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Executive Order 9739
Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government
Signed by Harry S. Truman on June 20, 1946.
Later revoked or supersededThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 9739: Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9739
APA
Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 9739: Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9739
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 9739: Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9739.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_9739,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 9739: Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9739}},
note = {Reference number eo-9739; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1946.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}Plain link
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The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.