Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 5, 1939.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8233: Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-8233; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1939.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amended by EO 8398, April 25, 1940; EO 8406, May 11, 1940; EO 8433, June 10, 1940

See EO 8243, September 8, 1939; EO 8249, September 10, 1939; Proc. 2348

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