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Executive Order 5364—Withdrawal of Public Land for Naval Purposes

June 05, 1930

Alaska

Under authority of the act of Congress of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, it is hereby ordered that the following described land on Unalaska Island, Alaska, be, and the same is hereby, reserved from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except leasing for grazing purposes, under the terms of the act of March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1452), and reserved for the use of the Navy Department:

All lands lying between 53° 43' north latitude and 53° 51' north latitude, and between 166° 34' west longitude and 166° 50' west longitude, as shown by latitudes and longitudes on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 8860 and 8802, published January, 1916, and March, 1917, respectively.

This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Signature of Herbert Hoover
HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
June 5, 1930.

Herbert Hoover, Executive Order 5364—Withdrawal of Public Land for Naval Purposes Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373011

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