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Executive Order 10865

Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on Feb 20, 1960.

Later amended
Signed recordFeb 20, 1960

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Publication record25 FR 1583

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Later dispositionLater amended

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eo-10865
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 10865: Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry," last checked Sept. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10865

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Vote Files. (2026, September 26). Executive Order 10865: Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10865

Chicago

Vote Files. "Executive Order 10865: Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry." Last modified September 26, 2026. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10865.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_10865,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10865: Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10865}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-10865; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1960.html; last checked 2026-09-26; accessed 2026-09-26}
}
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Amended by EO 10909, January 17, 1961; EO 11382, November 28, 1967; EO 12038, February 3, 1978; EO 12829, January 6, 1993; EO 13284, January 23, 2003
See EO 11633, December 3, 1971; EO 11652, March 8, 1972; EO 13467, June 30, 2008; Directive of May 17, 1972 (37 FR 10053)

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