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On the recordFebruary 4, 1935
it is ordered that all the public lands in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Washington, and Wisconsin be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6964—Withdrawal for Classification of All Public Land in Certain States

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