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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1950-07-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No 10062 of June 6, 1949, Establishing the Position of United States High Commissioner for Germany." 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
▪10062 of June 6, 1949, entitled "Establishing the Position of United States High Commissioner for Germany", is hereby amended as follows: 1.
▪This order shall be effective as of June 6 1949.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
215
1,338 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10144, Harry S Truman (Jul 21, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10144-amendment-executive-order-no-10062-june-6-1949-establishing-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 10062 of June 6, 1949, entitled "Establishing the Position of United States High Commissioner for Germany", is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following paragraphs are added to the said order at the end thereof: "5. The High Commissioner, as representative of the United States, shall share the four-power responsibility for the custody, care, and execution of sentences and disposition (including pardon, clemency, parole, or release) of war criminals confined in Germany as a result of conviction by the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, and shall be responsible for the custody, care, and execution of sentences and disposition (including pardon, clemency, parole, or release) of war criminals confined in Germany as a result of conviction by military tribunals established by the United States Military Governor pursuant to Control Council Law No. 10." 2. The term "Commander of the United States Armed Forces in Germany", occurring in paragraph 3 of the said order, is changed to read "Commander in Chief, European Command". This order shall be effective as of June 6 1949. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 21, 1950
