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This page is not correct, the hiring freeze was a presidential memorandum, not an executive order. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.186.121.32 (talk) 15:12, 25 January 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]

Based on the discussion at Talk:List of United States federal executive orders 13765 and above, you appear to be correct. Thanks for pointing this out. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 16:30, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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