Providing for the Administration of the Requisitioning of Property Required for National Defense

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 19, 1941.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8942: Providing for the Administration of the Requisitioning of Property Required for National Defense}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8942}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8942; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}

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Amends EO 8629, January 7, 1941; EO 8875, August 28, 1941

Amended by EO 8982, December 17, 1942; EO 9136, March 19, 1943; EO 9138, April 17, 1942; EO 9280, December 5, 1942

See EO 9024, January 16, 1942; EO 9040, January 24, 1942; EO 9244, September 16, 1942; EO 9276, December 2, 1942; EO 9280, December 5, 1942; EO 9294, January 4, 1943

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