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It is hereby ordered that the following-described public lands in California be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for use by the Department of Agriculture as fire-lookout sites and as a site for storing explosives.

Context

Executive Order 6544—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Forest Fire Lookout Sites

12/29/1933

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