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On the recordFebruary 18, 1935
It is ordered that the tract of public land in Alaska ... be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6973—Withdrawal of Public Land for Wild Life Administrative Site

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