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Executive Order 8215

Amendment of Section 15 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, Prescribing General Conditions of Employment for Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on July 25, 1939.

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8215: Amendment of Section 15 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, Prescribing General Conditions of Employment for Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8215

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8215: Amendment of Section 15 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, Prescribing General Conditions of Employment for Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8215.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8215: Amendment of Section 15 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, Prescribing General Conditions of Employment for Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company on the Isthmus of Panama}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8215}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8215; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 1888, February 2, 1914
See EO 9212, August 1, 1942

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

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