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Executive Order 8344

Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification; Alaska

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 10, 1940.

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Signed recordFebruary 10, 1940

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Publication record5 FR 654

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8344: Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification; Alaska}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8344}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8344; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Amended by Public Land Order 128, May 22, 1943 (8 FR 8557)
Revoked by EO 8540, September 14, 1940 (in part); EO 8655, January 30, 1941 (in part); EO 8789, June 14, 1941 (in part); EO 8857, August 19, 1941 (in part); EO 8877, August 29, 1941 (in part); Public Land Order 917, October 6, 1953 (18 FR 6455) (in part); Public Land Order 1245, November 3, 1955 (20 FR 8423) (in part)
See Public Land Order 363, April 9, 1947 (12 FR 2478); Public Land Order 364, April 9, 1947 (12 FR 2478); Public Land Order 781, December 29, 1951 (17 FR 160); Public Land Order 1034, December 10, 1954 (23 FR 3350)

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