It is ordered that all lands within the hereinafter-described area acquired, or in process of acquisition, by the United States, together with the improvements thereon, be, and they are hereby, transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of War for national defense purposes:
Executive Order 9121—Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of War
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.
All Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible.
The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees working at such mines.
Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
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