Harry Truman actually said...

The public lands affected by this order shall be subject to (1) application under the homestead or the desert land laws, or the small-tract act of June 1, 1938...

Context

Executive Order 9701—Providing for the Reservation of Rights to Fissionable Materials in Lands Owned By the United States

03/03/1946

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