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Executive Orders Disposition Tables


Executive Order 8625
Exemption of Frank Frayser From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: January 4, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8626
Exemption of Henry L. Schmidt From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: January 4, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8627
Ordering Certain Units and Members of the National Guard of the United States Into the Active Military Service of the United States

  • Signed: January 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 117, January 7, 1941

Executive Order 8628
Exemption of Walter C. Mendenhall From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: January 4, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8629
Establishing the Office of Production Management in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: January 7, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 191, January 9, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8572, October 21, 1940
  • Amended by: EO 8875, August 28, 1941; EO 8942, November 19, 1941;EO 9024, January 16, 1942
  • Rescinded by: EO 9040, January 24, 1942

Executive Order 8630
Exemption of David D. Caldwell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: January 7, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8631
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of January 10, 1941, Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of July 2, 1940, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: January 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 293, January 14, 1941

Executive Order 8632
Coordination of National Defense Housing

  • Signed: January 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 295, January 14, 1941

Executive Order 8633
Ordering Certain Units and Members of the National Guard of the United States Into the Active Military Service of the United States

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 415, January 16, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8756, May 17, 1941

Executive Order 8634
Authorizing Certain Employees in the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency, To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status, or an Unclassified Status Under the Labor Regulations

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 416, January 16, 1941

Executive Order 8635
Partial Revocation of Executive Order of July 9, 1910, Creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 417, January 16, 1941
  • Revokes: Executive Order of July 9, 1910 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8636
Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Nevada

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 417, January 16, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1208, August 19, 1955 (20 FR 6212)

Executive Order 8637
Exemption of Joshua G. Hefty From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8638
Authorizing Certain Employees of the Rural Electrification Administration To Acquire a Competitive Classified Status

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 455, January 17, 1941

Executive Order 8639
Revoking the Designation of Unalaska, Alaska, as a Customs Port of Entry

  • Signed: January 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 455, January 17, 1941

Executive Order 8640
Additional Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Described in Certain Proclamations of the President

  • Signed: January 15, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 455, January 17, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8668, February 4, 1941; EO 8693, February 25, 1941; EO 8694, February 25, 1941; EO 8702, March 4, 1941; EO 8703, March 4, 1941

Executive Order 8641
Amending Section VIII, Volume One of the Selective Service Regulations

  • Signed: January 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 563, January 23, 1941

Executive Order 8642
Modification of Executive Order No. 8442 of June 12, 1940, Reserving Certain Public Lands for Town-site Purposes; Alaska

  • Signed: January 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 564, January 23, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8442, June 12, 1940

Executive Order 8643
Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy

  • Signed: January 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 581, January 24, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7302, February 21, 1941

Executive Order 8644
Establishing the Evanston National Wildlife Refuge; Wyoming

  • Signed: January 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 581, January 24, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 3424, July 24, 1964 (29 FR 10585)

Executive Order 8645
Establishing the Kit Carson National Wildlife Refuge; Colorado

  • Signed: January 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 591, January 25, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 862,September 5, 1952 (17 FR 8194)

Executive Order 8646
Establishing the San Andres National Wildlife Refuge; New Mexico

  • Signed: January 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 592, January 25, 1941
  • See: EO 1526, May 3, 1912; EO 2368, April 24, 1916; EO 4266, July 10, 1925; Public Land Order 833, May 21, 1952 (17 FR 4822)

Executive Order 8647
Establishing the Havasu Lake National Wildlife Refuge; Arizona and California

  • Signed: January 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 593, January 25, 1941
  • Amended by: Public Land Order 4703, October 1, 1969 (34 FR 15557); Public Land Order 5312, December 6, 1972 (37 FR 26420)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2852, January 4, 1963 (28 FR 320)(in part); Public Land Order 3099, June 4, 1963 (28 FR 5648)(in part); Public Land Order 3522, January 8, 1965 (30 FR 443)(in part); Public Land Order 3720, July 6, 1965 (30 FR 8791)(in part); Public Land Order 4374, March 4, 1968 (33 FR 4333)(in part); Public Land Order 4430, May 29, 1968 (33 FR 8341)(in part); Public Land Order 6044, October 1, 1981 (46 FR 49869)(in part); Public Law 100-696, November 18, 1988 (Sec. 507, 102 Stat. 4595)
  • See: Public Land Order 559 February 11, 1949 ( 14 FR 857); Public Land Order 4417, May 20, 1968 (33 FR 7685)

Executive Order 8648
Changing the Name of the Killcohook Migratory Bird Refuge to Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto; Delaware and New Jersey

  • Signed: January 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 599, January 25, 1941
  • Amends: EO 6582, February 3, 1934;EO 6960, February 4, 1935

Executive Order 8649
Withdrawing Public Land for the Use of the Department of State; New Mexico

  • Signed: January 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 599, January 25, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6910, November 26, 1934 (in part)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 5534, September 8, 1975(40 FR 42552) (in part)

Executive Order 8650
Changing the Name of the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto

  • Signed: January 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 599, January 25, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7320, March 19, 1936

Executive Order 8651
Withdrawal of the Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Oregon

  • Signed: January 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 600, January 25, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 417, October 14, 1947 (12 FR 6895); Public Land Order 6465, September 14, 1983 (48 FR 43176)

Executive Order 8652
Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Utah

  • Signed: January 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 665, January 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1477, August 30, 1959 (22 FR 7138)(in part); Public Land Order 1819, March 12, 1959 (24 FR 1985)(in part); Public Land Order 4236, June 28, 1967 (32 FR 9224)(in part); Public Land Order 4266, September 6, 1967 (32 FR 12950)(in part); Public Land Order 4317, October 31, 1967 (32 FR 15482)(in part); Public Land Order 4376, March 4, 1968 (33 FR 4333)(in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 506, July 29, 1948 (13 FR 4572)

Executive Order 8653
Mrs. Florence Bankhead Appointed Chief of National Memorials and Historic Sites, National Park Service

  • Signed: January 28, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8654
Revoking the Designation of Molson, Washington, as a Customs Port of Entry

  • Signed: January 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 705, February 1, 1941

Executive Order 8655
Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Addition to an Air Navigation Site; Alaska

  • Signed: January 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 727, February 4, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8344, February 10, 1940 (in part)
  • Superseded by: Public Land Order 17, July 21, 1942 (12 FR 495)

Executive Order 8656
Exemption of Ovilup H. George From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8657
Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 769, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8658
Establishing the Prairie Lake National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 769, February 5, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 900, June 24, 1953 (18 FR 3758)

Executive Order 8659
Establishing the Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 770, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8660
Establishing the Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 770, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8661
Establishing the Springwater National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 770, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8662
Establishing the Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 770, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8663
Establishing Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 771, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8664
Establishing the Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 771, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8665
Establishing Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 771, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8666
Establishing White Lake National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 771, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8667
Establishing the Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge; North Dakota

  • Signed: February 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 771, February 5, 1941

Executive Order 8668
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of February 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: February 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 781, February 6, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8640, January 15, 1941

Executive Order 8669
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamation No. 2449 of December 10, 1940

  • Signed: February 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 782, February 6, 1941

Executive Order 8670
Exemption of Clarence E. Ingling From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: February 4, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8671
Authorizing the Procurement Division To Use Tungsten Ore Acquired Pursuant to the Act of June 7, 1939

  • Signed: February 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 805, February 7, 1941

Executive Order 8672
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

  • Signed: February 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 805, February 7, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9521, February 13, 1945

Executive Order 8673
Designating the Robert Fechner Memorial Forest; Virginia

  • Signed: February 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 831, February 8, 1941
  • Amended by: Proc. 3294, May 20, 1959
  • See: Proc. 2311, November 23, 1938

Executive Order 8674
Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

  • Signed: February 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 831, February 8, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7293, February 14, 1936

Executive Order 8675
Authorizing the Director of Selective Service To Establish or Designate Work of National Importance Under Civilian Direction for Persons Conscientiously Opposed to Combatant and Non-Combatant Service in the Land or Naval Forces of the United States

  • Signed: February 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 831, February 8, 1941

Executive Order 8676
Exemption of Alexander W. Weddel From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: February 7, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8677
Employment of the Land and Naval Forces in the Control of Vessels in the Territorial Waters of the United States and the Canal Zone

  • Signed: February 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 935, February 13, 1941

Executive Order 8678
Placing Certain Lands Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department, the War Department, and the United States Public Health Service; Puerto Rico

  • Signed: February 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 935, February 13, 1941
  • Supersedes: Executive order of July 22, 1902 (unnumbered series); EO 8337, February 3, 1940

Executive Order 8679
Authorizing Initial Appointments to the Positions of Assistant Director of the Naval Civilian Police Corps of the Navy Department Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: February 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 959, February 15, 1941

Executive Order 8680
Establishing Naval Defensive Sea Areas Around and Naval Airspace Reservations Over the Islands of Kiska and Unalaska; Alaska

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1014, February 18, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8729, April 2, 1941

Executive Order 8681
Establishing Kaneohe Bay Naval Defensive Sea Area and Kaneohe Bay Naval Airspace Reservation; Hawaii

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1014, February 18, 1941

Executive Order 8682
Establishing Naval Defensive Sea Areas Around and Naval Airspace Reservations Over the Islands of Palmyra, Johnston, Midway, Wake, and Kingman Reef; Pacific Ocean

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1015, February 18, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8729, April 2, 1941; EO 9881, of August 4, 1947
  • See: EO 9881, August 4, 1947

Executive Order 8683
Establishing Naval Defensive Sea Areas Around and Naval Airspace Reservations Over the Islands of Rose, Tutuila, and Guam; Pacific Ocean

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1015, February 18, 1941
  • See: EO 10341, April 8, 1952; EO 8729, April 2, 1941; EO 10341, April 8, 1952

Executive Order 8684
Establishing Culebra Island Naval Defensive Sea Area and Culebra Island Naval Airspace Reservation; Puerto Rico

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1016, February 18, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 11673, June 6, 1972
  • Revoked by: EO 11886, October 17, 1975

Executive Order 8685
Establishing the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge; Arizona and California

  • Signed: February 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1016, February 18, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 3032, April 10, 1963 (28 FR 3695)(in part); Public Land Order 4367, February 15, 1968 (33 FR 3228)(in part); Public Law 100-696 of November 18, 1988 (102 Stat. 4595)(in part); Public Land Order 7045, April 22, 1994 (59 FR 24947)(in part)

Executive Order 8686
Certain Personnel Transferred From U.S. Maritime Commission to Interstate Commerce Commission

  • Signed: February 17, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8687
Amending Subdivision XIX of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: February 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1063, February 20, 1941

Executive Order 8688
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters to Certain Enlisted Men of the Army of the United States

  • Signed: February 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1083, February 21, 1941
  • Superseded by: EO 9206, July 27, 1942

Executive Order 8689
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

  • Signed: February 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1083, February 21, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9521, February 13, 1945

Executive Order 8690
Exemption of John M. Terwilliger From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: February 19, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8691
Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Lookout Station; Oregon

  • Signed: February 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1111, February 25, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 6910, November 26, 1934 (in part)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2611, February 12, 1962 (27 FR 1492)(in part)

Executive Order 8692
Exemption of Edgar M. Cohee From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: February 21, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8693
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of February 25, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: February 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1156, February 27, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8640, January 15, 1941

Executive Order 8694
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of February 25, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: February 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1157, February 27, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8640, January 15, 1941

Executive Order 8695
Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Jonesport, Maine, in Customs Collection District No. 1 (Maine and New Hampshire)

  • Signed: February 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1187, February 28, 1941

Executive Order 8696
Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior; New Mexico

  • Signed: February 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1229, March 4, 1941

Executive Order 8697
Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture; New Mexico

  • Signed: February 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1230, March 4, 1941

Executive Order 8698
Exemption of Harry L. Mickey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: March 1, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8699
Covering Certain Positions in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Into the Competitive Classified Civil Service, and Authorizing Certain Employees of That Corporation To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status

  • Signed: March 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1285, March 5, 1941
  • See: EO 7916, June 24, 1938; EO 8044, January 31, 1939

Executive Order 8700
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6667 of April 5, 1934, Withdrawing Public Lands; Colorado

  • Signed: March 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1285, March 5, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 6667, April 5, 1934

Executive Order 8701
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: March 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1285, March 5, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8702
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of March 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: March 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1301, March 6, 1941
  • See: EO 8640, January 15, 1941

Executive Order 8703
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of March 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials

  • Signed: March 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1301, March 6, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8640, January 15, 1941

Executive Order 8704
Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

  • Signed: March 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1302, March 6, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 7293, February 4, 1936
  • Amended by: EO 8759, May 24, 1941; EO 9105, March 20, 1942
  • Superseded by: EO 9206, July 27, 1942

Executive Order 8705
Amending Certain Provisions of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: March 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1313, March 7, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8706
Amending Paragraph 12 of Executive Order No. 5865 of June 27, 1932, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Aerial Flights by Personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard

  • Signed: March 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1333, March 8, 1941
  • Amends: EO 5865, June 27, 1933
  • Superseded by: EO 9195, July 6, 1942

Executive Order 8707
Amending Certain Provisions of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: March 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1399, March 13, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8708
Reserving Certain Public Lands in Connection With the Independence County Wildlife Refuge; Arkansas

  • Signed: March 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1399, March 13, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6964, February 5, 1935 (in part)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1517, September 27, 1957 (22 FR 7863)

Executive Order 8709
Changing the Name of the Wyoming National Forest to Bridger National Forest; Wyoming

  • Signed: March 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1400, March 13, 1941
  • See: Proc. 1529; EO 873, July 1, 1908

Executive Order 8710
Exemption of Ales Hrdlicka From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: March 12, 1941
  • See: EO 8058, February 23, 1939 ; EO 8368, March 7, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8711
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: March 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1443, March 15, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8712
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamations Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

  • Signed: March 15, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1501, March 19, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8889, September 2, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 8752, May 6, 1941 (in part)
  • See: Proc. 2488, May 28, 1941

Executive Order 8713
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamation No. 2465 of March 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

  • Signed: March 15, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1502, March 19, 1941
  • See: Proc. 2488, May 28, 1941

Executive Order 8714
Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury in Case of Absence or Sickness of the Secretary

  • Signed: March 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1517, March 20, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 10586, January 13, 1955

Executive Order 8715
Amendment of Chapter XIII of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, Establishing Rules Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters

  • Signed: March 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1531, March 21, 1941
  • Amends: EO 4314, September 25, 1925

Executive Order 8716
Establishment of National Defense Mediation Board

  • Signed: March 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1532, March 21, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8731, April 4, 1941
  • See: EO 9017, January 12, 1942

Executive Order 8717
Establishing Kodiak Island Naval Defensive Sea Area; Alaska

  • Signed: March 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1621, March 26, 1941

Executive Order 8718
Establishing Subic Bay Naval Defensive Sea Area and Subic Bay Naval Airspace Reservation; Philippine Islands

  • Signed: March 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1621, March 26, 1941
  • See: EO 9720, May 8, 1946

Executive Order 8719
Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

  • Signed: March 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1622, March 26, 1941

Executive Order 8720
Appointment of Watson B. Miller as Assistant Administrator of Federal Security Agency Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: March 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8721
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: March 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1622, March 26, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8722
Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659, Coast Streams in Western Oregon

  • Signed: March 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1704, April 1, 1941
  • Amends: Executive Order of December 12, 1917 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8723
Power Site Restoration No. 494, Partial Revocation of Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 659; Oregon

  • Signed: March 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1705, April 1, 1941
  • Revokes: Executive order of December 12, 1917 (in part)(unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8724
Restoring Lands of the Homestead Field Military Reservation to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii

  • Signed: March 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1765, April 3, 1941

Executive Order 8725
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department; Florida

  • Signed: March 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1765, April 3, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Executive Order 8726
Exemption of Harry U. Wagner From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: March 29, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8727
Amending Paragraphs 104b and 104c, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States Army, Relating to Limitations on Punishments

  • Signed: April 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1766, April 3, 1941
  • See: EO 4773, November 29, 1927

Executive Order 8728
Exemption of Ernest C. Steward From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: April 2, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8729
Correcting Executive Orders Nos. 8680, 8682, and 8683 of February 14, 1941, Establishing Certain Naval Defensive Sea Areas and Naval Airspace Reservations

  • Signed: April 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1791, April 5, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8680, February 14, 1941; EO 8682, February 14, 1941; EO 8683, February 14, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 11045, August 21, 1962
  • See: EO 10341, April 8, 1952

Executive Order 8730
Amendment of Subdivision IX, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: April 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1792, April 5, 1941

Executive Order 8731
Amending Executive Order No. 8716 To Provide for the Appointment of Alternate Members of the National Defense Mediation Board

  • Signed: April 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1809, April 8, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8716, March 19, 1941
  • See: EO 9017, January 12, 1942

Executive Order 8732
Withdrawing Public Land in Aid of Flood Control; Arkansas

  • Signed: April 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1857, April 10, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6964, February 5, 1935

Executive Order 8733
Withdrawing Public Land in Aid of Flood Control, Oklahoma

  • Signed: April 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1906, April 12, 1941

Executive Order 8734
Establishing the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: April 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1917, April 15, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8875, August 28, 1941; EO 9280, December 5, 1942; EO 9809, December 12, 1946
  • Note: This Executive order was nullified by an Act of January 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 23, 50 U.S.C. App. 902)

Executive Order 8735
Authorizing Certain Employees of Federal Security Agency To Acquire a Competitive Classified Status Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: April 14, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8736
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5214 of October 30, 1929, Withdrawing Public Lands for Naval Purposes; Alaska

  • Signed: April 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 1984, April 17, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 5214, October 30, 1929 (in part)

Executive Order 8737
Fort Gulick Military Reservation; Canal Zone

  • Signed: April 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2013, April 19, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9110, March 24, 1942
  • Superseded by: Canal Zone Order 6, March 31, 1947 (12 FR 5365)

Executive Order 8738
Allocating the Quota Under the Inter-American Coffee Agreement for Countries Not Signatories of the Agreement

  • Signed: April 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2047, April 22, 1941
  • See: EO 8774, June 10, 1941

Executive Order 8739
Revoking Executive Order No. 6802 of August 4, 1934, and Withdrawing the Land Described Therein for the Use of the Alaska Game Commission; Alaska

  • Signed: April 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2047, April 22, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 6802, August 4, 1934
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2934, February 11, 1963 (28 FR 1476) (in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 1216, September 13, 1955 (20 FR 7004)

Executive Order 8740
Covering Certain Positions Into the Competitive Classified Civil Service and Amending Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: April 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2119, April 25, 1941

Executive Order 8741
Revocation of Executive Order No. 5623 of May 15, 1931, Withdrawing Public Lands; California

  • Signed: April 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2119, April 25, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 5623, May 15, 1931

Executive Order 8742
Partial Revocation of Executive Order of July 9, 1910, Creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1

  • Signed: April 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2119, April 25, 1941
  • Revokes: Executive Order of July 9, 1910 (in part)(Unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8743
Extending the Classified Civil Service

  • Signed: April 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2117, April 25, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8744, April 24, 1941; EO 9230, August 20, 1942; EO 9358, July 1, 1943; EO 9678, January 14, 1946; EO 9712, April 13, 1946; EO 12107, December 28, 1978
  • See: EO 9807, November 29, 1946

Executive Order 8744
Authorizing Certain Employees of the Government To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status

  • Signed: April 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2118, April 25, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8743, April 23, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 12107, December 28, 1978
  • Revoked by: EO 12608, September 9, 1987

Executive Order 8745
Exemption of Charley R. Davis From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: April 24, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8746
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: April 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2187, April 30, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8747
Exemption of Louis A. Simon From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: April 28, 1941
  • See: EO 7581 March 19, 1937; EO 7824 February 25, 1938; EO 8046 February 11, 1939; EO 8369 March 7, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8748
Approving Regulations of the Civil Service Commission Relating to Efficiency-Rating Boards of Review

  • Signed: May 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2251, May 3, 1941
  • Superseded by: EO 9155, May 1, 1942; EO 9252, October 9, 1942

Executive Order 8749
Establishing Guantanamo Bay Naval Defensive Sea Area and Guantanamo Bay Naval Airspace Reservation; Cuba

  • Signed: May 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2252, May 3, 1941

Executive Order 8750
Exemption of Alphonso L. Graham From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: May 2, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8751
Establishing the Division of Defense Aid Reports in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President

  • Signed: May 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2301, May 7, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 8926, October 28, 1941
  • See: EO 8839, July 30, 1941

Executive Order 8752
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8712 of March 15, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamations Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

  • Signed: May 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2333, May 8, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8752, May 6, 1941

Executive Order 8753
Amendment of Section 60 of the Regulations Governing Highways, Vehicles, and Vehicular Traffic in the Canal Zone

  • Signed: May 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2439, May 16, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7242, December 6, 1935

Executive Order 8754
Exemption of Frederick A. Sterling From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: May 14, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8755
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Demolition and Practice Bombing Range; Alaska

  • Signed: May 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2473, May 20, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 2676, May 4, 1962 (27 FR 4516)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 689, November 20, 1950 (15 FR 8119)(in part); Public Land Order 891, April 15, 1953 (18 FR 2294)(in part)

Executive Order 8756
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8633 of January 14, 1941, Ordering Certain Units and Members of the National Guard of the United States Into the Active Military Service of the United States

  • Signed: May 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2474, May 20, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8633, January 14, 1941

Executive Order 8757
Establishing the Office of Civilian Defense in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President

  • Signed: May 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2517, May 22, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8799, June 20, 1941; EO 8822, July 16, 1941; EO 9134, April 15, 1942; EO 9165, May 19, 1942
  • See: EO 9165, May 19, 1942; EO 9339, April 29, 1943; EO 9562, June 4, 1945

Executive Order 8758
Establishing Conversion Factors for Use in Administering Quotas on Imports of Coffee

  • Signed: May 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2535, May 23, 1941

Executive Order 8759
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

  • Signed: May 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2600, May 28, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8704, March 4, 1941
  • Superseded by: EO 9206, July 27, 1942

Executive Order 8760
Restricting the Eligibility of Federal Employees To Take Civil Service Examinations and To Be Certified

  • Signed: May 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2618, May 29, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8761
Exemption of Edward P. Davis From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: May 27, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8762
Exemption of Frank L. Hess From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: May 27, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8763
Establishing the Necedah Wildlife Management Area; Wisconsin

  • Signed: May 28, 1941
  • Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8764
Appointment of John H. Dillon as Junior Administrative Officer to Secretary of the Navy

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8765
Appointment of Alexander H. Knauss as Junior Historical Aide, Vanderbilt Mansion, National Park Service

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8766
Documents Required of Aliens Entering the United States

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2741, June 6, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8430, June 5, 1940
  • Superseded by: Proc. 2523, November 14, 1941 (in part)
  • See: EO 7865, April 12, 1938; EO 8029, December 27, 1938
  • Note: The authority of this Executive Order was repealed by an Act of June 7, 1952 (66 Stat. 280, 8 U.S.C. 1101).

Executive Order 8767
Directing Certain Personnel of the Coast Guard To Operate as a Part of the Navy, Subject to the Orders of the Secretary of the Navy

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2743, June 6, 1941

Executive Order 8768
Amendment of Paragraph 6, Subdivision VI, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2743, June 6, 1941

Executive Order 8769
Transfers of Lands Between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior; Florida

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2743, June 6, 1941

Executive Order 8770
Establishing the Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge; Montana

  • Signed: June 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2743, June 6, 1941

Executive Order 8771
Authorizing the United States Maritime Commission To Take Over Certain Foreign Merchant Vessels

  • Signed: June 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2759, June 7, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8881, September 2, 1941; EO 9046, January 28, 1942
  • See: EO 9001-A, December 27, 1941; EO 9244, September 16, 1942; EO 9350, June 10, 1943; EO 9822, January 13, 1947; EO 9773, September 3, 1946; EO 9848, May 8, 1947

Executive Order 8772
Exemption of Clarence H. Branscombe From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 7, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8773
Authorizing and Directing the Secretary of War To Take Possession of and Operate the Inglewood Plant of North American Aviation, Inc.

  • Signed: June 9, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2777, June 10, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 8814, July 2, 1941

Executive Order 8774
Modifying Executive Order No. 8738 of April 21, 1941, Allocating by Types the Coffee Quota for Countries Not Signatories of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement

  • Signed: June 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2845, June 12, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8738, April 21, 1941

Executive Order 8775
Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy; Virgin Islands

  • Signed: June 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2845, June 12, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7302, February 21, 1936

Executive Order 8776
Withdrawal of Public Land for Radio Relay Station for Use in Forest Protection; California

  • Signed: June 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2846, June 12, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 6910, November 26, 1934
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 6072, October 20, 1981 (46 FR 53165)

Executive Order 8777
Appointment of Dr. Harold C. Bryant as Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park, Interior Department

  • Signed: June 11, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8778
Exemption of Percy Nicholls From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 11, 1941
  • See: EO 8401, May 7, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8779
Excluding a Tract of Land From the Tongass National Forest and Restoring it to Entry; Alaska

  • Signed: June 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2867, June 13, 1941

Executive Order 8780
Withdrawing Public Lands for the Use of the Department of State; New Mexico

  • Signed: June 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2867, June 13, 1941
  • Amends: EO 6910, November 26, 1934
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 5534, September 8, 1975 (40 FR 42552)(in part)

Executive Order 8781
Requiring Employees in the Executive Civil Service To Be Fingerprinted

  • Signed: June 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2895, June 17, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8914, October 1, 1941

Executive Order 8782
Establishing a Military Reservation on Certain Islands in Gatun Lake, Canal Zone

  • Signed: June 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2896, June 17, 1941
  • Superseded by: Canal Zone Order 2, December 1, 1946 (12 FR 5364)

Executive Order 8783
Withdrawal of Public Lands: Public Water Reserve No. 162; California

  • Signed: June 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2897, June 17, 1941

Executive Order 8784
Partial Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Creating Public Water Reserves: Public Water Restoration No. 88; California and New Mexico

  • Signed: June 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2897, June 17, 1941
  • See: Public Land Order 119, May 4, 1943 (8 FR 6143)

Executive Order 8785
Regulating Transactions in Foreign Exchange and Foreign-Owned Property, Providing for the Reporting of All Foreign-Owned Property, and Related Matters

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2897, June 17, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8786
Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Navy Department for Naval Aviation Purposes; Alaska

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2941, June 18, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO of June 10, 1902; EO 1456, January 6, 1912; EO 7816, February 15, 1938; EO 7847, March 21, 1938
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 5456, December 11, 1974 (39 FR 43549)
  • See: EO 1733, March 3, 1913; EO 5243, December 19, 1929; EO 6044, February 23, 1933

Executive Order 8787
Revoking Executive Order No. 3151 of August 16, 1919, and Restoring the Land Affected Thereby to Its Former Status; Alaska

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2941, June 18, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 3151, August 16, 1919
  • See: EO 1919 1/2, April 21, 1914

Executive Order 8788
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department; Alaska

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2941, June 18, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1102, March 23, 1955 (20 FR 1890)

Executive Order 8789
Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344, of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Alaska

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2942, June 18, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8344, February 10, 1940 (in part)
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: EO 9153-A, April 30, 1942 (in part); Public Land Order 917, October 6, 1953 (18 FR 6455)(in part); Public Land Order 1245, November 3, 1955 (20 FR 8423)(in part); Public Land Order 1297, April 30, 1956 (21 FR 2981)

Executive Order 8790
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the Department of the Navy; California

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2942, June 18, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6910, November 26, 1934 (in part)
  • Amended by: Public Land Order 5341, March 16, 1973 (38 FR 7561)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2748, August 8, 1962 (27 FR 8119)(in part); Public Land Order 3749, July 26, 1965 (30 FR 9540)(in part)

Executive Order 8791
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the Department of the Navy; California

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: June 18, 1941 6 FR 2943,
  • Supersedes: EO 6910, November 26, 1934 (in part)
  • Amended by: Public Land Order 5341, March 16, 1973 (38 FR 7561)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 3749, July 26, 1965 (30 FR 9540)(in part)

Executive Order 8792
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Florida

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2943, June 18, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6964, February 5, 1935 (in part)
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Executive Order 8793
Withdrawing Public Lands for the Use of the War Department; Oklahoma

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2943, June 18, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 6964, February 5, 1935 (in part)
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Executive Order 8794
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Oregon

  • Signed: June 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2943, June 18, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 986, July 27, 1954 (19 FR 4723)

Executive Order 8795
Modifying Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 661; Willamette River Tributaries, Oregon

  • Signed: June 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 2943, June 18, 1941
  • Amends: Executive order of December 12, 1917 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8796
Exemption of George Cook From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 18, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8797
Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Mechanics and Laborers Employed by the War Department in the Construction of Public Works Necessary for the National Defense in the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and the Territory of Alaska

  • Signed: June 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3019, June 21, 1941

Executive Order 8798
Transferring Certain Vessels Between the Navy Department and the Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey

  • Signed: June 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3049, June 24, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8838, July 30, 1941

Executive Order 8799
Enlarging the Volunteer Participation Committee of the Office of Civilian Defense

  • Signed: June 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3049, June 24, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8757, May 20, 1941
  • See: EO 9562, June 4, 1945

Executive Order 8800
Amendment of Regulations Concerning Foreign Service Pay Adjustment

  • Signed: June 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3099, June 26, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7972, September 15, 1938
  • Revoked by: EO 9687, January 26, 1946

Executive Order 8801
Exemption of Archie W. Davis From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 24, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8802
Reaffirming Policy of Full Participation in the Defense Program by All Persons, Regardless of Race, Creed, Color, or National Origin, and Directing Certain Action in Furtherance of Said Policy

  • Signed: June 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3109, June 27, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8823, July 18, 1941; EO 9111, March 25, 1942; EO 9346, May 27, 1943; EO 9664, December 18, 1945

Executive Order 8803
Amending Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: June 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3109, June 27, 1941

Executive Order 8804
Exemption of James E. Harper From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 25, 1941
  • See: EO 8139, May 19, 1939; EO 8422, May 28, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8805
Exemption of Samuel A. Cottrell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 25, 1941
  • See: EO 8262, September 26, 1939; EO 8555, August 16, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8806
Fixing the Number of Men To Be Inducted Into the Land Forces of the United States Between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942, and Directing Their Selection and Induction

  • Signed: June 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3207, July 2, 1941

Executive Order 8807
Establishing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: June 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3207, July 2, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9389, October 18, 1943
  • Superseded by: EO 9913, December 26, 1947

Executive Order 8808
American Defense Service Medal

  • Signed: June 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3209, July 2, 1941
  • See: Transfer Order 30 of the Secretary of Defense dated December 10, 1948 (13 FR 8163)

Executive Order 8809
Good Conduct Medal

  • Signed: June 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3209, July 2, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9323, March 31, 1943; EO 10444, April 10, 1953
  • See: Transfer Order 30 of the Secretary of Defense dated December 10, 1948 (13 FR 8163)

Executive Order 8810
Exemption of Hurbert K. Bishop From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: June 30, 1941
  • See: EO 8413, May 18, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8811
Authorizing the Continuance in Employment of Persons Employed by the Office of Government Reports on June 30, 1941, and the Conferring of a Competitive Classified Civil Service Status Upon Such Employees

  • Signed: June 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3223, July 3, 1941

Executive Order 8812
Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

  • Signed: June 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3223, July 3, 1941

Executive Order 8813
Power Site Restoration No. 495. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of November 22, 1924, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 759; New Mexico

  • Signed: July 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3253, July 4, 1941
  • See: EO 6856, September 25, 1934; EO 8437, June 11, 1940
  • Revokes: Executive Order of November 22, 1924 (in part) (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8814
Directing the Secretary of War To Relinquish Possession of the Inglewood Plant of North American Aviation, Inc.

  • Signed: July 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3253, July 4, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8773, June 9, 1941

Executive Order 8815
Revoking the Designation of Lancaster, Minnesota, as a Customs Port of Entry

  • Signed: July 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3265, July 8, 1941

Executive Order 8816
Suspending the Provisions of the Saturday Half-Holiday Act of March 3, 1931, as to Certain Employees of the Government

  • Signed: July 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3265, July 8, 1941

Executive Order 8817
Prescribing Regulations Governing Vacation Pay for Field Service Employees of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Coast Guard, and the Panama Canal Who Forego Vacations During the Emergency

  • Signed: July 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3265, July 8, 1941
  • See: Transfer Order 40 of the Secretary of Defense dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 4908)

Executive Order 8818
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

  • Signed: July 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3313, July 9, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 4923, July 3, 1928; EO 5857, March 28, 1932
  • See: EO 9521, February 13, 1945

Executive Order 8819
Excluding Land From the Humboldt National Forest and Reserving it for Townsite Purposes; Nevada

  • Signed: July 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3314, July 9, 1941

Executive Order 8820
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

  • Signed: July 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3421, July 15, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 4359-A, December 19, 1925; EO 4488, August 3, 1926; EO 4605-A, March 8, 1927; EO 4893, May 26, 1928; EO 5032, January 18, 1929; EO 5549, February 5, 1931; EO 5621, May 13, 1931; EO 5773, January 11, 1932; EO 5973, December 15, 1932
  • See: EO 9521, February 13, 1945; EO 11295, August 5, 1966

Executive Order 8821
Reserving Public Land for Use of the Department of the Navy for Naval Aviation Purposes; Nevada

  • Signed: July 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3529, July 18, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 311, January 21, 1946 (11 FR 1820)

Executive Order 8822
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8757 of May 20, 1941, Establishing the Office of Civilian Defense

  • Signed: July 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3529, July 18, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8757, May 20, 1941
  • See: EO 9562, June 4, 1945

Executive Order 8823
Providing for an Additional Member of the Committee on Fair Employment Practice in the Office of Production Management, Established by Section 3 of Executive Order No. 8802 of June 25, 1941

  • Signed: July 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3577, July 22, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8802, June 25, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9346, May 27, 1943
  • See: EO 9664, December 18, 1945

Executive Order 8824
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1942

  • Signed: July 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3577, July 22, 1941
  • See: EO 8595, November 18, 1940

Executive Order 8825
Exemption of Bernard S. Kroger From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 18, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8826
Civil Service Retirement Act Extended to James Edgar Smith, Patrick J. Farrell, and John McChord of ICC

  • Signed: July 18, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8827
Exemption of Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 24, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8844, August 8, 1941
  • See: EO 8259, September 21, 1939; EO 8525, August 26, 1940
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8828
Exemption of Louis Loebl From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 24, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8829
Exemption of William D. Terrell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 24, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8830
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Training Center; California

  • Signed: July 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3716, July 29, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Executive Order 8831
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes; Florida

  • Signed: July 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3716, July 29, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945

Executive Order 8832
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: July 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3715, July 29, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8833
Authorizing Certain Employees of the Government To Acquire a Classified Status and Permitting Certain Positions To Be Filled by Promotion, Transfer, or Assignment of Certain Employees

  • Signed: July 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3761, July 30, 1941

Executive Order 8834
Designating the Honorable Robert H. Todd, Jr., as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico

  • Signed: July 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3761, July 30, 1941

Executive Order 8835
Exemption of Charles A. Appel From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 29, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8836
Exemption of Paul Bartsch From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: July 29, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8837
Prescribing Regulations Governing Overtime Compensation of Certain Civilian Employees of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Coast Guard, and the Panama Canal

  • Signed: July 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3824, August 1, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9289, December 26, 1942

Executive Order 8838
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8798 of June 19, 1941, Transferring Certain Vessels Between the Navy Department and the Department of Commerce

  • Signed: July 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3825, August 1, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8798, June 19, 1941

Executive Order 8839
Establishing the Economic Defense Board

  • Signed: July 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3823, August 1, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8900, September 15, 1941; EO 8982, December 17, 1941; EO 9128, April 13, 1942; EO 9183, June 15, 1942
  • See: EO 8926, October 28, 1941; EO 9095, March 11, 1942; EO 9193, July 6, 1942; EO 9276, December 2, 1942; EO 9361, July 15, 1943

Executive Order 8840
Establishing the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: July 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3857, August 2, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9389, October 18, 1943; EO 9532, March 23, 1945
  • Revoked by: EO 9608, August 31, 1945 (in part)
  • See: EO 9710, April 10, 1946

Executive Order 8841
Restoring Public Lands to Their Former Status of Being Withdrawn Under Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935

  • Signed: July 31, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3877, August 5, 1941
  • See: EO 6964, February 5, 1935; EO 7760, December 3, 1937; EO 7908, June 6, 1938

Executive Order 8842
Regulations Pertaining to Within-Grade Salary Advancements for Employees Classified Under the Salary Schedule of Executive Order No. 6746 of June 21, 1934

  • Signed: August 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 3877, August 5, 1941
  • See: EO 6746, June 21, 1934; EO 9259, October 26, 1942

Executive Order 8843
Regulation of Consumer Credit

  • Signed: August 9, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4035, August 13, 1941
  • See: EO 9193, July 6, 1942

Executive Order 8844
Amendment of Exemption of Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: August 8, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8845
Revoking the Designation of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as a Customs Port of Entry

  • Signed: August 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4069, August 15, 1941

Executive Order 8846
Revoking the License Issued on December 16, 1910, Authorizing the Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of an Electric Street Railway System in the Canal Zone

  • Signed: August 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4070, August 15, 1941

Executive Order 8847
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as an Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range; Alaska

  • Signed: August 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4020, August 15, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 2676, May 4, 1962 (27 FR 4516)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 796, January 23, 1952 (17 FR 867)(in part); Public Land Order 6340, September 29, 1982 (47 FR 42741)(in part)

Executive Order 8848
Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the War Department in the Construction Within the United States of Public Works Which Are Necessary for the National Defense

  • Signed: August 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4069, August 15, 1941

Executive Order 8849
Appointment of Margaret Patterson as Assistant Historical Aide, Andrew Johnson Monument

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8850
Authorizing the Commandant of the Coast Guard To Take Over Certain Foreign Merchant Marine Training Ships

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4179, August 20, 1941

Executive Order 8851
Transferring United States Coast Guard Ship Redwing From the United States Coast Guard to the United States Navy

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4179, August 20, 1941

Executive Order 8852
Transferring the United States Coast Guard for the District of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Together With Its Organization, Personnel, and Equipment, to the Service and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4180, August 20, 1941

Executive Order 8853
Establishing Manila Bay Defensive Sea Area

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4180, August 20, 1941
  • See: EO 9720, May 8, 1946

Executive Order 8854
Revoking Executive Order No. 8168 of June 14, 1939, and Withdrawing the Land Released Thereby and Other Land for Use of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, as a Magnetic and Seismological Observatory Site; Alaska

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4181, August 20, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8168, June 14, 1939
  • Amended by: Public Law 98-63, July 30, 1983 (97 Stat. 323); Public Land Order 6458, August 25, 1983 (48 FR 40232)
  • Revoked by: Proc. 2965, February 25, 1952 (in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 1707, August 6, 1958 (23 FR 6182)

Executive Order 8855
Exempting Certain Positions From Salary Classification

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4181, August 20, 1941
  • Amends: EO 6746, June 21, 1934

Executive Order 8856
Authorizing the Appointment of Certain Employees in the Postal Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: August 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4181, August 20, 1941

Executive Order 8857
Establishing the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska

  • Signed: August 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4287, August 22, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 8344, February 10, 1940 (in part)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1634, May 9, 1958 (23 FR 3350)
  • See: Public Land Order 71, October 23, 1942 (11 FR 8363)

Executive Order 8858
Transferring the Control and Jurisdiction Over Certain Land From the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of War; Virgin Islands

  • Signed: August 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4288, August 22, 1941

Executive Order 8859
Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Mechanics and Laborers Employed by the War Department in the Construction of Public Works in the Territory of Hawaii Necessary for the National Defense

  • Signed: August 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4289, August 22, 1941

Executive Order 8860
Suspending the Provisions of the Saturday Half-Holiday Act of March 3, 1931, as to Certain Employees of the Federal Government in the Territory of Hawaii

  • Signed: August 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4289, August 22, 1941

Executive Order 8861
Revocation of Executive Orders Nos. 4109, 4262, and 4430 of December 8, 1924, July 3, 1925, and April 23, 1926, Respectively, Withdrawing Public Lands; Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Michigan, and Wisconsin

  • Signed: August 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4289, August 22, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 4109, December 8, 1924; EO 4262, July 3, 1925; EO 4430, April 23, 1926

Executive Order 8862
Extending the Periods of Training and Service, Active Military Service, and Enlistment of Persons in or Subject to Training and Service or Active Military Service

  • Signed: August 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4319, August 23, 1941

Executive Order 8863
Allocating the Quota Under the Inter-American Coffee Agreement for Countries Not Signatories of the Agreement

  • Signed: August 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4319, August 23, 1941

Executive Order 8864
Placing Certain Public Lands Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior; Alaska

  • Signed: August 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4320, August 23, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 920, July 25, 1908 (in part)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2456, August 9, 1961 (26 FR 7548)

Executive Order 8865
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department for Combat Firing Ranges and Maneuver Purposes; California

  • Signed: August 21, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4320, August 23, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 287, July 8, 1945 (10 FR 8911)(in part); Public Land Order 388, August 1, 1947 (12 FR 5462)
  • See: EO 6910, January 24, 1914

Executive Order 8866
Exemption of J.B. Clarke From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: August 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8867
Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department a Certain Portion of the Military Reservation at "La Puntilla", San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • Signed: August 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4351, August 26, 1941
  • See: Proc. 1177

Executive Order 8868
Secretary of Navy Authorized To Take Possession of Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

  • Signed: August 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4349, August 26, 1941

Executive Order 8869
Waiving Compliance With Provisions of Law Relating to Masters, Officers, Members of the Crew, and Crew Accommodations on Certain Vessels

  • Signed: August 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4351, August 26, 1931

Executive Order 8870
Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Part of the Waimanalo Military Reservation to the Use of the Territory of Hawaii

  • Signed: August 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4397, August 27, 1941
  • See: EO 4802, February 2, 1928

Executive Order 8871
Authorizing the United States Maritime Commission To Issue Warrants With Respect to Vessels

  • Signed: August 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4469, August 29, 1941

Executive Order 8872
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as an Aerial Gunnery and Bombing Range; Alaska

  • Signed: August 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4470, August 29, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 894, May 19, 1953 (18 FR 3021)(in part); Public Land Order 2162, July 15, 1960 (25 FR 6972)(in part)
  • See: EO 2141, February 27, 1915

Executive Order 8873
Exemption of Fred E. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: August 27, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8874
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Practice Bombing Range; New Mexico

  • Signed: August 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: August 30, 1941, 6 FR 4485
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 496, July 9, 1948 (13 FR 4126)(in part); Public Land Order 682, November 3, 1950 (15 FR 7645)(in part); Public Land Order 2807, October 25, 1962 (27 FR 10583)
  • See: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order 8875
Delegation and Coordination of Priority Authority

  • Signed: August 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4483, August 30, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8629, January 7, 1941; EO 8734, April 11, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8942, November 19, 1941
  • See: EO 9024, January 16, 1942; EO 9040, January 24, 1942

Executive Order 8876
Suspending the Provisions of the Saturday Half-Holiday Act of March 3, 1931, to Certain Employees of the War Department and of the Coast Guard

  • Signed: August 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4503, September 3, 1941

Executive Order 8877
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes; Alaska

  • Signed: August 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4504, September 3, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8344, February 10, 1940 (in part)
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 1404, April 3, 1957 (22 FR 2346)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 445, February 3, 1948 (13 FR 616)(in part); Public Land Order 2587, January 15, 1962 (27 FR 627)(in part); Public Land Order 2918, January 30, 1963 (28 FR 1145)(in part); Public Land Order 5558, December 10, 1975 (40 FR 59205)(in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 5001, February 2, 1971 (36 FR 1532)

Executive Order 8878
Amendment of Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances

  • Signed: August 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: September 3, 1941 6 FR 4506,

Executive Order 8879
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Interest on Postal-Savings Certificates Issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service

  • Signed: August 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4551, September 4, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 7234, November 25, 1935

Executive Order 8880
Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit an Officer or Employee of the Federal Government To Hold the Office of Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico

  • Signed: August 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4551, September 4, 1941
  • Amends: EO 9, January 17, 1873
  • Revoked by: EO 11408, April 25, 1968 (in part)

Executive Order 8881
Amending Executive Order No. 8771 of June 6, 1941 Entitled, "Authorizing the United States Maritime Commission To Take Over Certain Foreign Merchant Vessels"

  • Signed: September 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4551, September 4, 1941
  • See: EO 9001-A, December 27, 1941; EO 9848, May 8, 1947

Executive Order 8882
Regulations Governing Within-Grade Salary Requirements

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4583, September 5, 1941

Executive Order 8883
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the Department of the Navy as an Aircraft Bombing Site; California

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4585, September 5, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 578, March 30, 1949 (14 FR 1615)
  • See: Executive order of March 10, 1924 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 8884
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; California

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4585, September 5, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 2151, July 7, 1960 (25 FR 6566)
  • See: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order 8885
Revoking the Designation of Peskan, Montana, as a Customs Port of Entry

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4585, September 5, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 7632, June 15, 1937 (in part)

Executive Order 8886
Authorizing a Classified Civil Service Status To Be Conferred Upon Certain Civilian Employees of the Coast Guard Who Were Transferred From the Bureau of Lighthouses of the Department of Commerce Under Reorganization Plan No. II

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4585, September 5, 1941

Executive Order 8887
Exemption of Certain Plate Printers at Bureau of Engraving From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8888
Appointment of Guy J. Swope, Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, as Administrator of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4601, September 6, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7057, May 28, 1935; EO 7180, September 6, 1935; EO 7554, February 17, 1937; EO 7689, August 12, 1937

Executive Order 8889
Amending Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamations Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

  • Signed: September 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4601, September 6, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8712, March 15, 1941

Executive Order 8889
Amending Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamations Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

  • Signed: September 2, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4601, September 6, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8712, March 15, 1941

Executive Order 8890
Establishing the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: September 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4625, September 9, 1941
  • See: EO 9310, March 6, 1943; EO 9338, April 29, 1943

Executive Order 8891
Establishing the Division of Contract Distribution in the Office of Production Management and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: September 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4623, September 9, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9024, January 16, 1942
  • Rescinded by: EO 9040, January 24, 1942

Executive Order 8892
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Arizona

  • Signed: September 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4625, September 9, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • See: Public Land Order 5493, March 21, 1975 (40 FR 14315)

Executive Order 8893
Appointment of S. Roydon Burch to Position in Department of Agriculture Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: September 8, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8894
Amending Certain Provisions of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: September 8, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4681, September 12, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8895
Directing Certain Units, Vessels and Personnel of the Coast Guard To Operate as Part of the Navy, Subject to the Orders of the Secretary of the Navy

  • Signed: September 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4723, September 16, 1941
  • See: EO 8767, June 3, 1941

Executive Order 8896
Exemption of Nelson S. Thompson From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 12, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8897
Exemption of Augusta F. Johnston From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 12, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8898
Appointment of Soulis Newman to a Classified Position in the Public Buildings Administration Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: September 12, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8899
Exemption of Edward D. Anderson From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 15, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8900
Amending the Executive Order Establishing the Economic Defense Board

  • Signed: September 15, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4795, September 19, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8839, July 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8982, December 17, 1941; EO 9128, April 13, 1942
  • See: EO 9276, December 2, 1942; EO 9361, July 15, 1943; EO 10945, May 24, 1961

Executive Order 8901
Exemption of Samuel Thomas From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 17, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8902
Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Entry of Coffee Into the United States From Countries Signatories of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement

  • Signed: September 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4809, September 19, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9612, September 12, 1945

Executive Order 8903
Exemption of Jules A. Rodier From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8904
Exemption of Maurice C. Latta From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8905
Exemption of Z. Lewis Dalby From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8906
Transfer of Lands From the Ouachita National Forest to the Ozark National Forest; Arkansas

  • Signed: September 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4877, September 25, 1941

Executive Order 8907
Exemption of William C. Alden From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 24, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8908
Restoring to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Lands Comprising the United States Chromite Reservation Situate in the Province of Zambales, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands

  • Signed: September 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4913, September 27, 1941
  • Amends: EO 5690, August 20, 1931

Executive Order 8909
Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury To Permit the Entry of Bonafide Samples of Coffee Without Regard to Quota Restrictions

  • Signed: September 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4929, September 30, 1941

Executive Order 8910
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Navy; Indiana

  • Signed: September 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4963, October 1, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9160, May 11, 1942; EO 9273, November 18, 1942
  • See: EO 7908, June 9, 1938

Executive Order 8911
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use in Connection With the Squaw Butte Experimental Station; Oregon

  • Signed: September 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4963, October 1, 1941
  • See: Public Land Order 1333, August 27, 1956 (21 FR 6568)

Executive Order 8912
Transfer of Certain Lands From the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture; New Mexico

  • Signed: September 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 4963, October 1, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8471, July 8, 1940

Executive Order 8913
Exemption of Rutherford H. Baker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: September 30, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8914
Amending Executive Order No. 8781 of June 12, 1941, Requiring the Fingerprinting of Employees in the Executive Civil Service, To Permit the Civil Service Commission To Exempt Any Group or Groups of Temporary Employees From the Requirements Thereof

  • Signed: October 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5027, October 3, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8781, June 12, 1941

Executive Order 8915
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Practice Bombing and Gunnery Range; Washington

  • Signed: October 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5247, October 15, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1070, February 11, 1955 (20 FR 1055)

Executive Order 8916
Revoking Executive Order No. 1030 of February 24, 1909, and Withdrawing Certain Public Lands for Use of the Alaska Road Commission, Department of the Interior, for Aviation Purposes; Alaska

  • Signed: October 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5247, October 15, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 1030, February 24, 1909

Executive Order 8917
Exemption of James E. Amos From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: October 16, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8918
Exemption of Wladimir Ayvazoglou From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: October 21, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8919
Exemption of David D. Caldwell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: October 21, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8920
Reserving Certain Public Lands in Connection With the Sinlahekin Deer Winter Range and Wildlife Refuge; Washington

  • Signed: October 22, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5441, October 24, 1941
  • Amended by: Public Land Order 4709, October 6, 1969 (34 FR 15755)

Executive Order 8921
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department; California

  • Signed: October 23, 1941
  • Signed: 6 FR 5463, October 25, 1941
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1931, August 7, 1959 (24 FR 6582)
  • See: Public Land Order 649, June 12, 1950 (15 FR 3936)

Executive Order 8922
Establishing an Office of Facts and Figures in the Office for Emergency Management in the Executive Office of the President

  • Signed: October 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5477, October 28, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9182, June 13, 1942

Executive Order 8923
Withdrawing Public Lands for the Use of the War Department as a National Guard Rifle Range; New Mexico

  • Signed: October 24, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5477, October 28, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 675, October 3, 1950 (15 FR 6787)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 2113, June 6, 1960 (25 FR 5243)

Executive Order 8924
Establishing the Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge; Montana

  • Signed: October 25, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5507, October 29, 1941
  • See: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order 8925
Exemption of Dr. Lawrence W. White From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: October 25, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8926
Establishing the Office of Lend-Lease Administration in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President

  • Signed: October 28, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5519, October 30, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8751, May 2, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8982, December 17, 1941; EO 9128, April 13, 1942; EO 9380, September 25, 1943
  • See: EO 8839, July 30, 1941; EO 9276, December 2, 1942; EO 9630, September 27, 1945

Executive Order 8927
Withdrawal of Public Lands for National Defense Purposes; Nevada

  • Signed: October 29, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5549, October 31, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 992, August 13, 1954 (19 FR 5255)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 285, June 16, 1945 (10 FR 7812 )(in part); Public Land Order 1369, November 26, 1956 (21 FR 9567)(in part)

Executive Order 8928
Secretary of War Authorized To Take Possession of the Bendix, New Jersey, Plants of Air Associates, Incorporated

  • Signed: October 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5559, November 1, 1941

Executive Order 8929
Directing the Coast Guard To Operate as Part of the Navy

  • Signed: November 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5581, November 4, 1941
  • See: EO 9666, December 28, 1945

Executive Order 8930
Establishing a National Indian Institute in the Department of the Interior

  • Signed: November 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5613, November 5, 1941

Executive Order 8931
Amendment of Paragraph 24 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, as Amended, Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Panama Canal Service

  • Signed: November 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5614, November 5, 1941
  • Amends: EO 1888, February 2, 1914; EO 2514, January 15, 1917
  • Amended by: EO 9467, August 19, 1944

Executive Order 8932
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Idaho

  • Signed: November 5, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5657, November 7, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 222, April 10, 1944 (9 FR 4247)(in part); Public Land Order 475, April 30, 1948 (13 FR 2585)

Executive Order 8933
Exemption of Hans Schjeveland From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 5, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8934
Exemption of Miss Laura L. Tracy From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 5, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8935
Exemption of William H. Tietgen From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 5, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8936
Exemption of Dr. Arthur R. Butler From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 5, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8937
Extending the Period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States

  • Signed: November 7, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5708, November 11, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 8602, November 25, 1940
  • Amended by: EO 9579, June 30, 1945
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8938
Vesting Certain Powers in Warrant Officers of the Army

  • Signed: November 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5743, November 13, 1941
  • See: Transfer Order 40 of the Secretary of Defense dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 4908)

Executive Order 8939
Permitting Certain Positions in the Farm Security Administration To Be Filled by Promotion, Transfer, or Assignment of Certain Employees To Acquire a Classified Status

  • Signed: November 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5799, November 15, 1941

Executive Order 8940
Amending Section 2 of Executive Order No. 8833 Dated July 26, 1941

  • Signed: November 14, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5823, November 18, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8833, July 26, 1941

Executive Order 8941
Amending Subdivision IV of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: November 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5891, November 20, 1941

Executive Order 8942
Providing for the Administration of the Requisitioning of Property Required for National Defense

  • Signed: November 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5909, November 22, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8629, January 7, 1941; EO 8875, August 28, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 8982, December 17, 1942; EO 9136, March 19, 1943; EO 9138, April 17, 1942; EO 9280, December 5, 1942
  • See: EO 9024, January 16, 1942; EO 9040, January 24, 1942; EO 9244, September 16, 1942; EO 9276, December 2, 1942; EO 9280, December 5, 1942; EO 9294, January 4, 1943

Executive Order 8943
Amending Executive Order No. 8495 of July 26, 1940, Designating Agencies for the Purpose of Carrying Out the Provisions of Section 40 of the Emergency Relief Act, Fiscal Year 1941

  • Signed: November 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5910, November 22, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8495, July 26, 1940

Executive Order 8944
Directing the Federal Works Administration To Take Possession of and Operate a Certain Project of the Grand River Dam Company

  • Signed: November 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 5947, November 25, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9366, July 30, 1943; EO 9373, August 30, 1943
  • See: EO 9353, June 19, 1943

Executive Order 8945
Exemption of John A. Newlin From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8946
Appointment of J.M. Bayles, J.J. Bowe, J.P. Boyce, A.E. Kelly, J.F. Leganey, and C.W. Moore to Classified Positions in Public Buildings Administration

  • Signed: November 22, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8947
Revocation of Executive Order No. 1474 of February 16, 1912, Withdrawing Public Land; Colorado

  • Signed: November 24, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 1474, February 16, 1912
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8948
Exemption of James J. Goutchey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 25, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8949
Exemption of Burt W. Andrews From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: November 25, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8950
Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over a Portion of the District of Columbia

  • Signed: November 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6101, November 29, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 8378, March 18, 1940
  • Amended by: EO 9153, April 30, 1942
  • Superseded by: EO 10126, May 9, 1950

Executive Order 8951
Modification of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing Appointments of Employees Paid From Emergency Funds

  • Signed: November 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6101, November 29, 1941

Executive Order 8952
Revoking Executive Order No. 8458 of June 27, 1940, as Amended by Executive Order No. 8532 of September 4, 1940, and Authorizing Persons Appointed From the Emergency Replacement List Established Pursuant to Such Orders To Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status

  • Signed: November 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6122, December 2, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 8458, June 27, 1940; EO 8532, September 4, 1940

Executive Order 8953
Establishing Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Naval Defensive Sea Area; California

  • Signed: November 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6123, December 2, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 8403, May 7, 1940
  • See: EO 9720, May 8, 1946

Executive Order 8954
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department; Nevada

  • Signed: November 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6123, December 2, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 114, April 22, 1943 (8 FR 6006)(in part); Public Land Order 2399, June 7, 1961 (26 FR 5314)(in part); Public Land Order 2936, February 11, 1963 (28 FR 1477)(in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 156, August 4, 1943 (8 FR 11224)

Executive Order 8955
Extending the Classification Act of 1923, as Amended, to Certain Positions in the War Department and in the Navy Department and Establishing a Salary Differential Therefore

  • Signed: December 1, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6201, December 4, 1941
  • Supersedes: EO 8657, February 3, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9314, March 15, 1943

Executive Order 8956
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4411 of April 1, 1926, Withdrawing Public Lands for Classification and in Aid of Legislation; Montana

  • Signed: December 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6255, December 5, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 4411, April 1, 1926 (in part)

Executive Order 8957
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as Camp Sites; Colorado

  • Signed: December 3, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6255, December 5, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 1683, July 18, 1958 (23 FR 5603)
  • See: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order 8958
Exemption of Nicholas W. Dorsey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 3, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8959
Designation of Mrs. Ruth W. Talley To Sign Land Patents

  • Signed: December 4, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6265, December 6, 1941
  • Revokes: EO 7703, September 10, 1937

Executive Order 8960
Amending Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, Creating the Defense Communications Board and Defining Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: December 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6325, December 10, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8546, September 24, 1940
  • Amended by: EO 9183, June 15, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9831, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8961
Revocation of All Executive Orders or Parts Thereof Establishing Airspace Reservations Within the Continental Limits of the United States, Except the District of Columbia

  • Signed: December 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6325, December 10, 1941
  • Amends: EO 5281, February 17, 1930; EO 5710, September 14, 1931; EO 7138, August 8, 1938
  • Revokes: EO 7985, October 8, 1938

Executive Order 8962
Amending Executive Order No. 7676 of July 26, 1937, Entitled "The Canal Zone Judiciary"

  • Signed: December 6, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6326, December 10, 1941
  • Amends: EO 7676, July 26, 1937
  • Superseded by: EO 11305, September 12, 1966

Executive Order 8963
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940

  • Signed: December 9, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6348, December 11, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • See: Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601)

Executive Order 8964
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Use, Control and Closing of Radio Stations and the Preference or Priority of Communication

  • Signed: December 10, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6367, December 12, 1941
  • Amended by; EO 9183, June 15, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9831, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 8965
Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring During Calendar Year 1942

  • Signed: December 10, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8966
Exemption of Bart W. Butler From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 11, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8967
Exemption of Arthur W. Exline From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 11, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8968
Exemption of Mrs. Ethel A. Barnes From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 11, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8969
Exemption of Joshua G. Hefty From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 11, 1946
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8970
Establishing Defensive Sea Areas at Portland, Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, Massachusetts; Narragansett Bay; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Columbia River Entrance; and Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound

  • Signed: December 11, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6417, December 16, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9342, May 19, 1943
  • See: EO 9650, October 29, 1945; EO 9720, May 8, 1946

Executive Order 8971
Authorizing the Director of Selective Service To Provide for the Physical Rehabilitation of Registrants for Training and Service in the Armed Forces of the United States

  • Signed: December 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6419, December 16, 1941

Executive Order 8972
Authorizing the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy To Establish and Maintain Military Guard and Patrols, and To Take Other Appropriate Measures, To Protect Certain National-Defense Material, Premises, and Utilities From Injury or Destruction

  • Signed: December 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6420, December 16, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9074, February 25, 1942
  • See: EO 9165, May 19, 1942; Transfer Order 22 of the Secretary of Defense dated September 21, 1948 (13 FR 5665)

Executive Order 8973
Transfer of Employees Possessing Qualifications for National-Defense Work

  • Signed: December 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6420, December 16, 1941
  • Superseded by: EO 9067, February 20, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9243, September 12, 1942
  • See: EO 9578, June 30, 1945; EO 9695, February 8, 1946; EO 9952, April 22, 1948; EO 9994, September 1, 1948

Executive Order 8974
Control of Civil Aviation

  • Signed: December 13, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6441, December 17, 1941

Executive Order 8975
Authorizing the Attorney General To Make Appointments in the Alien Property Division Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules

  • Signed: December 13, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 9161, May 13, 1942
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8976
Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce To Waive Compliance With the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Laws for War Purposes

  • Signed: December 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6441, December 17, 1941

Executive Order 8977
Establishing the National Patent Planning Commission

  • Signed: December 12, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6441, December 17, 1941
  • Revoked by: EO 11215, April 8, 1965

Executive Order 8978
Establishing New York Harbor, New London, Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake-Norfolk, and Charleston Harbor Defensive Sea Areas and Prescribing Regulations for the Control Thereof

  • Signed: December 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6469, December 18, 1941
  • See: EO 9650, October 29, 1945

Executive Order 8979
Establishing the Kenai National Moose Range; Alaska

  • Signed: December 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6471, December 18, 1941
  • Amended by: Public Land Order 3400, May 22, 1964 (29 FR 7094)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 390, August 4, 1947 (12 FR 5463)(in part); Public Land Order 6341, September 27, 1982 (47 FR 43953)(in part); Public Land Order 7078, August 18, 1994 (59 FR 44332)(in part)
  • See: Public Land Order 487, June 16, 1948 (13 FR 3462); Public Land Order 778, December 29, 1951 (17 FR 159); Public Land Order 800, February 1, 1952 (17 FR 1187); Public Land Order 812, March 10, 1952 (17 FR 2283); Public Land Order 820, April 28, 1952 (17 FR 3885); Public Land Order 839, June 19, 1952 (17 FR 5731); Public Land Order 929, November 18, 1953 (18 FR 7642); Public Land Order 2585, January 5, 1962 (27 FR 308)

Executive Order 8980
Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Persons Holding State, Territorial, and Municipal Offices To Be Appointed as Members of Alien Enemy Hearing Boards

  • Signed: December 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6471, December 18, 1941
  • Amends: EO 9, January 17, 1873

Executive Order 8981
Navy Hospital Area, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

  • Signed: December 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6529, December 19, 1941
  • Superseded by: Canal Zone Order No. 23, May 18, 1951 (16 FR 7614)

Executive Order 8982
Changing the Name of the Economic Defense Board, Established by Executive Order No. 8839 of July 30, 1941, to the Board of Economic Welfare

  • Signed: December 17, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6530, December 19, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8839, July 30, 1941; EO 8900, September 15, 1941; EO 8926, October 28, 1941; EO 8942, November 19, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9128, April 13, 1942
  • See: EO 9361, July 15, 1943; EO 10945, May 24, 1961

Executive Order 8983
Appointing a Commission To Investigate the Japanese Attack of December 7, 1941, on Hawaii

  • Signed: December 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6569, December 20, 1941

Executive Order 8984
Prescribing the Duties of the Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet and the Co-operative Duties of the Chief of Naval Operations

  • Signed: December 18, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6569, December 20, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9096, March 12, 1942
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 114, April 22, 1943 (8 FR 6006) (in part); EO 9635, September 29, 1945

Executive Order 8985
Establishing the Office of Censorship and Prescribing Its Functions and Duties

  • Signed: December 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6625, December 23, 1941
  • See: EO 9631, September 28, 1945

Executive Order 8986
Authorizing the Governor of the Panama Canal To Increase the Compensation of Certain Employees

  • Signed: December 19, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6625, December 23, 1941
  • Amends: EO 1888, February 2, 1914; EO 3232, February 20, 1920
  • Revokes: EO 4721, September 14, 1927
  • Amended by: EO 9164, May 18, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9467, August 19, 1944

Executive Order 8987
Establishing Honolulu Defensive Sea Area

  • Signed: December 20, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6675, December 24, 1941

Executive Order 8988
Directing That Certain Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service Shall Constitute a Part of the Naval Forces of the United States

  • Signed: December 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6725, December 25, 1941
  • See: EO 2571, April 3, 1917; EO 8929, November 1, 1941

Executive Order 8989
Establishing the Office of Defense Transportation in the Executive Office of the President and Defining Its Functions and Duties


Executive Order 8990
Appointment of State Employment Security Personnel to Positions in the Social Security Board, Federal Security Agency

  • Signed: December 23, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6727, December 25, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9008, January 2, 1942

Executive Order 8991
Coordinating Civil Meteorological Facilities and Services for War Purposes

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6785, December 30, 1941

Executive Order 8992
Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department as a Practice Bombing Range; Washington

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6785, December 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 1070, February 11, 1955 (20 FR 1055)
  • See: EO 6964, February 5, 1935

Executive Order 8993
Exemption of Victor H. Boyden From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8994
Exemption of Frank Shoenfield From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8995
Exemption of Roberta L. Lindsey From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8996
Exemption of Alvin M. Rankin From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8997
Exemption of Certain Employees in the Field Service of the Post Office Department From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 8998
Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

  • Signed: December 16, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6785, December 30, 1941
  • Amends: EO 8389, April 10, 1940
  • Note: See Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective September 14, 1978, all powers and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976.

Executive Order 8999
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes; Oregon

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6786, December 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 986, July 27, 1954 (19 FR 4723)

Executive Order 9000
Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes; Oregon

  • Signed: December 26, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6787, December 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9526, February 28, 1945; Public Land Order 417, August 14, 1947 (12 FR 6895)
  • Revoked by: Public Land Order 6465 September 14, 1983 (48 FR 43176)

Executive Order 9001
Authorizing the War Department, the Navy Department, and the United States Maritime Commission To Perform the Functions and Exercise the Powers Described in Title II of an Act Approved December 18, 1941, Entitled "An Act To Expedite the Prosecution of the War Effort", and Prescribing Regulations for the Exercise of Such Functions and Powers

  • Signed: December 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 6 FR 6787, December 30, 1941
  • Amended by: EO 9024, January 16, 1942; EO 9296, January 30, 1943
  • See: EO 9269, November 11, 1942; EO 9336, April 24, 1943; EO 9816, December 31, 1946; Transfer Order 6 of the Secretary of Defense, 13 FR 218 (January 16, 1948); Transfer Order 40 of the Secretary of Defense, 14 FR 4908 (August 9, 1949); Public Law 89-554 (80 Stat. 651, 50 U.S.C. App 611n); EO 10210, February 2, 1951; EO 10789, November 14, 1958

Executive Order 9001-A
Authorizing and Directing the United States Maritime Commission To Resell the S.S. "Normandie" to the Former Owners Thereof

  • Signed: December 27, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 7 FR 801, February 7, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9773, September 3, 1946
  • See: EO 8771, June 6, 1941; EO 8881, September 2, 1941

Executive Order 9002
Exemption of Frank Burke From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 29, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 9003
Exemption of Joseph Tombrink From Compulsory Retirement for Age

  • Signed: December 30, 1941
  • Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 9004
Amending Schedules A and B of the Civil Service Rules

  • Signed: December 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 7 FR 2, January 1, 1942
  • Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 9005
Permitting Certain Positions To Be Filled by Promotion, Transfer, or Assignment of Certain Employees and Authorizing Such Employees To Acquire a Classified Status

  • Signed: December 30, 1941
  • Federal Register page and date: 7 FR 10, January 1, 1942

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