Termination of Combat Zone Designation in Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto
Headline: Terminates Combat Zone Designation for Vietnam and Nearby Waters
- Ends the designation of the combat zone in Vietnam and adjacent waters effective June 30, 1996.
- Removes the status of "combatant activities" for the area described in Executive Order No. 11216.
Summary
This executive order designates June 30, 1996, at midnight, as the date when combatant activities end in the area covered by Executive Order No. 11216. In other words, it ends the official combat zone designation for Vietnam and the waters adjacent thereto.
The order applies to the zone described in EO 11216—the geographic area in Vietnam and nearby waters—and relies on the authority cited in the order; it formally changes the government's official status of that area as a combat zone.
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