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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