Executive Order 10131 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10131—Providing for the Investigation of and Report on Displaced Pesons and Persons of German Ethnic Origin Seeking Admission Into the United States

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Friday, June 16, 1950

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1 min read (227 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 1950-06-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for the Investigation of and Report on Displaced Pesons and Persons of German Ethnic Origin Seeking Admission Into the United States." 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

▪ 1009), as amended and extended by Public Law 555, 81st Congress, Second Session, approved June 16, 1950, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ The Department of State, the Department of the Army, and such other agencies of the Government as the Displaced Persons Commission may request, shall, in accordance with arrangements agreed upon between the Commission and any such department or agency, furnish the Commission such assistance as it may need in carrying out its responsibilities under paragraph 1 of this order.

▪ This order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

227

1,397 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10131, Harry S Truman (Jun 16, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10131-providing-for-the-investigation-and-report-displaced-pesons-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, approved June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 1009), as amended and extended by Public Law 555, 81st Congress, Second Session, approved June 16, 1950, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The Displaced Persons Commission is hereby designated as the agency which shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, make or prepare the investigations and written reports required by sections 10 and 12 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948, as amended, regarding the character, history, and eligibility under the said Act of eligible displaced persons and persons of German ethnic origin seeking admission into the United States. 2. The Department of State, the Department of the Army, and such other agencies of the Government as the Displaced Persons Commission may request, shall, in accordance with arrangements agreed upon between the Commission and any such department or agency, furnish the Commission such assistance as it may need in carrying out its responsibilities under paragraph 1 of this order. 3. This order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede Executive Order No. 10003 of October 4, 1948, entitled "Providing for the Investigation of and Report on Displaced Persons Seeking Admission into the United States." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 16, 1950