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Executive Order 13002

Termination of Combat Zone Designation in Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto

Ordered by William J. Clinton on May 13, 1996

Summary

Terminates the official designation of Vietnam and surrounding waters as a combat zone, effective midnight June 30, 1996. Ends the combatant activities status previously established in 1965, thereby discontinuing related special tax provisions and benefits for military personnel serving in that area from the specified termination date.

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