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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1952-11-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands Comprising Parts of the Aiea Military Reservation of the Jurisdiction of the 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.
▪447, it is ordered as follows: The possession, use, and control of the following-described parcels of land comprising parts of the Aiea Military Reservation, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 All of the land described as Lot 1 in Executive Order No.
Exec. Order No. 10411, Harry S Truman (Nov 14, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10411-restoring-certain-lands-comprising-parts-the-aiea-military.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS certain lands of Aiea, Island of Oahu, 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 July 7, 1898, 30 Stat. 750, were reserved for military purposes of the United States by a series of Executive orders and now comprise the Aiea Military Reservation as described in Executive Order No. 8320 of January 15, 1940, and as modified by Executive Order No. 9545 of April 27, 1945, and WHEREAS certain parcels of such lands are no longer needed for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: NOW THEREFOR, 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 possession, use, and control of the following-described parcels of land comprising parts of the Aiea Military Reservation, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: PARCEL 1 All of the land described as Lot 1 in Executive Order No. 8320 of January 15, 1940. PARCEL 2 The following-described portion of the land described as Lot 2 in Executive Order No.8320 of January 15, 1940: Beginning at concrete monument No. 7 marking the east corner of this lot, and on the southwesterly side of Moanalua Road (Formerly Kamehameha Highway), the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to triangulation monument "AIEA" located on the Alea-Halwa boundary line, being 1126.11feet North and 1209.59 feet East , and the true azimuth and distance from said triangulation monument "AIEA" to U.S. Coat and Geodetic Survey triangulation station "SALT LAKE" being 292° 12´ 25" 9393.00 feet, thence running by azimuths measure clockwise from True South: 1. Along the northwesterly side of Oahu Railway and Land Company's 40-feet right of way on a curve to the left having a radius of 978.43 feet, the chord azimuth and distance being: 32° 25´ 31" 430.68 feet; 2. 128° 00´ 00" 255.98 feet to a point; 3. 209° 26´ 33" 454.80 feet to concrete monument No. 4; 4. 320° 16´ 40" 96.07 feet along the southwesterly side of Moanalua Road (formerly Kamehameha Highway) to concrete monument No. 5; 5. 311° 53´ 10" 109.59 feet along the southwesterly side of Moanalua Road (formerly Kamehameha Highway) to the point of beginning, and containing an area of 2.492 acres. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, November 14, 1952