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On the recordApril 14, 1930
Under authority and pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that subject to valid existing rights the deposits of oil shale, and lands containing such deposits owned by the United States, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from lease or other disposal and reserved for the purposes of investigation, examination, and classification.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California
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Executive Order 5327—Withdrawal of Public Oil-Shale Deposits and Lands Containing Same for Classification

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