Prescribing Portions of the Selective Service Regulations

Signed by Harry S. Truman on August 20, 1948.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 9988: Prescribing Portions of the Selective Service Regulations}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9988}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-9988; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1948.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Amended by EO 9992, August 28, 1948; EO 10001, September 17, 1948; EO 10008, October 18, 1948; EO 10116, March 9, 1950; EO 10202, January 12, 1951; EO 10230, March 31, 1951; EO 10232, April 18, 1951; EO 10258, June 26, 1951; EO 10292, September 25, 1951; EO 10344, April 17, 1952; EO 10363, June 17, 1952; EO 10366, June 26, 1952; EO 10420, December 17, 1952; EO 10594, January 31, 1955; EO 10659, February 15, 1956; EO 10714, June 13, 1957; EO 10809, March 19, 1959; EO 10984, January 5, 1962; EO 11188, November 17, 1964

Revoked by EO 12553, February 25, 1986

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