Executive Order 11158 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11158—Designating the Attorney General as the Officer Authorized to Administer the Provisions of the Austrian Assets Agreement of January 30, 1959

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Monday, June 22, 1964

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1 min read (150 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1964-06-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Attorney General as the Officer Authorized to Administer the Provisions of the Austrian Assets Agreement of January 30, 1959." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designating the Attorney General as the Officer Authorized to Administer the Provisions of the Austrian Assets Agreement of January 30, 1959.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

150

905 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11158, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jun 22, 1964). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11158-designating-the-attorney-general-the-officer-authorized-administer.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article I of the Agreement entitled "Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Austria Regarding the Return of Austrian Property, Rights and Interests," which was signed at Washington on January 30,1959, and was ratified by the United States on March 4, 1964, pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States on February 25, 1964, I hereby designate the Attorney General of the United States as the officer authorized to administer and give effect to the provisions of that Agreement. The Attorney General is authorized to delegate any of the functions conferred upon him by this order to any officer or employee of the Department of Justice. As used in this order, the term "functions" includes duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, and discretion. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, June 22, 1964.