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Executive Order 11685

Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, and Executive Order No. 11501, relating to administration of foreign military sales

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on Sep 25, 1972.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordSep 25, 1972

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Publication record37 FR 20155

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Later dispositionLater revoked or superseded

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eo-11685
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 11685: Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, and Executive Order No. 11501, relating to administration of foreign military sales," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11685

APA

Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 11685: Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, and Executive Order No. 11501, relating to administration of foreign military sales [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11685

Chicago

Vote Files. "Executive Order 11685: Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, and Executive Order No. 11501, relating to administration of foreign military sales." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11685.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_11685,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11685: Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, and Executive Order No. 11501, relating to administration of foreign military sales}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11685}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-11685; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1972.html; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-27}
}
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Amends EO 10973, November 3, 1961; EO 11501, December 22, 1969
Revoked by in part by EO 11958, January 18, 1977; EO 12163, July 29, 1979 (together revokes all of EO)

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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