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Executive Order 10794

Establishing the Canal Zone Merit System and Prescribing Regulations Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Canal Zone

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on December 10, 1958.

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Signed recordDecember 10, 1958

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Publication record23 FR 9627

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 26). Executive Order 10794: Establishing the Canal Zone Merit System and Prescribing Regulations Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Canal Zone [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10794

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10794: Establishing the Canal Zone Merit System and Prescribing Regulations Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Canal Zone." Last modified October 26, 2026. Accessed October 26, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10794.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10794: Establishing the Canal Zone Merit System and Prescribing Regulations Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Canal Zone}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10794}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10794; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1958.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 26, 2026}
}
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Superseded by EO 11171, August 18, 1964

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