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Executive Order 10263

Transfer of the Panama Canal (the Waterway), Together With Facilities and Appurtenances Related Thereto, and Other Facilities and Appurtenances Maintained and Operated by the Panama Canal (the Agency), to the Panama Railroad Company

Signed by Harry S. Truman on June 29, 1951.

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Signed recordJune 29, 1951

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Publication record16 FR 6333

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 10263: Transfer of the Panama Canal (the Waterway), Together With Facilities and Appurtenances Related Thereto, and Other Facilities and Appurtenances Maintained and Operated by the Panama Canal (the Agency), to the Panama Railroad Company [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10263

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10263: Transfer of the Panama Canal (the Waterway), Together With Facilities and Appurtenances Related Thereto, and Other Facilities and Appurtenances Maintained and Operated by the Panama Canal (the Agency), to the Panama Railroad Company." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10263.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10263: Transfer of the Panama Canal (the Waterway), Together With Facilities and Appurtenances Related Thereto, and Other Facilities and Appurtenances Maintained and Operated by the Panama Canal (the Agency), to the Panama Railroad Company}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10263}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10263; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1951.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Revokes EO 1888, February 2, 1914 (in part); Canal Zone Order No. 4, January 24, 1947

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

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