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Executive Order 10638
Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States
Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on October 10, 1955.
Later revoked or supersededThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10638: Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10638
APA
Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10638: Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10638
Chicago
Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10638: Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10638.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10638,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 10638: Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10638}},
note = {Reference number eo-10638; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1955.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}Plain link
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.