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On the recordJune 14, 1945
With respect to the above-described land and any interest therein heretofore or hereafter acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as may be necessary to protect the United States from loss on account of drainage or threatened drainage of oil and gas from such land; and all moneys received as royalties under leases, or otherwise, on account of oil and gas extracted from such land shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and credited to miscellaneous receipts.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9571—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Acquire and Dispose of Certain Property

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