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Executive Order 10279
Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estates, and Gift Tax Returns for Any Period to and Including 1950 by the Senate Special Committee To Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
Signed by Harry S. Truman on August 16, 1951.
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 10279: Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estates, and Gift Tax Returns for Any Period to and Including 1950 by the Senate Special Committee To Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10279}},
note = {Reference number eo-10279; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1951.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amends
EO 10132, June 17, 1950
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.