United States Intelligence Activities
Summary
Established a comprehensive framework for U.S. intelligence activities, defining the roles and responsibilities of intelligence agencies. Maintained the ban on assassinations. Remains the foundational executive order governing the intelligence community.
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Related Executive Orders
Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas
Franklin D. Roosevelt — February 19, 1942
United States Foreign Intelligence Activities
Gerald Ford — February 18, 1976
United States Intelligence Activities
Jimmy Carter — January 24, 1978
National Security Information
Ronald Reagan — April 2, 1982
Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
Ronald Reagan — November 18, 1988
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