Transferring Certain Functions, Property, and Personnel From the Department of Justice to the Alien Property Custodian

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 21, 1942.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9142: Transferring Certain Functions, Property, and Personnel From the Department of Justice to the Alien Property Custodian}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9142}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9142; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1942.html; last checked October 30, 2026; accessed October 30, 2026}
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Amended by EO 9789, October 14, 1946; EO 9818, January 7, 1947

See EO 6694, May 1, 1934; EO 8136, May 15, 1939; EO 9095, March 11, 1942; EO 9193, July 6, 1942; EO 9725, May 16, 1946; EO 9747, July 3, 1946

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

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