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Executive Order 9865

Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting From Research Financed by the Government

Signed by Harry S. Truman on Jun 14, 1947.

Later amended
Signed recordJun 14, 1947

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Publication record12 FR 3907

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Later dispositionLater amended

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Vote Files, "Executive Order 9865: Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting From Research Financed by the Government," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9865

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Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 9865: Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting From Research Financed by the Government [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9865

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 9865: Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting From Research Financed by the Government." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9865.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9865: Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting From Research Financed by the Government}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-9865}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-9865; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1947.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}
}
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Amended by EO 10096, January 23, 1950 ; EO 10930, March 24, 1961
See EO 9568, June 8, 1945; EO 9604, August 25, 1945; EO 9809, December 12, 1946

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

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