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Executive Order 8729

Correcting Executive Orders Nos. 8680, 8682, and 8683 of February 14, 1941, Establishing Certain Naval Defensive Sea Areas and Naval Airspace Reservations

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 2, 1941.

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Signed recordApril 2, 1941

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Publication record6 FR 1791

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8729: Correcting Executive Orders Nos. 8680, 8682, and 8683 of February 14, 1941, Establishing Certain Naval Defensive Sea Areas and Naval Airspace Reservations [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8729

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8729: Correcting Executive Orders Nos. 8680, 8682, and 8683 of February 14, 1941, Establishing Certain Naval Defensive Sea Areas and Naval Airspace Reservations." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8729.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8729,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8729: Correcting Executive Orders Nos. 8680, 8682, and 8683 of February 14, 1941, Establishing Certain Naval Defensive Sea Areas and Naval Airspace Reservations}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8729}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8729; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 8680, February 14, 1941; EO 8682, February 14, 1941; EO 8683, February 14, 1941
Revoked by EO 11045, August 21, 1962
See EO 10341, April 8, 1952

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

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