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Executive Order 11501

Administration of foreign military sales

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on December 22, 1969.

Later revoked or superseded
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Signed recordDecember 22, 1969

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Publication record34 FR 20169

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Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 11501: Administration of foreign military sales [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11501

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11501: Administration of foreign military sales." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11501.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11501: Administration of foreign military sales}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11501}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11501; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1969-nixon.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amended by EO 11685, September 25, 1972
Revoked by EO 11958, January 18, 1977 [Except that rules, regulations, etc., issued under EO 11501 and consistent with EO 11958, shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority]

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