Executive Order 7748—Withdrawal of Area for Use of the Navy Department for Present and Prospective Naval Purposes

ALASKA

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that the following-described area in Alaska, be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and, subject to valid existing rights, reserved for the use of the Navy Department for present and prospective naval purposes:

SEWARD MERIDIAN

Beginning at a point at latitude 57°45'30" north and longitude 152°32'0" west, thence:
     S. to latitude 57°43'0" N., longitude 152°32'0" W.:
     SE. to latitude 57°42'0" N., longitude 152°30'0" W.;
     E. to latitude 57°42'0" N., longitude 152°26'0" W.;
     N. to latitude 57°44'0" N.;
     NW. to latitude 57°45'30" N., longitude 152°29'0" W.;
     W. to latitude 57°45'80" N., longitude 152°32'0" W., to the point of beginning.

This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
November 20, 1937.