Executive Order 5214

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847, Title 43, Sec. 141, U.S. Code), as amended by the Act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497, Title 43, Sec. 142, U.S. Code), entitled "An Act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," and subject to the conditions, provisions and limitations of said acts, it is hereby ordered that the four unreserved herein described areas of land and water in the Territory of Alaska be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry and held for the exclusive use and benefit of the United States Navy Department for naval purposes until this order is revoked by the President or Congress, subject to any prior valid claim legally initiated and maintained and subject to any other valid existing rights. Said areas, designated as (A), (B), (C) and (D), and shown on the map hereto attached and made a part hereof, are described as follows:

, October 30, 1929.