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Executive Order 9216: Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record

Executive Order 9216, "Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record", was signed on August 7, 1942.

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 9216: Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9216

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 9216: Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9216

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9216: Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9216.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_9216,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9216: Authorizing the Adjutant General To Execute Certificates of Facts or Events Officially Recorded When it is Contrary to Public Policy to Divulge the Source of Official Knowledge or the Text of the Official Record}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9216}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9216; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1942.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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