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Harry Truman: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, and…

On the recordJune 3, 1952
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, and the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U.S.C. 471, 473), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, I hereby include in and reserve as part of the Nantahala National Forest the following-described lands such inclusion and reservation to be in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the said agreement of April 18, 1952, between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10357—Including Certain Lands in the Nantahala National Forest

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