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Executive Order 10945

Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949

Signed by John Fitzgerald Kennedy on May 24, 1961.

No later action on file
Signed recordMay 24, 1961

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Publication record26 FR 4487

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Later actionNo later action on file

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eo-10945
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10945: Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949." Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed October 29, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10945.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10945: Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10945}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10945; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1961-kennedy.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}
}
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Note Supersedes (export control provisions): Proc. 2413, July 2, 1940; EO 8900, September 15, 1941; EO 8982, December 17, 1941; EO 9361, July 15, 1943; EO 9380, September 25, 1943; EO 9630, September 27, 1945; EO 9919, January 3, 1948
Continued by EO 11038, July 23, 1962
See EO 11533, June 4, 1970; 50 U.S.C. App. 2021-2032
Note This Executive order is no longer in effect; the Export Administration Act of 1969 is codified in the United States Code and EO 11533 regulates exports.

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

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