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FDR: Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands on Amaknak Island, Alaska, comprising approximately 1,930 acres, are…

On the recordJune 13, 1941
Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands on Amaknak Island, Alaska, comprising approximately 1,930 acres, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8786—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Navy Department for Naval Aviation Purposes

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