Executive Order 10727 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10727—Designating the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Universal Postal Union as Public International Organizations Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1957-08-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Universal Postal Union as Public International Organizations Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designating the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Universal Postal Union as Public International Organizations Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities.
Exec. Order No. 10727, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 31, 1957). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10727-designating-the-preparatory-commission-the-international-atomic.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act, approved December 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669), and having found that the United States participates in the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Agency and in the International Atomic Energy Agency under the authority of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency ratified July 29, 1957, pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate given June 18, 1957, and in the Universal Postal Union under the authority of a convention approved January 8, 1953, I hereby designate the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Universal Postal Union as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the said International Organizations Immunities Act. The designation of the Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Universal Postal Union as public international organizations within the meaning of the said International Organizations Immunities Act is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, and immunities which such organizations may have acquired or may acquire by treaty or congressional action. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 31, 1957.
