Executive Order 10587 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10587—Administration of Section 32(h) of the Trading With the Enemy Act

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Thursday, January 13, 1955

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1 min read (231 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-01-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of Section 32(h) of the Trading With the Enemy Act." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ 713), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, a charitable membership organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby designated as successor in interest to deceased persons in accordance with and for the purposes of subsection (h) of section 32 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as added by Public Law 626, approved August 23, 1954 (68 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

231

1,362 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10587, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 13, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10587-administration-section-32h-the-trading-with-the-enemy-act.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code (65 Stat. 713), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, a charitable membership organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby designated as successor in interest to deceased persons in accordance with and for the purposes of subsection (h) of section 32 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as added by Public Law 626, approved August 23, 1954 (68 Stat. 767). SEC. 2. Exclusive of the function vested in the President by the first sentence of the said subsection (h) of section 32 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Attorney General shall carry out the functions provided for in that subsection, including the powers, duties, authority and discretion thereby vested in or conferred upon the President; and functions under the said subsection are hereby delegated to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General is hereby designated thereunder, accordingly. SEC. 3. The Attorney General may delegate to any officer and agency of the Department of Justice such of his functions under this order as he may deem necessary. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 13, 1955.