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Executive Order 10173

Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States

Signed by Harry S. Truman on October 18, 1950.

Later amended
Signed recordOctober 18, 1950

The date the President signed it.

Publication record15 FR 7005

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-10173
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10173: Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States," last checked Oct. 26, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10173

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 26). Executive Order 10173: Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10173

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10173: Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States." Last modified October 26, 2026. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10173.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10173: Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10173}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10173; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1950.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 26, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amended by EO 10277, August 1, 1951; EO 10352, May 19, 1952; EO 13143, December 1, 1999
See EO 11249, October 10, 1965; EO 13273, August 21, 2002

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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