship imposed
upon many families by these conditions and is
making all possible efforts to utilize fully the
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