Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 20, 1940.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8450: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California}},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8450}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8450; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Supersedes EO 6588, February 6, 1934; EO 7707, September 11, 1937; EO 7740, November 15, 1937

Amended by EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 1750, November 5, 1958 (23 FR 8747)

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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