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Executive Order 10388—Revocation of Executive Order No. 8616 of December 19, 1940, Placing Palmyra Island Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy

August 27, 1952

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 8616 of December 19, 1940, placing Palmyra Island under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy and reserving it for naval purposes, is hereby revoked.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

August 27, 1952

Harry S Truman, Executive Order 10388—Revocation of Executive Order No. 8616 of December 19, 1940, Placing Palmyra Island Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/231525

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