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Executive Order 10421
Providing for the Physical Security of Facilities Important to the National Defense
Signed by Harry S. Truman on Dec 31, 1952.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 10421: Providing for the Physical Security of Facilities Important to the National Defense," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10421
APA
Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 10421: Providing for the Physical Security of Facilities Important to the National Defense [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10421
Chicago
Vote Files. "Executive Order 10421: Providing for the Physical Security of Facilities Important to the National Defense." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10421.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10421,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 10421: Providing for the Physical Security of Facilities Important to the National Defense}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10421}},
note = {Citation ID eo-10421; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1953-truman.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-28}
}Plain link
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Amended by
EO 10438, March 13, 1953; EO 10773, July 1, 1958; EO 11051, September 27, 1962; EO 12148, July 20, 1979
Revoked by
EO 12656, November 18, 1988
See
EO 11725, June 27, 1973
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.