Executive Order 10060 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10060—Restoring Certain Land Comprising the Keaahala Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

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Thursday, June 2, 1949

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1 min read (168 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1949-06-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Land Comprising the Keaahala Military Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 159 as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

▪ 5637 of June 4, 1931, is hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii.

▪ 5637 of June 4, 1931, are hereby vacated and relinquished.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

168

931 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10060, Harry S Truman (Jun 2, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10060-restoring-certain-land-comprising-the-keaahala-military-reservation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159 as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows: 1. All land Keahala, Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, which was withdrawn and set aside for military purposes by Executive Order No. 2075 of November 9, 1914, and subsequently known as the Keaahala Military Reservation, and which has not heretofore been restored to its previous status by Executive Orders No. 4036 of June 26, 1924, No. 4143 of January 28, 1925, and No. 5637 of June 4, 1931, is hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii. 2. The reversion, reservations, and restrictions contained in the said Executive Orders No. 4036 of June 26, 1924, No. 4143 of January 28, 1925, and No. 5637 of June 4, 1931, are hereby vacated and relinquished. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 2, 1949