Executive Order 12312

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America and as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and to permit the award of the Meritorious Service Medal to members of the armed forces of friendly foreign nations, it is hereby ordered that Section 1 of Executive Order Number 11448 of January 16, 1969, is amended to read as follows:

, July 2, 1981. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:29 p.m., July 6, 1981]