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Executive Order 8616
Placing Palmyra Island, Territory of Hawaii, Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Dec 19, 1940.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 8616: Placing Palmyra Island, Territory of Hawaii, Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy," last checked Sept. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8616
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 26). Executive Order 8616: Placing Palmyra Island, Territory of Hawaii, Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8616
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 8616: Placing Palmyra Island, Territory of Hawaii, Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy." Last modified September 26, 2026. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8616.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_8616,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 8616: Placing Palmyra Island, Territory of Hawaii, Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-8616}},
note = {Citation ID eo-8616; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked 2026-09-26; accessed 2026-09-26}
}Plain link
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Revoked by
EO 10388, August 27, 1952
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.