It is ordered that the jurisdiction and control over the following lands on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands be, and the same are hereby, transferred from the Department of the Interior to the War Department
Executive Order 8511—Transferring Jurisdiction and Control Over Certain Land on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands
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