Providing for the Reservation of Rights to Fissionable Materials in Lands Owned by the United States

Signed by Harry S. Truman on March 4, 1946.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9701: Providing for the Reservation of Rights to Fissionable Materials in Lands Owned by the United States}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9701}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9701; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1946.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Revokes EO 9613, September 13, 1945

Revoked by EO 9908, December 5, 1947

See EO 10596, February 15, 1955; Public Land Order 318, May 13, 1946 (11 FR 5745); Public Land Order 319, May 15, 1946 (11 FR 5745); Public Land Order 322, July 3, 1946 (11 FR 7744)

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