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On the recordJuly 29, 1974
The delegations of authority in this order shall not affect the authority of any agency or official pursuant to any other delegation of Presidential authority, presently in effect or hereafter made, under section 5 (b) of the act of October 6, 1917, as amended.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Executive Order 11796—Continuing the Regulation of Exports

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