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Executive Order 10725

Suspension of the Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps of the Grade of Captain

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on August 16, 1957.

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Signed recordAugust 16, 1957

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Publication record22 FR 6641

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10725: Suspension of the Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps of the Grade of Captain [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10725

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10725: Suspension of the Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps of the Grade of Captain." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10725.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10725: Suspension of the Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps of the Grade of Captain}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10725}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10725; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1957.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Supersedes EO 10546, July 16, 1954
Note See Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective September 14, 1978, all powers and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976.

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

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