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FDR: the airspace over the said territorial waters and island is hereby set apart and reserved as a naval airspace…

On the recordFebruary 13, 1941
the airspace over the said territorial waters and island is hereby set apart and reserved as a naval airspace reservation for purposes of national defense
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8684—Establishing Culebra Island Naval Defensive Sea Area and Culebra Island Naval Airspace Reservation

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