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On the recordMay 10, 1965
The property known as Ellis Island, as described in the preamble of this Proclamation, which is owned and controlled by the United States is hereby added to and made a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, subject to the limitation contained in the last sentence of this paragraph, and shall be administered pursuant to the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C., secs. 1-3), and acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3656—Adding Ellis Island to the Statue of Liberty National Monument

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