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Executive Order 10428

Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Empower Certain Commanding Officers of the Armed Forces To Convene General Courts-Martial

Signed by Harry S. Truman on January 17, 1953.

No later action on file
Signed recordJanuary 17, 1953

The date the President signed it.

Publication record18 FR 408

The Federal Register edition of the order.

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10428: Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Empower Certain Commanding Officers of the Armed Forces To Convene General Courts-Martial," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10428

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10428: Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Empower Certain Commanding Officers of the Armed Forces To Convene General Courts-Martial [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10428

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10428: Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Empower Certain Commanding Officers of the Armed Forces To Convene General Courts-Martial." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10428.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10428,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10428: Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Empower Certain Commanding Officers of the Armed Forces To Convene General Courts-Martial}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10428}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10428; 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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