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Executive Order 8343
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Military Purposes; Alaska
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 10, 1940.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_8343,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 8343: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Military Purposes; Alaska}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8343}},
note = {Reference number eo-8343; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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Amended by
EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 2676, May 4, 1962 (27 FR 4516); Public Land Order 2962, March 5, 1963 (28 FR 2310)
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.