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Executive Order 9568

Providing for the Release of Scientific Information

Signed by Harry S. Truman on Jun 8, 1945.

Later amended
Signed recordJun 8, 1945

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Publication record10 FR 6917

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Later dispositionLater amended

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eo-9568
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 9568: Providing for the Release of Scientific Information," last checked Sept. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9568

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Vote Files. (2026, September 29). Executive Order 9568: Providing for the Release of Scientific Information [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9568

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 9568: Providing for the Release of Scientific Information." Last modified September 29, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9568.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_9568,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9568: Providing for the Release of Scientific Information}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9568}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-9568; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1945-truman.html; last checked 2026-09-29; accessed 2026-09-29}
}
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Amended by EO 9604, August 25, 1945; EO 9809, December 12, 1946
See EO 9865, June 14, 1947; EO 9913, December 26, 1947; Transfer Order 40 of the Secretary of Defense dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 4908)

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