Executive Order 10291 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10291—Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over the Savannah River Plant of the United States Atomic Energy Commission

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Tuesday, September 25, 1951

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1 min read (246 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 1951-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing an Airspace Reservation Over the Savannah River Plant of the United States Atomic Energy Commission." 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

▪ This order shall become effective on October 3, 1951.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

246

1,594 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10291, Harry S Truman (Sep 25, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10291-establishing-airspace-reservation-over-the-savannah-river-plant-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of an pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 570), the airspace above the following-described portion of the United States is hereby reserved and set apart for national defense and other governmental purposes as an airspace reservation within which no person shall navigate an aircraft except by authority of the United States Atomic Energy Commission: All that area in the States of Georgia and South Carolina lying within the following-described boundaries: SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT Beginning at Latitude 33°22'45", Longitude 81° 24'30"; thence south to Latitude 33 °14'30", Longitude 81° 24'00"; thence southerly to Latitude 33° 08'30", Longitude 81° 22'36"; thence southwest to Latitude 33° 05'00", Longitude 81° 32'00" at Millettville; thence southwest to Latitude 33° 02'40", Longitude 81° 42'48" at Girard; thence northwest along the old Savannah-Augusta Highway to Telfairville at Latitude 33° 05'18", Longitude 81° 48'48"; thence northwest to Latitude 33° 25'00", Longitude 81° 53'30"; thence northeast to Latitude 33° 27'30", Longitude 81° 48'55"; thence due east to Latitude 33° 27'30", Longitude 81° 33'55"; thence southeast to Latitude 33° 22'45", Longitude 81° 24'30", the point of beginning. Any person navigating an aircraft within this airspace reservation in violation of the provisions of this order will be subject to the penalties prescribed in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 973), as amended. This order shall become effective on October 3, 1951. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 25, 1951