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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1950-08-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending the Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61, 64, 65, and 86." 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
▪759, 796, and as President of the United states, I hereby suspend until further order, as to offenses hereafter committed by persons under the command of, or within any area controlled by, the Commander in Chief, Far East, or any of his successors in command, the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 117c, of the Manual for Courts-Martial, U.S.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
170
1,027 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10149, Harry S Truman (Aug 8, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10149-suspending-the-limitations-upon-punishments-for-violations-articles.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article of War 45, Chapter II, act of June 4, 1920, 41 Stat. 759, 796, and as President of the United states, I hereby suspend until further order, as to offenses hereafter committed by persons under the command of, or within any area controlled by, the Commander in Chief, Far East, or any of his successors in command, the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 117c, of the Manual for Courts-Martial, U.S. Army, 1949 (prescribed by Executive Order No. 10020 of December 7, 1948, and adopted for use in the Department of the Air Force by Executive Order No. 10026 of January 4, 1949), upon punishments for violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61, 64, 65, and 86, relating, respectively, to desertion, aiding or advising another to desert, absence without leave, assaulting or willfully disobeying a superior officer, insubordinate conduct toward a noncommissioned officer, and misbehavior of sentinels. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 8, 1950
