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On the recordNovember 20, 1862
Ordered, That no arms ammunition, or munitions of war be cleared or allowed to be exported from the United States until further order
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Executive Order—Prohibiting the Export of Arms and Munitions of War

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