10/25/1938
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"It is ordered that the public lands in the Territory of Alaska included within the following-described boundaries be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reser..."
"public lands in said sections shall be opened only to entry under the homestead or desert-land laws by qualified ex-service men"
"Cooperative methods will be used wherever practicable, which will enable these people to help themselves toward an improved standard of living."
"By virtue of and pursuant to authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of February 16, 1933 (ch. 89, 47 Stat. 812), the following regulations are hereby prescribed:"