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formed of the decision by letter. Two colored diagrams, bearing date and 

 showing the approved line, will be sent to the District Forester and an exact 

 copy kept in the Washington office files. 



Proclamations and Executive Orders, Prepared in Washing-ton Office, Re- 

 ferred to Solicitor. 



The texts of proclamations, and executive orders will be drafted in the 

 Washington office and submitted to the Solicitor for consideration. 



Proclamation Diagrams, Requisition. 



Requisition, Forms 273 and 988, is made upon Geography for each proclama- 

 tion, tracing, and photographic negative reduced to the scale of li inches to the 

 township. 



Photographic Prints. 



Ten photographic prints are furnished, four of which are mounted on linen. 

 Two of these mounted copies' are sent to the "district, one for the district's and 

 one for the supervisor's file. The others are retained in the Washington office. 

 Three unmounted prints are attached to the text of the proclamation and 

 transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior. 



In case of additions, a memorandum initialed by the Forester is inclosed 

 also. This is for the files of the Interior Department, and sets forth the 

 desirability of the addition. It is accompanied by a land classification map. 



Post Cards Attached. 



Two prepared postal cards are sent with the papers which go to the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior; one of these is returned as a notification to the Forester 

 that the recommended action has been taken and the proclamation submitted 

 to the President for signature. The other goes on to the Bureau of Rolls and 

 Library, Department of State, and is returned from that bureau as notification 

 of the fact and date of signature by the President. 



Announcement of Signature. 



Announcement of the signing of a proclamation will be telegraphed to the 

 District Forester ; branch offices in Washington are informed by memorandum. 



Press Notice. 



The prepared press notice will be sent to the editor for release as soon as 

 notification of the President's signature is received. 



Transfer Print and Lithographic Copies. 



After the proclamation is signed, requisition, Form 988, is made on the 

 photographer for a transfer print and the proper number of lithographic copies 

 of the diagram. 



The State Department is furnished with 500 lithographic prints to be at- 

 tached as a part of the printed proclamations. A portion of these are retained 

 by the State Department and the remainder returned to the Forester. One 

 hundred copies are retained in the Washington office and the balance sent in 

 equal portions to the District Forester and the supervisor concerned. 



Two copies of the signed Secretary letter of transmittal, together with two 

 copies of the proclamation or executive order, will be sent to the District For- 

 ester, one for the district and one for the supervisor's files. 



Maps Returned to District Forester. 



The land classification and title maps will be returned to the District For- 

 ester for final filing. 



Eliminations Open to Settlement and Entry. 



In the case of the restoration to settlement and entry of areas eliminated 

 two copies of the Commissioner's letter will be sent to the District Forester, 

 upon receipt of notice from the General Land Office. A yellow memorandum 

 will be prepared for the files of the Washington office. This will bear the date 

 upon which the eliminated areas are opened to settlement and entry. 



Action on Temporary Withdrawal. 



In the case of approved temporary withdrawals six copies of an Executive 

 order are prepared. Three of these are transmitted to the Secretary of the 

 Interior with the prepared Secretary letter, two copies are forwarded to the 

 District Forester for the files of the district and supervisor's offices, and one 

 copy is retained for the Forester. 



