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FDR: “It is intended that the lands described herein shall be returned to the administration of the Department of the Interior…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1942
It is intended that the lands described herein shall be returned to the administration of the Department of the Interior when they are no longer needed for the purpose for which they are reserved.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 9104—Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as an Aerial Gunnery Range

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