Executive Order 10397 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10397—Continuing in Effect Certain Appointments as Officers and Warrant Officers of The Army and Air Force

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Thursday, September 25, 1952

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1 min read (166 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 1952-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuing in Effect Certain Appointments as Officers and Warrant Officers of The Army and Air Force." 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

▪ 333), I hereby continue in effect until and including April 1, 1953, all appointments as officers and as warrant officers o the Army and of the Air Force which under the following provisions of law would terminate after April 27, 1952, and before April 1, 1953: (1) Sections 37 and 38 of the act of June 3, 1916 (ch.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

166

853 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

4.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10397, Harry S Truman (Sep 25, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10397-continuing-effect-certain-appointments-officers-and-warrant-officers.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 (c) of the Emergency Powers Continuation Act (66 Stat. 333), I hereby continue in effect until and including April 1, 1953, all appointments as officers and as warrant officers o the Army and of the Air Force which under the following provisions of law would terminate after April 27, 1952, and before April 1, 1953: (1) Sections 37 and 38 of the act of June 3, 1916 (ch. 134, 39 Stat. 189, 190), as amended (10 U.S.C. 358, 32 U.S.C. 19), and section 127a of that act as added by the act of June 4, 1920 (ch. 227, 41 Stat. 785), as amended (10 U.S.C. 513). (2) Section 515 (e) of the act of August 7, 1947 (ch. 512, 61 Stat. 907; 10 U.S.C. 506d (e)). (3) Section 3 of the act of August 21, 1941 9ch. 384, 55 Stat. 652), as amended (10 U.S.C. 591a). HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 25, 1952