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On the recordOctober 22, 1962
In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the said Joint Resolution of October 3, 1962, no member of the armed forces who was involuntarily ordered to active duty or whose period of active duty was extended under the Act of August 1, 1961, Public Law 87-117 (75 Stat. 242), may be involuntarily ordered to active duty under this Executive Order.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11058—Assigning Authority With Respect to Ordering Persons and Units in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty and...

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