Administration of arms export controls

Signed by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. on January 18, 1977.

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Publication record42 FR 4311

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11958: Administration of arms export controls}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11958}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11958; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1977-ford.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Revokes EO 11501, December 22, 1969 [except that, to the extent consistent with EO 11958, all rules, regulations, etc., made under provisions of EO 11501, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority]

Revokes in part EO 11685, September 25, 1972

Amended by EO 12118, February 6, 1979; EO 12163, September 29, 1979; EO 12210, April 16, 1980; EO 12321, September 14, 1981; EO 12365, May 24, 1982; EO 12423, May 26, 1983; EO 12560, May 24, 1986; EO 12680, July 5, 1989; EO 12738, December 14, 1990; EO 13030, December 12, 1996; EO 13091, June 29, 1998; EO 13118, March 31, 1999; EO 13284, January 23, 2003

Revoked by EO 13637, March 8, 2013

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

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