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Executive Order 9218

Authorizing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management To Acquire and Dispose of Property

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 11, 1942.

No later action on file
Signed recordAugust 11, 1942

The date the President signed it.

Publication record7 FR 6381

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionNo later action on file

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Reference number
eo-9218
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 9218: Authorizing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management To Acquire and Dispose of Property," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9218

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 9218: Authorizing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management To Acquire and Dispose of Property [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9218

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9218: Authorizing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management To Acquire and Dispose of Property." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9218.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_9218,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9218: Authorizing the Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management To Acquire and Dispose of Property}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9218}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9218; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1942.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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