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Executive Order 9608

Providing for the Termination of the Office of War Information, and for the Disposition of Its Functions and of Certain Functions of the Office of Inter-American Affairs

Signed by Harry S. Truman on August 31, 1945.

Later amended
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Signed recordAugust 31, 1945

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Publication record10 FR 11223

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Later actionLater amended

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 9608: Providing for the Termination of the Office of War Information, and for the Disposition of Its Functions and of Certain Functions of the Office of Inter-American Affairs [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9608

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9608: Providing for the Termination of the Office of War Information, and for the Disposition of Its Functions and of Certain Functions of the Office of Inter-American Affairs." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9608.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9608: Providing for the Termination of the Office of War Information, and for the Disposition of Its Functions and of Certain Functions of the Office of Inter-American Affairs}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9608}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9608; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1945-truman.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 9532, March 23, 1945
Revokes EO 8840, July 30, 1941 (in part); EO 9182, June 13, 1942 (in part)
Amended by EO 9809, December 12, 1946

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

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