Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities as defined in section 4, act of april 20, 1918, 40 stat. 533, as amended by the act of november 30, 1940, 54 stat. 1220, and the act of august 21, 1941, 55 stat. 655 (u. s.c., title 50, sec. 104).

–executive order 9066

according to this paragraph, what is president roosevelt’s stated purpose for issuing this executive order?

a. to protect and train american soldiers

b. to house japanese prisoners of war

c. to protect national-defense material, premises, and utilities

d. to store food, supplies, and equipment for the military