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Executive Orders Disposition Tables

Executive Order 7784-A
Designating the Architect of the Capitol as a Member of the Alley Dwelling Authority

Signed: January 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 63, January 12, 1938
Amends: EO 6868, October 9, 1934
Amended by: EO 8033, January 11, 1939; EO 9344, May 21, 1943
See: EO 9916, December 31, 1947; EO 11401, March 13, 1968; EO 11571, December 8, 1970

Executive Order 7785
Amendment of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934

Signed: January 8, 1938
Amends: EO 6928, December 24, 1934
Superseded by: EO 7972, September 15, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7786
Amendment of Executive Order No. 4601 of March 1, 1927, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross

Signed: January 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 49, January 11, 1938
Amends: EO 4601, March 1, 1927
Amended by: EO 7962, August 22, 1938
See: Transfer Order 14 of the Secretary of Defense, dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 49008)

Executive Order 7787
Power-Site Restoration No. 487. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of June 8, 1909, Creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawal No. 20 and Executive Order of July 2, 1910, Creating Power-Site Reserve No. 20, Montana

Signed: January 10, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 63, January 12, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of June 8, 1909 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of July 2, 1910 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7788
Exemption of Joseph J. McGuigan from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: January 11, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7789
Exemption of David H. Hahn from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: January 11, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7790
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: January 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 99, January 15, 1938
Amends: EO 7302, February 21, 1936; EO 7686, August 5, 1937
Amended by: EO 8103, May 2, 1939; EO 8201, July 11, 1939

Executive Order 7791
Exemption of Edward B. Russ from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: January 13, 1938
Amended by: EO 8047, February 11, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7792
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior, New Mexico

Signed: January 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 161, January 21, 1938
See: EO 7530, December 31, 1936; EO 7557, February 19, 1937; Public Land Order 276, April 30, 1945 (10 FR 5380)

Executive Order 7793
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 6644 of March 14, 1934, Withdrawal of Public Lands, Colorado

Signed: January 20, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 225, January 25, 1938
Amends: EO 6644, March 14, 1934

Executive Order 7794
Correcting Description of Parcel of Land Contained in Executive Order No. 6050 of February 27, 1933

Signed: January 20, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 225, January 25, 1938
Amends: EO 605, February 27, 1933

Executive Order 7795
Establishing the Huron Migratory Bird Refuge, Michigan

Signed: January 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 225, January 25, 1938
Amends: EO 4430, April 23, 1926
Revokes: EO 357-D, October 10, 1905

Executive Order 7796
Amending Executive Order of January 17, 1873 To Permit Certain Employees of Department of the Interior to Hold State, Territorial, and Municipal Offices, etc.

Signed: January 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 226, January 25, 1938
Amends: EO 9, January 17, 1938
Revoked by: EO 11408, April 25, 1968 (in part)

Executive Order 7797
Documents Required of Bona Fide Alien Seamen Entering the United States

Signed: January 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 253, January 28, 1938
Supersedes: EO 6722, May 26, 1934
Revoked by: EO 8429, June 5, 1940

Executive Order 7798
Transferring a Portion of the Boise Barracks Military Reservation, Idaho, to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Veteran's Administration

Signed: January 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 253, January 28 1938
Amended by: Public Land Order 5783, November 28, 1980 (45 FR 80291)

Executive Order 7799
Enlarging Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, North Dakota

Signed: January 27, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 261, January 29, 1938
Amends: EO 7170, September 4, 1935
See: Public Land Order 817, April 14, 1952 (17 FR 3495)

Executive Order 7800
Transferring Certain Lands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy, Cuba

Signed: January 27, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 262, January 29, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of January 9, 1904 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order No. 7801
Establishing Black Coulee Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Montana

Signed: January 28, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 271, February 1, 1938

Executive Order 7802
Exemption of Nathan C. Grover from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: January 29, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7803
Withdrawing Public Land for Forest Lookout Station, Washington

Signed: February 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 307, February 4, 1938
Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935
Amended by: Public Land Order 1684, July 21, 1958 (23 FR 5634)

Executive Order 7804
Reserving Public Land for the Use of the Lighthouse Service, Department of Commerce, Hawaii

Signed: February 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 307, February 4, 1938

Executive Order 7805
Correcting Description of Lands Contained in Executive Order No. 6897 of November 7, 1934

Signed: February 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 327, February 8, 1938
Amends: EO 6897, November 7, 1934

Executive Order 7806
Fort William D. Davis Military Reservation

Signed: February 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 327, February 8, 1938
Supersedes: EO 3203, December 22, 1919; EO 6848, September 15, 1934
Superseded by: Canal Zone Order 18, July 14, 1949 (14 FR 6151)

Executive Order 7807
Power-Site Restoration No. 486, Oregon. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of April 28, 1917, Creating Power-Site Reserve No. 621

Signed: February 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 379, February 10, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of April 28, 1917 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7808
Power-Site Restoration No. 488, Oregon. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of December 12, 1917, Creating Power-Site Reserve No. 661

Signed: February 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 379, February 10, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of December 12, 1917 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7809
Amending Paragraph 13, Subdivision III, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: February 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 379, February 10, 1938

Executive Order 7810
Revoking the Establishment of Baird Fish Hatchery on McCloud River, California

Signed: February 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 379, February 10, 1938
Revokes: Executive Order of December 9, 1875 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7811
Amendment of Regulation VIII of Regulations Governing Appointment of Unclassified Laborers

Signed: February 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 393, February 11, 1938

Executive Order 7812
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6179 of June 16, 1933, Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: February 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 443, February 16, 1938
Revokes: EO 6179, June 16, 1933

Executive Order 7813
Amendment of Rule 16 of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, Establishing Rules Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters

Signed: February 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 443, February 16, 1938
Amends: EO 4314, September 25, 1925

Executive Order 7814
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4430 of April 23, 1926, as Modified Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: February 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 447, February 17, 1938
Amends: EO 4430, April 23, 1926

Executive Order No. 7815
Amending Paragraph 10(a), Subdivision IV, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: February 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 447, February 17, 1938

Executive Order 7816
Transferring Portions of Amaknak Island to Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy, Alaska

Signed: February 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 448, February 17, 1938
Amends: EO 1733, March 3, 1913; EO 5243, December 19, 1929; EO 6044, February 23, 1933
Superseded by: EO 8786, June 14, 1941

Executive Order 7817
Designating Honorable Martin Travieso as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States of Puerto Rico

Signed: February 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 489, February 19, 1938

Executive Order 7818
Designating Port St. Joe as a Customs Port of Entry, Florida

Signed: February 17, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 503, February 22, 1938

Executive Order 7819
Exemption of George W. Patterson from Compulsory Retirement Age, U.S. Naval Power Factory

Signed: February 17, 1938
Amended by: EO 8049, February 15, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7820
Exemption of Dr. J. Davis Bradfield from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: February 17, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7821
Designating Emory S. Land as Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission

Signed: February 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 503, February 22, 1938

Executive Order 7822
Limiting the Importation of Red Cedar Shingles From Canada During the First Six Months of 1938

Signed: February 25, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 547, March 1, 1938

Executive Order 7823
Amending the Order To Permit Joseph M. Watkins To Hold a Federal and State Office

Signed: February 25, 1938
Amends: EO 9, January 17, 1873
Revoked by: EO 11408, April 2, 1968 (in part)
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7824
Exemption of Louis A. Simon from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: February 25, 1938
Amends: EO 7581, March 19, 1937
Amended by: EO 8046, February 11, 1939; EO 8369, March 7, 1940; EO 8747, April 28, 1941
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7825
Exemption of Harry H. Little from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: February 26, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7826
Amendment of the Consular Regulations

Signed: February 28, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 561, March 2, 1938
Amends: EO 7729, October 16, 1937
Revoked by: EO 9521, February 13, 1945

Executive Order 7827
Appointing Thomas D. Quinn Administrative Assistant to the Attorney General Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

Signed: March 2, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7828
Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior

Signed: March 3, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 609, March 8, 1938

Executive Order 7829
Revocation of Executive Order No. 5428 of August 20, 1930, Withdrawing Land for Classification and in Aid of Legislation

Signed: March 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 641, March 10, 1938
Revokes: EO 5428, August 20, 1930

Executive Order 7830
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5341 of May 2, 1930, Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: March 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 641, March 10, 1938
Amends: EO 5341, May 2, 1930

Executive Order 7831
Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, Prescribing Regulations Concerning the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

Signed: March 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 641, March 10, 1938
Amends: EO 7293, February 14, 1936
Amended by: EO 8107, May 3, 1939; EO 8440, June 12, 1940

Executive Order 7832
Revocation of Executive Order No. 5923 of September 20, 1932, Withdrawing of Public Lands

Signed: March 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 641, March 10, 1938
Revokes: EO 5923, September 20, 1932

Executive Order No. 7833
Establishing the Hewitt Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Montana

Signed: March 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 641, March 10, 1938

Executive Order 7834
Exemption of Charles W. Franks from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: March 8, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7835
Revocation of Executive Order No. 2184 of April 27, 1915, Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: March 11, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 655, March 15, 1938
Revokes: EO 2184, April 27, 1915

Executive Order 7836
Public Water Restoration No. 80

Signed: March 11, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 655, March 15, 1938
Amends: Executive order of May 25, 1921 (unnumbered series); April 4, 1922; November 27, 1922; December 5, 1913

Executive Order 7837
Cash Relief for Certain Employees of the Panama Canal

Signed: March 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 667, March 16, 1938

Executive Order 7838
Establishment of a Supply Fund for the Works Progress Administration, Supply Fund for the Procurement, Distribution, and Use of Materials, Supplies, and Equipment for Projects Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937

Signed: March 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 667, March 16, 1938
See: EO 7034, May 6, 1935; EO 7396, June 22, 1936; EO 6166, June 10, 1933;EO 7649, June 29, 1937

Executive Order 7839
Transferring Certain Housing or Slum-Clearance Projects to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Signed: March 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 668, March 16, 1938
Amends: EO 7732, October 27, 1937

Executive Order 7840
Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Signed: March 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 687, March 18, 1938

Executive Order 7841
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the Alaska Railroad, Alaska

Signed: March 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 687, March 18, 1938

Executive Order 7842
Exemption of James Robertson From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: March 15, 1938
Amends: EO 7613, April 27, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7843
Exemption of William J. Marlee from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: March 16, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7844
Exemption of John G. Honey from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: March 18, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7845
Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees

Signed: March 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 715, March 23, 1938
Supersedes: EO 7409, July 9, 1936; EO 8226, August 24, 1939
Amended by: EO 7879, May 9, 1938
Superseded by: EO 8384, March 29, 1940 (in part)

Executive Order 7846
Prescribing Regulations Relating to Sick Leave of Government Employees

Signed: March 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 717, March 23, 1938
Supersedes: EO 7410, July 9, 1946
Amended by: EO 7880, May 9, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8385, March 29, 1940

Executive Order 7847
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the Navy Department

Signed: March 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 719, March 23, 1938
Superseded by: EO 8786, June 14, 1941 (in part)

Executive Order 7848
Designating the Secretary of the Treasury as the Official To Receive Certain Capital Stock From the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration

Signed: March 22, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 739, March 25, 1938
Amended by: EO 8219, August 7, 1939

Executive Order 7849
Authorizing the Inspection of Income, Excess Profits and Capital Stock Tax Returns, Estate and Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act

Signed: March 25, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 751, March 29, 1938

Executive Order 7850
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6087 of March 28, 1933, Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: March 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 751, March 29, 1938
Revokes: EO 6087, March 28, 1933

Executive Order 7851
Designation of Charles V. McLaughlin as Member of Interdepartmental Committee To Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities

Signed: March 26, 1938
Amends: EO 7481, October 27, 1936
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7852
Amending Paragraph 5, Subdivision XI, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: March 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 777, March 31, 1938

Executive Order 7853
Amending Paragraph 4, Subdivision III, Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: March 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 777, March 31, 1938

Executive Order 7854
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6055 of February 28, 1933, Withdrawing Public Lands

Signed: March 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 799, April 2, 1938
Revokes: EO 6055, February 28, 1933

Executive Order 7855
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5089 of April 9, 1929, Withdrawing Public Lands for Classification and in Aid of Proposed Legislation

Signed: March 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 799, April 2, 1938
Amends: EO 5089, April 9, 1929

Executive Order 7856
Rules Governing the Granting and Issuing of Passports in the United States

Signed: March 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 799, April 2, 1938
Supersedes: EO 5860, June 22, 1932; EO 6650, March 23, 1934
Superseded by: EO 11295, August 5, 1966 (in part)

Executive Order 7857
Transferring to the People of Puerto Rico Certain Lands No Longer Needed for the Purposes of the United States

Signed: March 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 806, April 2, 1938

Executive Order 7858
Authorizing the Attorney General To Reject Bids for Certain Property Offered for Sale at Savannah, Georgia, Pursuant to the Trading With the Enemy Act, as Amended

Signed: March 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 806, April 2, 1938

Executive Order 7859
Exemption of Edward M. Kennard from Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 5, 1938
Amends: EO 7574, March 9, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7860
Reservation of Land for River and Harbor Purposes, Minnesota

Signed: April 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 855, April 9, 1938
Revokes: Executive order of March 13, 1854 (unnumbered series); Executive order of April 6, 1938 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7861
Exemption of Clarence E. Alderman From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 6, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7862
Modification of Executive Order No. 7387 of June 15, 1936, Reserving Naval Station, Balboa, Canal Zone

Signed: April 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 863, April 12, 1938
See: Canal Zone Order 44, July 7, 1956 (21 FR 6914)

Executive Order 7863
Exemption of Frank B. Bourn From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 7, 1938
See: EO 8106, May 3, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7864
Establishing Pea Island Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; North Carolina

Signed: April 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 863, April 12, 1938

Executive Order 7865
Documents Required of Aliens Entering the United States

Signed: April 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 885, April 14, 1938
Supersedes: EO 6986, March 9, 1935
Superseded by: EO 8029, December 27, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8430, June 5, 1940; EO 8766, June 3, 1941

Executive Order 7866
Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the Department of Agriculture; Arkansas

Signed: April 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 899, April 16, 1938
Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935

Executive Order 7867
Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the Department of Agriculture; Louisiana

Signed: April 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 903, April 19, 1938
Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935

Executive Order 7868
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

Signed: April 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 903, April 19, 1938
See: EO 7530, December 31, 1936; EO 7557, February 19, 1937; Public Law 92-480 (86 Stat. 795), October 9, 1972

Executive Order 7869
Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Special Committee To Investigate Lobbying Activities, United States Senate

Signed: April 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 921, April 20, 1938

Executive Order 7870
Revocation of Executive Order No. 3345 of October 23, 1920, Withdrawing Public Lands for National Monument Classification; Arizona

Signed: April 19, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 931, April 21, 1938
Revokes: EO 3345, October 23, 1920

Executive Order 7871
Exemption of Thomas G. Shearman From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 19, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7872
Amendment of Subdivision I, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules

Signed: April 20, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 939, April 23, 1938

Executive Order 7873
Exemption of Edwin C. E. Lord From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 21, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7874
Waiver of Time Limitations Contained in Civil Service Rule IX To Permit the Reinstatement of Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold to a Position in the Classified Service

Signed: April 22, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7875
Transferring Certain Land to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department; New Mexico

Signed: April 25, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 965, April 27, 1938
Amends: EO 5389, July 7, 1930

Executive Order 7876
Exemption of Charles J. Carlton From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: April 22, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7877
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6814, Dated August 9, 1934, and Executive Order No. 6895-A, Dated November 2, 1934

Signed: April 28, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 998, April 30, 1938
Revokes: EO 6814, August 9, 1934; EO 6895-A, November 2, 1934

Executive Order 7878
Amending Paragraph 7, Subdivision III, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: April 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1005, May 3, 1938

Executive Order 7879
Amending Section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 5 FR 1075, May 11, 1938
Amends: EO 7845, March 21, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8384, March 29, 1940

Executive Order 7880
Amending Section 9 of Executive Order No. 7846 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Sick Leave of Government Employees

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1075, May 11, 1938
Amends: EO 7846, March 21, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8385, March 29, 1940

Executive Order 7881
Power Site Restoration No. 489, Partial Revocation of Executive Order of June 30, 1916, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 533; Washington

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1084, May 12, 1938
Amends: Executive order of June 30, 1916 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order 7882
Establishing the Tybee Migratory Bird Refuge; Georgia

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1084, May 12, 1938

Executive Order 7883
Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects; California

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1085, May 12, 1938
Amends: EO 6910, November 26, 1934
Revoked by: Public Land Order 2913, January 30, 1963 (28 FR 1144) (in part)

Executive Order 7884
Reestablishing the Toiyabe National Forest; Nevada

Signed: May 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1085, May 12, 1938
See: Public Land Order 1487, September 9, 1957 (22 FR 7309)

Executive Order 7885
Placing Certain Land Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury; Alaska

Signed: May 11, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1099, May 13, 1938

Executive Order No. 7886
Revocation of Executive Order No. 4061 of August 12, 1924, and Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 4844 of March 23, 1928, Withdrawing Public Lands; New Mexico

Signed: May 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1131, May 18, 1938
Amends: EO 4844, March 23, 1928
Revokes: EO 4061, August 12, 1924

Executive Order No. 7887
Extending the Provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act to Employees Appointed Under Authority of Section 10 of Civil Service Rule II

Signed: May 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1131, May 18, 1938

Executive Order No. 7888
Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification, Etc.; Alaska

Signed: May 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1131, May 18, 1938
See: EO 8979, October 16, 1941; Public Land Order 487, June 16, 1948 (13 FR 3462); Public Land Order 929, November 24, 1953 (18 FR 7642)

Executive Order No. 7889
Revocation of Executive Order No. 7520 of December 18, 1936, Withdrawing Lands for Use of the War Department as a Target Range for the Arizona National Guard; Arizona

Signed: May 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1131, May 18, 1938
Revokes: EO 7520, December 18, 1936

Executive Order No. 7890
Exemption of Stanley Searles From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: May 16, 1938
Note: This Executive Order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7891
Restoring Certain Lands to the Territory of Hawaii for Highway Purposes

Signed: May 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1159, May 20, 1938

Executive Order No. 7892
Exemption of George F. Bowerman From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: May 18, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7893
Restoring Land to Territory of Hawaii for Aeronautical Purposes and Reserving Land for Military Purposes; Territory of Hawaii

Signed: May 21, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1177, May 25, 1938
See: EO 10414, November 25, 1952

Executive Order 7894
Delegating Certain Powers to the Attorney General Under the Trading With the Enemy Act

Signed: May 23, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1189, May 26, 1938

Executive Order No. 7895
Enlarging the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge; Oregon

Signed: May 23, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1189, May 26, 1938
Amends: EO 7523, December 21, 1936

Executive Order No. 7896
Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Officers and Employees of the Police or Prison Departments of the Territorial and Municipal Governments of the Virgin Islands To Be Appointed as Deputies or Employees in the Office of the United States Marshal for the Virgin Islands

Signed: May 24, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1199, May 27, 1938
Amends: Executive order of January 17, 1873 (unnumbered series)
Revoked by: EO 11408, April 25, 1968 (in part)

Executive Order 7897
Partial Revocation of the Executive Order No. 5894 of July 26, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands; Colorado

Signed: May 24, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1199, May 27, 1938
Amends: EO 5894, July 26, 1932

Executive Order No. 7898
Withdrawal of Public Land Authorities To Be Added to the Yosemite National Park; California

Signed: May 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1224, May 28, 1938

Executive Order No. 7899
Authorizing the Appointment of Miss Amy G. Maher to a Position on the Social Security Board Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

Signed: May 26, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7900
Designating John Monroe Johnson and Richard C. Patterson, Jr., To Act as Secretary of Commerce

Signed: May 28, 1938
Superseded by: EO 8541, September 17, 1940
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7901
Authorizing the Attorney General To Sell Upon Public Exchanges Without Prior Advertisement Certain Property Held Under the Trading With the Enemy Act

Signed: May 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1255, June 2, 1938

Executive Order No. 7902
Establishing the Tamarac Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Minnesota

Signed: May 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1255, June 2, 1938

Executive Order No. 7903
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior; Rhode Island

Signed: May 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1257, June 2, 1938
See: EO 7496, November 14, 1936

Executive Order No. 7904
Exemption of Charles H. Hastings From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: May 31, 1938
Amends: EO 7755, November 26, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7905
Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Lucile Ensminger to a Classified Position in the Navy Department Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

Signed: May 31, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7906
Further Modification of Executive Order No. 7709-A of September 16, 1937, Abolishing the National Emergency Council

Signed: June 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1358, June 9, 1938
Amends: EO 7709-A, September 16, 1937

Executive Order 7907
Establishing the Back Bay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Virginia

Signed: June 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1358, June 9, 1938

Executive Order No. 7908
Transferring Certain Lands to the Secretary of Agriculture for Use, Administration, and Disposition Under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act

Signed: June 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1389, June 11, 1938
Amended by: EO 8531, August 3, 1940; EO 10175, October 25, 1950
Revoked by: Public Land Order 271, April 5, 1945 (10 FR 4110)(in part)
See: EO 7530, December 31, 1936; EO 7557, February 19, 1937; EO 7975, September 16, 1938; EO 8055, February 23, 1939; EO 8057, February 23, 1939; EO 8095, April 19, 1939; EO 8104, May 2, 1939; EO 8255, September 18, 1939; EO 8277, October 28, 1939; EO 8319, January 15, 1940; EO 8361, March 2, 1940; EO 8444, June 14, 1940; EO 8471, July 8, 1940; EO 8473, July 8, 1940; EO 8479, July 11, 1940; EO 8509, August 8, 1940; EO 8510, August 8, 1940; EO 8841, July 31, 1941; EO 8910, September 27, 1941; EO 9197, July 9

Executive Order 7909
Terminating the Powers, Rights, and Duties of the Special Mexican Claims Commission

Signed: June 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1422, June 16, 1938

Executive Order No. 7910
Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over a Portion of the District of Columbia

Signed: June 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1437, June 18, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8378, March 18, 1940

Executive Order 7911
Transferring to the Territory of Hawaii Title to Certain Public Lands

Signed: June 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1437, June 18, 1938

Executive Order No. 7912
Exemption of John H. Thomas From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: June 16, 1938
Amends: EO 7637, June 19, 1937
Note: This Executive orer was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7913
Authorizing the Extension of Appointments of Certain Employees of the General Accounting Office

Signed: June 16, 1938
Amends: EO 7630, June 8, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7914
Exemption of David A. Brodie From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: June 16, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7915
Amendment of Civil Service Rules

Signed: June 24, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1519, June 28, 1938
Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 7916
Extending the Competitive Classified Civil Service

Signed: June 24, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1526, June 28, 1938
Revokes: EO 5612, April 25, 1931
Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947
See: EO 7956, August 19, 1938; EO 7975-A, September 16, 1938; EO 8044, January 31, 1939; EO 8045, February 8, 1939; EO 8283, November 9, 1939; EO 8467, July 1, 1940; EO 8699, March 1, 1941

Executive Order 7917
Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

Signed: June 25, 1938
Amends: EO 6166, June 10, 1933
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7918
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 7181 of September 6, 1935, Excepting From Competitive Civil Service Requirements the Initial Appointments to Certain Positions in the Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission

Signed: June 25, 1938
Amends: EO 7181, September 6, 1935
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7919
Appointment of Mrs. Eleanor J. Townsend to a Classified Position Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

Signed: June 25, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7920
Appointment of Mrs. Irene M. Mort to a Classified Position Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

Signed: June 29, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7921
Extending the Existence of the Quetico-Superior Committee, Created by Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934

Signed: June 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1625, July 6, 1938
Superseded by: EO 11342, April 10, 1967
See: EO 6783, June 30, 1934; EO 10134, June 28, 1950

Executive Order 7922
Directing the Secretary of the Treasury To Assemble Annually a Coast Guard Personnel Board

Signed: June 30, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8443, June 14, 1940
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7923
Establishing Ruby Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Nevada

Signed: July 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1639, July 7, 1938
See: Public Land Order 1878, June 12, 1959 (24 FR 4959)

Executive Order No. 7924
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6908 of November 21, 1934, Withdrawing Public Lands; Alaska

Signed: July 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1639, July 7, 1938
Revokes: EO 6908, November 21, 1934

Executive Order No. 7925
Enlarging the Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge; Oklahoma

Signed: July 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1639, July 7, 1939
Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935

Executive Order No. 7926
Establishing Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Alabama

Signed: July 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1669, July 12, 1938
Amended by: EO 9790, October 14, 1946
See: Public Land Order 1988, September 21, 1959 (24 FR 7787)

Executive Order No. 7927
Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed: July 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1749, July 19, 1938

Executive Order No. 7928
Designating St. Petersburg, Florida, as a Customs Port of Entry

Signed: July 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1749, July 19, 1938

Executive Order 7929
Exemption of Ernest P. Rands From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 14, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7930
Exemption of William H. Griffin From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 14, 1938
Amends: EO 7667, July 17, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7931
Exemption of Marlon C. Hargrove From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 14, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7932
Exemption of Ulysses Shewmaker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 14, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7933
Transferring Funds From the Department of Commerce to the Civil Aeronautics Authority

Signed: July 14, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7933-A
Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives

Signed: July 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1943, August 9, 1938

Executive Order No. 7934
Transferring to the United States Housing Authority Custodial and Maintenance Employees in the Field Service of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Engaged on Federal Housing Projects

Signed: July 16, 1938
Amends: EO 7732, October 27, 1937
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7935
Exemption of J. Humbird Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 16, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7936
Exemption of Thomas A. Jaggar, Jr., From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: July 30, 1938
See: EO 8142, May 25, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7937
Establishing West Sister Island Migratory Bird Refuge; Ohio

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1943, August 9, 1938
Amends: Executive order of February 16, 1838 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order No. 7938
Correcting Description of Land Reserved by Executive Order No. 3406 of February 13, 1921, for Lighthouse Purposes

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1944, August 9, 1938
Amends: EO 3406, February 13, 1921

Executive Order No. 7939
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 5886 of July 12, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands; Wyoming

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1944, August 9, 1938
Amends: EO 5886, July 12, 1932

Executive Order No. 7940
Transferring Certain Lands Within the Coronado National Forest to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1944, August 9, 1938
Amends: Proc. 682, November 6, 1906

Executive Order No. 7941
Establishing the Fort Tyler Migratory Bird Refuge; New York

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1945, August 9, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 1152, May 23, 1955 (20 FR 3701)

Executive Order No. 7942
Authorizing the Employment of Certain Examiners and Other Experts Paid From Funds Authorized by Public Resolution No. 113, 75th Congress, Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules

Signed: August 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1945, August 9, 1938

Executive Order No. 7943
Certain Persons Continued in Positions in the National Bituminous Coal Commission Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

Signed: August 2, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7944
Amendment of the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employers

Signed: August 4, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1945, August 9, 1938
Amends: EO 9, January 17, 1873
Revoked by: EO 11408, April 25, 1968 (in part)

Executive Order 7945
Exemption of Edward M. Weeks From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 4, 1938
Amends: EO 7413, July 10, 1936; EO 7635, June 16, 1937
Amended by: EO 8231, August 31, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7946
Limiting the Importation of Red Cedar Shingles From Canada During the Last Six Months of 1938

Signed: August 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1965, August 11, 1938

Executive Order 7947
Designating Del Bonita, Montana, as a Customs Port of Entry

Signed: August 9, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1965, August 11, 1938

Executive Order 7948
Exemption of Charles L. Parker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 9, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7949
Exemption of Stephen W. Hamilton From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 9, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7950
Exemption of William H. Egberts From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 9, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7951
Withdrawal of Public Land for Lookout Station; Arkansas

Signed: August 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1995, August 16, 1938
Amends: EO 6964, February 5, 1935
Revoked by: Public Land Order 3277, December 3, 1963 (28 FR 13306)

Executive Order No. 7952
Revocation of Executive Order No. 5341 of May 2, 1930, Withdrawing Public Lands; Arizona

Signed: August 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1995, August 16, 1938
Revokes: EO 5341, May 2, 1930

Executive Order No. 7953
Establishing Lake Isom Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Tennessee

Signed: August 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 1995, August 16, 1938

Executive Order No. 7954
Exemption of Frank S. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 12, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 7955
Amendment of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934

Signed: August 13, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2015, August 17, 1938
Amends: EO 6928, December 24, 1934
Superseded by: EO 7972, September 15, 1938

Executive Order 7956
Authorizing the Employment Until February 1, 1939, of Personnel With Funds Allotted Under the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938 Without Compliance With the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: August 19, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2047, August 23, 1938
See: EO 7916, June 24, 1938

Executive Order 7957
Establishing Cap Meares Migratory Bird Refuge; Oregon

Signed: August 19, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2047, August 23, 1938
Amends: Executive order of May 28, 1889 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order No. 7958
Exemption of Samuel J. Gompers From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: August 19, 1938
Amended by: EO 8252, September 14, 1939; EO 8543, September 18, 1940
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7959
Transferring Certain Personnel, Property, and Appropriations From the Department of Commerce and the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Civil Aeronautics Authority

Signed: August 22, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2071, August 24, 1938

Executive Order No. 7960
Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 20; Tongue River, Montana

Signed: August 22, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2072, August 24, 1938
Amends: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order No. 7961
Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 1919 1/2 of April 21, 1914, as Amended, Withdrawing Public Lands; Alaska

Signed: August 22, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2072, August 24, 1938
Revokes: EO 1919 1/2, April 21, 1914 (in part)

Executive Order 7962
Executive Order 4601 Amended To Authorize Award of D.F.C. to Lt. Richard L. Burke

Signed: August 22, 1938
Amends: EO 4601, March 1, 1927; EO 7786, January 8, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7963
Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules

Signed: August 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2105, August 30, 1938
See: EO 8027, December 23, 1938; EO 8316, December 27, 1939

Executive Order 7964
Instruction of Citizens of the American Republics at Educational Institutions and Schools Maintained and Administered by the Government of the United States

Signed: August 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2105, August 30, 1938

Executive Order No. 7965
Regulations To Give Effect to Articles I and II of the Convention Providing for the Recovery and Return of Stolen or Embezzled Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Airplanes or Component Parts of Any of Them, Concluded on October 6, 1936, Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States

Signed: August 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2106, August 30, 1938

Executive Order No. 7966
Establishing the Kentucky Woodlands Wildlife Refuge; Kentucky

Signed: August 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2137, September 1, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 4585, February 11, 1969 (34 FR 2252)

Executive Order No. 7967
Enlarging the Moosehorn Migratory Bird Refuge; Maine

Signed: August 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2138, September 1, 1938
Amends: EO 7650, July 1, 1937

Executive Order 7968
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed: September 3, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2185, September 8, 1938
Supersedes: EO 3973, March 19, 1924; EO 4401, March 24, 1926; EO 4465, June 28, 1926; EO 4487, July 31, 1926; EO 4552, December 11, 1926; EO 5110, May 13, 1929; EO 5648, June 11, 1931; EO 5737, October 22, 1931; EO 5812, February 29, 1932; EO 5837, April 13, 1932; EO 5848, May 16, 1932; EO 5910, August 23, 1932; EO 6167, June 9, 1933; EO 6262, August 29, 1933; EO 6657-A, March 27, 1934; EO 6780, June 30, 1934; EO 6850, September 18, 1934; EO 6880, October 22, 1934; EO 7012, April 15, 1935; EO 7379, May 26, 1936
Amended by: EO 8297, December 4, 1939; EO 9303, February 11, 1943; EO 9407, December 17, 1943; EO 9507, December 20, 1944; EO 9303, February 11, 1943; EO 9591, July 21, 1945; EO 9767, August 9, 1946; EO 10743, July 22, 1953; EO 10639, October 10, 1955
Superseded by: Foreign Service Reg. S-6, November 6, 1945 (10 FR 13751)(in part); Foreign Service Reg. S-14, January 8, 1946 (11 FR 527)(in part)
Revoked by: EO 9521, February 13, 1945 (in part); EO 10697, February 6, 1957

Executive Order 7969
Partial Revocation of Executive Order of February 19, 1920, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 730; Oregon [Power Site Restoration No. 490]

Signed: September 10, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2233, September 14, 1938
Amends: Executive order of February 19, 1920 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order No. 7970
Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year 1939

Signed: September 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2235, September 15, 1938

Executive Order No. 7971
Establishing Montezuma Migratory Bird Refuge; New York

Signed: September 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2235, September 15, 1938

Executive Order No. 7972
Prescribing Regulations Governing Payment of Losses Sustained by Officers, Enlisted Men, and Employees of the United States While in Service in Foreign Countries on Account of Appreciation of Foreign Currencies in Their Relation to the American Dollar

Signed: September 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2249, September 20, 1938
Supersedes: EO 6928, December 24, 1934
Amended by: EO 8018, December 2, 1938; EO 8261, September 21, 1939; EO 8269, October 11, 1939; EO 8800, June 22, 1941; EO 9057, February 11, 1942; EO 9261, October 31, 1942; EO 9449, June 15, 1944
Revoked by: EO 9687, January 26, 1946
See: EO 6657-A, May 27, 1934

Executive Order No. 7973
Exemption of Alfred R. Wheat From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: September 15, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7974
Exemption of Alfred R. Gould From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: September 16, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7975
Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

Signed: September 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2252, September 20, 1938
Amends: EO 7908, June 9, 1938
Amended by: EO 8472, July 8, 1940

Executive Order 7975-A
Designation of Independent Establishments and Agencies Under Section 6 of Executive Order No. 7916 of June 4, 1938

Signed: September 16, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2271, September 22, 1938
Revoked by: EO 9830, February 24, 1947

Executive Order 7976
Establishing the Union Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; Iowa

Signed: September 19, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2261, September 21, 1938
Amended by: EO 8015, November 30, 1938

Executive Order 7977
Enlarging the St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge; Florida

Signed: September 19, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2262, September 21, 1938
Amends: EO 5740, October 31, 1931
See: Public Land Order 1019, October 14, 1954 (19 FR 6810)

Executive Order No. 7978
Exemption of George Middleton From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: September 19, 1938
See: EO 8217, August 7, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7979
Cerro Pelado Ammunition Depot Military Reservation; Canal Zone

Signed: September 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2322, September 28, 1938

Executive Order No. 7980
Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

Signed: September 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2359, October 4, 1938
Amends: EO 6166, June 10, 1933

Executive Order No. 7981
Amendment of Subdivision IV, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules

Signed: September 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2359, October 4, 1938

Executive Order 7982
Exemption of Herman G.A. Brauer From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: September 30, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7983
Establishing the Breton Bird Refuge; Louisiana

Signed: October 4, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2389, October 7, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of September 24, 1847 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of August 31, 1869 (unnumbered series)
Revokes: Executive Order of October 4, 1904 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of November 11, 1905 (unnumbered series)

Executive Order No. 7984
Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring During Calendar Year 1939

Signed: October 7, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2435, October 11, 1938

Executive Order No. 7985
Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over Certain Areas in Maryland

Signed: October 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2435, October 11, 1938
Supersedes: EO 5211, October 19, 1929
Revoked by: EO 8961, December 6, 1941

Executive Order 7986
Transfers of National-Forest Lands; Idaho

Signed: October 8, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2435, October 11, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 2153, July 7, 1960 (25 FR 6566)(in part)

Executive Order No. 7987
Designating Dr. Thomas Parran as Member of Interdepartmental Committee To Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities

Signed: October 11, 1938
Amends: EO 7481, October 27, 1936
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7988
Exemption of Miss Ada Tanner From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 12, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7989
Exemption of Francis T. Leahy From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 15, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7990
Designating Aubrey Williams as Member of Interdepartmental Committee To Coordinate Health and Welfare Activities

Signed: October 19, 1938
Amends: EO 7481, October 27, 1936
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7991
Exemption of P. Julian Latham From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 21, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7992
Revocation of Executive Order No. 3674 of May 17, 1922, Withdrawing Lands for the Use and Occupancy of the DuBois Rifle Club for Rifle Practice

Signed: October 25, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2567, October 27, 1938
Revokes: EO 3674, May 17, 1922

Executive Order No. 7993
Establishing Great White Heron Refuge; Florida

Signed: October 27, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2581, October 29, 1938
Supersedes: EO 4109, December 8, 1924 (in part); EO 6964, February 5, 1935 (in part)
Revoked by: Public Land Order 2710, June 20, 1962 (27 FR 5987)(in part)

Executive Order No. 7994
Modification of Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge; Georgia

Signed: October 27, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2581, October 29, 1938
Amends: EO 7593, March 30, 1937

Executive Order 7995
Exemption of William S. Garland From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 28, 1938
Amended by: EO 8326, January 22, 1940
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7996
Exemption of Wallace Streater From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 28, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7997
Exemption of Andrew M. Smith From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: October 28, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 7998
Establishing the Interdepartmental Committee on Printing and Processing

Signed: October 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2603, November 2, 1938

Executive Order No. 7999
Transferring to the Secretary of Commerce the Records and Property of the Office of the Administrator of the Census of Partial Employment, Unemployment and Occupations, and Authorizing the Employees of That Office Without Regard to the Competitive Requirements of the Civil Service Rules

Signed: October 31, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2603, November 2, 1938
Amends: EO 7711, September 22, 1937

Executive Order 8000
Correcting and Amending Description of Boundaries of Molokai Lighthouse Reservation; Territory of Hawaii

Signed: November 1, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2615, November 4, 1938
Amends: EO 962, October 27, 1908

Executive Order No. 8001
Transferring Certain Lands from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Commerce and Reserving Them as the Welaka Fish Hatchery; Florida

Signed: November 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2633, November 5, 1938
Amends: EO 7908, June 9, 1938
Amended by: Public Land Order 2069, March 10, 1960(25 FR 2163)

Executive Order No. 8002
Exemption of Harry Peale From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: November 7, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8003
Partial Revocation of Executive Orders of December 5, 1913, January 13, 1915, and February 23, 1928; Wyoming, Arizona and California [Public Water Restoration No. 81]

Signed: November 10, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2679, November 15, 1938
Revokes: Executive Order of January 13, 1915 (unnumbered series)(in part); Executive Order of December 5, 1913 (unnumbered series)(in part)

Executive Order No. 8004
Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the Navy Department for Naval Purposes; California

Signed: November 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2679, November 15, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 1149, May 11, 1955 (20 FR 3439)

Executive Order No. 8005
Authorizing the Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns, Estate and Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act

Signed: November 12, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2679, November 15, 1938

Executive Order No. 8006
Inspection of Income and Excess-Profits Tax Returns by the Special Joint Congressional Committee To Make an Investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority

Signed: November 14, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2680, November 15, 1938

Executive Order No. 8007
Amendment of Paragraph 6, Subdivision VII, Schedule A, Civil Service Rules

Signed: November 15, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2733, November 18, 1938

Executive Order No. 8008
Changing the Name of the Big Lake Reservation to Big Lake Migratory Bird Refuge, and Adding Certain Lands Thereto; Arkansas

Signed: November 17, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2747, November 19, 1938
Amends: EO 2230, August 2, 1915

Executive Order No. 8009
Withdrawal of Public Lands; California, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming [Public Water Reserve No. 160]

Signed: November 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2755, November 22, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 3118, June 26, 1963 (28 FR 6877)(in part)

Executive Order No. 8010
Withdrawal of Public Lands, Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 21; Cache Creek, California

Signed: November 18, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2756, November 22, 1938
Amends: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order No. 8011
Exemption of Arthur H. Chase From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: November 19, 1938
Amended by: EO 8287, November 18, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8012
Appointment of Miss Sarah Wilson Reed to a Classified Position in the Navy Department

Signed: November 25, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8013
Enlarging the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge; South Dakota

Signed: November 25, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2783, November 29, 1938
Amends: EO 7245, December 10, 1935

Executive Order No. 8014
Placing Certain Land Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior; Alaska

Signed: November 26, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2800, November 30, 1938
Amends: Executive Order of October 20, 1897 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of May 4, 1908 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of September 30, 1908 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of June 6, 1914 (unnumbered series); Executive Order of December 16, 1919 (unnumbered series)
Revokes: Executive Order 792, May 4, 1908 (unnumbered series)(in part); Executive Order 945, September 30, 1908 (unnumbered series)(in part); Executive Order 3198, December 16, 1919 (unnumbered series)(in part)
See: Public Land Order 2464, August 14, 1961 (26 FR 7776)

Executive Order No. 8015
Correcting the Description of Lands Reserved as Union Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Iowa

Signed: November 30, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2821, December 2, 1938
Amends: EO 7976, September 19, 1938

Executive Order 8016
Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Signed: December 1, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2847, December 3, 1938
Revoked by: EO 9521, February 13, 1945

Executive Order 8017
Revocation of Executive Order No. 6672 of April 7, 1934, Withdrawing Public Lands; Wyoming

Signed: December 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2861, December 6, 1938
Revokes: EO 6672, April 7, 1934

Executive Order No. 8018
Amendment of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938

Signed: December 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2861, December 6, 1938
Amends: EO 7972, September 15, 1938
Revoked by: EO 9687, January 26, 1946

Executive Order 8019
Exemption of George M. Lewis From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: December 2, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8020
Withdrawal of Public Land in Aid of Flood Control

Signed: December 2, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2861, December 6, 1938
Revoked by: Public Land Order 1039, December 20, 1954 (19 FR 9196)(in part)
See: Public Land Order 684, November 9, 1950 (15 FR 7799)

Executive Order No. 8021
Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Lookout Station; Wyoming

Signed: December 5, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2883, December 8, 1938
Amends: EO 6910, November 26, 1934

Executive Order No. 8022
Excusing Federal Employees From Duty on December 24 and 31, 1938

Signed: December 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2883, December 8, 1938

Executive Order No. 8023
Modification of Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, Withdrawing Public Lands for Town-Site Purposes; Alaska

Signed: December 6, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 2883, December 8, 1938
Amends: EO 4683, July 4, 1927
See: Public Land Order 963, May 10, 1954 (19 FR 2781)

Executive Order No. 8024
Exemption of Percy A. Baker From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: December 9, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8025
Exemption of Cloyd A. McIlvaine From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Signed: December 17, 1938
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8026
Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

Signed: December 23, 1938
Amends: EO 6166, June 10, 1933
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8027
Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive and Policy Forming Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules

Signed: December 23, 1938
Amended by: EO 8316, December 27, 1939
Note: This Executive order was not received for publication in the Federal Register.

Executive Order No. 8028
Changing the Title of Executive Director of the National Youth Administration to Administrator of the National Youth Administration

Signed: December 24, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 3161, December 28, 1938

Executive Order No. 8029
Documents Required of Aliens Entering the United States

Signed: December 27, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 3177, December 29, 1938
Supersedes: EO 7865, April 12, 1938
Revoked by: EO 8430, June 5, 1940; EO 8766, June 3, 1941

Executive Order 8030
Transfer of Lands From the Cochetopa National Forest to the Rio Grande National Forest; Colorado

Signed: December 29, 1938
Federal Register page and date: 3 FR 3187, December 31, 1938

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