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Executive Order 8168: Transferring From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce Certain Lands at Sitka, Alaska, for Use as a Magnetic and Seismological Observatory Site by the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey

Executive Order 8168, "Transferring From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce Certain Lands at Sitka, Alaska, for Use as a Magnetic and Seismological Observatory Site by the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey", was signed on June 14, 1939.

Signed: June 14, 1939
Official source: National Archives ↗
Last checked: October 28, 2026

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Reference number: eo-8168
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Official source: National Archives ↗
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8168: Transferring From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce Certain Lands at Sitka, Alaska, for Use as a Magnetic and Seismological Observatory Site by the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8168.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8168: Transferring From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce Certain Lands at Sitka, Alaska, for Use as a Magnetic and Seismological Observatory Site by the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8168}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8168; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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