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On the recordMay 24, 1934
It is further ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930 (ch. 471, 46 Stat. 580), that, subject to valid rights and the provisions of existing withdrawals, the public lands in said townships shall be opened only to entry under the homestead or desert-land laws by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by said resolution.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6720—Revocation in Part of Executive Orders Nos. 5789 and 5792

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