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NUMBER 3

Washington, Tuesday, January 6, 7959

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Title 3 THE PRESIDENT
Executive Order 10798
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WHEREAS the State of Alaska has xx7ay been ad itted to the Union; and chapter 1 of title 4 of the nhn Saes Code provides that a star tt added to the union of the flag of e united States upon the admission of into the Union and provides at that addition to the flag shall take ect on the fourth day of July then next
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succeeding the admission of that State;
and WHEREAS the interests of the Gov ernment require th at orderly and reason able provision be made for certain fea tures of the flag:
NOW, THEREFORE, under and by vir tue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
S ection 1. Proportions. National flags and union jacks for all departments and other agencies of the executive branch of
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the Government hereinafter referred to as executive agencies shall conform to the following proportions:
Hoist width of flag__________ 1
Ply length of flag___________ 1. 9
Hoist width of union______ 0. 5385 Via Ply length of union________ 0. 76
Width of each stripe__________ 0. 0769 %s Such further proportions as are set forth on k the attachment hereto. That attachment is hereby made a part of this order.

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