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Executive Order 7686: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy

Executive Order 7686, "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy", was signed on August 5, 1937.

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 7686: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7686

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 7686: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7686

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 7686: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7686.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_7686,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 7686: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7686}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-7686; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1937.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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