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Executive Order 10478

Delegating to the Secretary of Defense the Authority of the President To Order Certain Members of Reserve Components of the Armed Forces Into Active Federal Service and To Prescribe Regulations Governing the Appointment, Reappointment, and Promotion of Such Members

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on August 5, 1953.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordAugust 5, 1953

The date the President signed it.

Publication record18 FR 4641

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Amended by EO 10658, February 15, 1956
Revoked by EO 10762, March 28, 1958

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

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