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On the recordMay 6, 1917
This withdrawal is subject to all prior valid and existing rights and claims of any persons, and to all prior orders establishing or creating water-power designations and power-site reserves
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2612—Military Reservation for the National Guard

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