“ Provided, that nothing herein shall affect the recovery of the oil and gas deposits from any of the island areas under the mineral leasing act of February 25, 1920, c. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, or the necessary operations pertaining to such recovery. ”

“ Errol Island and that part of the Chandeleur Islands described above were, on November 13, 1937, declared by the Department of Commerce to be surplus to its needs, and the reservation made by this order is subject to the right of the Director of Procurement to dispose of such property in accordance with the provisions of the act of August 27, 1935, c. ”