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Executive Order 10259
Delegating to the Secretary of State the Authority Vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 Relating to International Children's Welfare Work
Signed by Harry S. Truman on Jun 27, 1951.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 10259: Delegating to the Secretary of State the Authority Vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 Relating to International Children's Welfare Work," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10259
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Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 10259: Delegating to the Secretary of State the Authority Vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 Relating to International Children's Welfare Work [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10259
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 10259: Delegating to the Secretary of State the Authority Vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 Relating to International Children's Welfare Work." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10259.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10259,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 10259: Delegating to the Secretary of State the Authority Vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 Relating to International Children's Welfare Work}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10259}},
note = {Citation ID eo-10259; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1951.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-27}
}Plain link
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Revoked by
EO 10338, April 4, 1952
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.