Setting Aside Submerged Lands of the Continental Shelf as a Naval Petroleum Reserve

Signed by Harry S. Truman on January 16, 1953.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10426: Setting Aside Submerged Lands of the Continental Shelf as a Naval Petroleum Reserve}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10426}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10426; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1953-truman.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Revokes EO 9633, September 28, 1945

Revoked by Public Law 212, August 7, 1953, 43 USC 1331 note

See EO 10525, April 1, 1954; Public Law 31 of May 22, 1953

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