Executive Order 10193

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Executive Order 10193 is a directive issued by the U.S. President in the early Cold War era that helped structure and empower federal efforts for national defense mobilization and emergency preparedness.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
legal instrument
appliesDuring national emergencies
periods of national defense mobilization
appliesTo federal executive agencies of the United States
authorityBasis constitutional powers of the President of the United States
statutory powers delegated by the U.S. Congress
country United States of America
documentType presidential executive order
effectOnGovernment empowered federal agencies to plan for wartime and emergency mobilization
structured interagency coordination for national defense preparedness
era early Cold War
field civil defense planning
emergency preparedness
national defense
governmentBranch Executive Branch of the United States
historicalContext Cold War national security policy
implementedBy United States federal executive departments
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
language English
legalForm presidential directive
legalStatus executive order in force at time of issuance
policyArea emergency management
security and defense policy
presidentDuringIssuance Harry S. Truman
purpose to organize federal efforts for national defense mobilization
to strengthen emergency preparedness at the federal level
signedBy Harry S. Truman
topic coordination of emergency powers
national defense mobilization structure

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of Defense Mobilization
legalBasis

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