Executive Order 10195 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10195—Designation of Korea and Waters Adjacent Thereto as a Combat Zone for the Purposes of Section 22(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code

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Wednesday, December 20, 1950

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1 min read (175 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 1950-12-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Korea and Waters Adjacent Thereto as a Combat Zone for the Purposes of Section 22(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code." 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

▪ The date of the commencing of combatant activities in such area is hereby designated as June 27, 1950.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

175

980 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10195, Harry S Truman (Dec 20, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10195-designation-korea-and-waters-adjacent-thereto-combat-zone-for-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 22(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by section 202(a) of the Revenue Act of 1950, approved September 23, 1950 (Public Law 814, 81st Congress), there is hereby designated, for the purposes of paragraph (13) of section 22(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as an area in which armed forces of the United States have engaged in combat: Korea, including the waters adjacent thereto within the following-described limits: From a point at Lat. 39° 30' N, Long. 122° 45' E southward to Lat. 33° N, Long. 122° 45' E; thence eastward to Lat. 33° N, Long. 127° 55' E; thence northeastward to Lat. 37° 05' N, Long. 133° E; thence northward to Lat. 40° 40' N, Long. 133° E; thence northwestward to a point on the east coast of Korea at the juncture of Korea with the U.S.S.R. The date of the commencing of combatant activities in such area is hereby designated as June 27, 1950. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 20, 1950