Classification and declassification of national security information and material

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on March 8, 1972.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11652: Classification and declassification of national security information and material}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11652}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11652; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1972.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Revokes EO 10501, November 5, 1953

Amended by EO 11714, April 24, 1973; EO 11862, June 11, 1975; EO 12038, February 3, 1978

Revoked by EO 12065, June 28, 1978

See EO 11905, February 18, 1976; EO 11932, August 4, 1976; EO 10901, January 9, 1961; Directive of May 17, 1972 (37 FR 10053); Directive of July 30, 1976 (41 FR 32693)

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