11/06/1940
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"it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws"
"Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands in the following-described areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws."
"I do hereby order as follows:"
"the Committee shall consist of a chairman and six other members."