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Executive Order 8450
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Jun 20, 1940.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 8450: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8450
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 8450: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8450
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 8450: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8450.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8450,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 8450: Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Bombing and Gunnery Range; California}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8450}},
note = {Citation ID eo-8450; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}
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Amended by
EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 1750, November 5, 1958 (23 FR 8747)
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.