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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1949-04-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Order No. 9721, Providing for the Transfer of Personnel to Certain Public Internationtal Organizations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that paragraph 3 (a) of Executive Order No.
Exec. Order No. 10054, Harry S Truman (Apr 29, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10054-modifying-executive-order-no-9721-providing-for-the-transfer.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that paragraph 3 (a) of Executive Order No. 9721 of May 10, 1946, providing for the transfer of personnel to public international organizations in which the United States Government participates, be, and it is hereby, modified as follows: The provision which requires that service in the public international organization to which the employee is transferred shall be terminated within three years from the date of such transfer to entitle the employee to the reemployment rights conferred by the said paragraph is modified so that Gerald C. Gross, a former employee of the Federal Communications Commission who is now employed by the International Telecommunication Union, is terminated without prejudice within five years from the date of the beginning of his service with such Union; provided that he complies with all other provisions of the said Executive order with respect to such reemployment. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 29, 1949
