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Executive Order 10658

Amendment of Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of Defense

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on February 15, 1956.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordFebruary 15, 1956

The date the President signed it.

Publication record21 FR 1064

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-10658
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 10658: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of Defense," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10658

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10658: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of Defense [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10658

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10658: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of Defense." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10658.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10658: Amendment of Executive Order No. 10478 of August 5, 1953, Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Secretary of Defense}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10658}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10658; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1956.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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The order itself

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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 10478, August 5, 1953
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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