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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1952-08-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Resorting Certain Lands At Palaau, Molokai, to the Jurisdiction of Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
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
▪159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
426
2,484 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10383, Harry S Truman (Aug 11, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10383-resorting-certain-lands-palaau-molokai-the-jurisdiction-territory.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS, certain lands located at Palaau, Molokai, Territory of Hawaii, which form a part of the public lands ceded and transferred to the United States by the Republic of Hawaii under the joint resolution of annexation of July 7, 1898, 30 Stat. 750, were set aside for the uses and purposes of the United States in connection with the Molokai Airport Military Reservation (Homestead Filed), by Executive Order No. 923 of January 30, 1941, of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii; and WHEREAS the said lands are no longer needed for such purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows: The following-described parcels of land situate at Palaau, Molokai, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 Beginning at the west corner of this parcel of land and on the south side of Keonelele Avenue, the coordinates of the said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "Middle Hill" being 2539,29 feet North and 14172,68 feet West, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map 1288, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from True South: 1. 279° 55' 30" 706.09 feet along the south side of Keonelele Avenue; 2. 60° 25' 00" 529.09 feet along the remainder of Molodai Airport; 3. 148° 25' 00" 449.49 feet along same to the point of beginning; containing 2.728 acres. PARCEL 2 Beginning at the northeast corner of this parcel of land, the west corner of the Molokai Airport Military Reservation, and on the south side of Keonelele Avenue, the coordinates of the said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station 14172.68 feet West, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map 1288, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from True South: 1. 328° 25' 00" 449.49 feet along Molokai Airport Military Reservation; 2. 60° 25' 00" 500.00 874.26 feet along remainder of Molokai Airport; 3. 148° 25' 00" 874.26 feet along same; 4. 279° 55' 30" 667.28 feet along the south side of Keonelele Avenue to the point of beginning; containing 7.593 acres. The total area of the two parcels of land is 10.321 acres. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 11, 1952