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Executive Order 10420

Amending the Selective Service Regulations and Executive Order No. 10363 of June 17, 1952

Signed by Harry S. Truman on December 17, 1952.

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Signed recordDecember 17, 1952

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Publication record17 FR 11465

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 10420: Amending the Selective Service Regulations and Executive Order No. 10363 of June 17, 1952 [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10420

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10420: Amending the Selective Service Regulations and Executive Order No. 10363 of June 17, 1952." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10420.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10420: Amending the Selective Service Regulations and Executive Order No. 10363 of June 17, 1952}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10420}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10420; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1952.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 9988, August 20, 1948; EO 10001, September 17, 1948; EO 10008, Oct. 18, 1948; EO 10167, October 11, 1950; EO 10202, January 12, 1951; EO 10258, June 26, 1951; EO 10292, September 25, 1951; EO 10328, February 20, 1952; EO 10363, June 17, 1952
Amended by EO 10469, July 11, 1953; EO 10505, December 10, 1953; EO 10659, February 15, 1956; EO 10735, October 17, 1957; EO 10745, December 12, 1957; EO 11098, March 14, 1963; EO 11586, March 10, 1971
Revoked by EO 12553, February 25, 1986

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

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