On the recordAugust 7, 1940
It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, all the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby…”
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Executive Order 8508—Withdrawal of Public Land for the War Department
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