Prior to June 4. 1942. the Army and Navy recommended to war contractors that birth certificates be required as a form of proof of citizenship. In an attempt to facilitate the securing of such certificates by those persons not then possessing them. a directive was issued informing contractors of a method of delayed registration of births practiced by certain States. and recommended that applicants for work utilize such a method for securing certificates. This directive was interpreted by contractors to mean that birth certificates or naturalization papers were the only forms of evidence to be utilized. Accordingly. the contractors. fearing the fines and imprisonment provided for willfully or negligently allowing aliens to be employed. required certificates of every applicant. with the natural result of a slowing down of employment in war industries. This situation has now been corrected.
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