Newspaper clipping from the Missoulian announcing the arrival of Italian seamen at Fort Missoula

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Fort Missoula authorities today requested Missoula people not to gather at or near the point of detraining of 125 Italian seamen who will arrive at the government's Fort Missoula detention station early tomorrow morning.
They said that after the special train carrying the seamen, who are crew members of seized Italian merchant ships, arrives here, all roads to Fort Missoula will be closed to the public.   Only those with business will be admitted *to the reservation, after the arrival of the detainees.  The gate on the southeast side of the reservation, near U. S. highway No. 93, will be closed by a stationary gate and locked, they said.  Guards will be posted at the sentry station on the main road into the post, which runs from the intersection of South and Reserve avenues.
With the arrival of the first con-tingent of I talian seamen sched-uled for early tomorrow morning, Regular Army officers who are stationed at the post still had received no orders today to move out.
Station to Move.
However, preparations were being made to move the Army's Montana induction station,  through  which hundreds of draftees have moved into the Army. War department approval has not yet been given for leases in a downtown building which has been tentatively arranged for as new quarters for induction, officials of the headquarters said, but by the i time  the  rest  of  the   interned seamen arrive, it is expected that the office, including personnel and equipment, will be moved.
The other big government activity ail the post, the headquarters of [he Fcyt Missoula Civilian Conservation, cotps district, will not be affected fey Continued on Page 6, Column h
the arrival of the" first IZ5 Italians; and will continue to function at the post even after a total of from 400 to 600 seamen have been sent here, Major A. F. Sullivan, commander of the post and the CCC district, said he had been informed by the War department.
CCO Offices Separate.
The CCC headquarters has a personnel of about 60, he said. CCC facilities include the headquarters building, the quartermaster building, mess hall, two barracks buildings and a garage and several minor buildings. All these are entirely, separate from Regular Army build-1 lugs on the post, which, has been turned over by the War department to the U. S. Immigration service as a detention base. These include (four large barracks, the headquar-
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Fort Missoula authorities today requested Missoula people not to gather at or near the point of detraining of 125 Italian seamen who will arrive at the government's Fort Missoula detention station early tomorrow morning.
They said that after the special train carrying the seamen, who are crew members of seized Italian merchant ships, arrives here, nil roads to Fort Missoula will be closed to,; the public. Only those with business will be admitted to the reser- j vation, after the arrival of the detainees. The gate on the southeast' side of the reservation, near TJ. S. highway No. 93, will be closed by a stationary gate and locked, they said. Guards will be posted at the sentry station on the main road into the post, which runs from the intersection of South and Reserve avenues.
With the arrival of the first contingent of Italian seamen scheduled for early tomorrow morning, Regular Army officers who are stationed at the post still had received no orders todny to move out.
Station to Move. However, preparations were being made to move the Army's Montana induction station, through which hundreds of draftees have' moved into the Army. War department approval has not yet been given for leases in a downtown building which has been tentatively arranged for as new quarters for induction, officials of the headquarters said, but by the time the rest of the Interned seamen arrive, it is expected that the office, including personnel and equipment, will be moved. The other big government activity the post, the headquarters af the F*rt Missoula Civilian Conservation carps district, will not be affectc* by
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the arrival of the flwFT$5 Italians, and will continue to function at the post even after a total of from 400 to 600 seamen have been sent here. Major A. F. Sullivan, commander of the post and the CCC district, said he had been informed by the War department.
CCO Offices Separate. The CCC headquarters has a personnel of about 60, he said. CCO facilities include the headquarters building, the quartermaster building, mess hall, two barracks buildings and a garage and several minor buildings. All these are entirely separate from Regular Army buildings on the post, which has been turned over by the War department to the U. 8. Immigration service as a detention base. These include four large barracks, the headquarters, recreation building, hospital, fire station and other structures.
It is because the CCC has its own faculties at the post that the district headquarters will not be dis-