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Executive Order 9809
Providing for the Disposition of Certain War Agencies
Signed by Harry S. Truman on December 12, 1946.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_9809,
author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 9809: Providing for the Disposition of Certain War Agencies}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9809}},
note = {Reference number eo-9809; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1946.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.
Amends
EO 9182, June 13, 1942; EO 9568, June 8, 1945; EO 9604, August 25, 1945; EO 9608, August 31, 1945; EO 9762, July 25, 1946; EO 9791, October 17, 1946
See
Transfer Order 40 of the Secretary of Defense dated July 22, 1949 (14 FR 4908); EO 9441, May 11, 1944
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.