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Executive Order 8789

Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 14, 1941.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJune 14, 1941

The date the President signed it.

Publication record6 FR 2942

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Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8789: Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8789

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8789: Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8789

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8789: Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8789.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8789: Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8789}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8789; 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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Revokes EO 8344, February 10, 1940 (in part)
Amended by EO 9526, February 28, 1945
Revoked by EO 9153-A, April 30, 1942 (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); Public Land Order 1297, April 30, 1956 (21 FR 2981)

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

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