Executive Order 11300 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11300—Relating to the Implementation of the Convention Between the United States and Greece

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Wednesday, August 17, 1966

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1 min read (160 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 1966-08-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to the Implementation of the Convention Between the United States and Greece." 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

▪ 2122, 2131) can be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States, I hereby designate the Attorney General of the United States, and such other officers and employees of the Executive Branch of the Government as he may from time to time specify, to be the "local authorities" and "competent officers" on the part of the United States within the meaning of Article XIII of the Convention.

▪ The Attorney General, and the designees specified by him, shall fulfill the obligations assumed by the United States pursuant to Article XIII of the Convention in the manner and form therein prescribed.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

160

937 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11300, Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug 17, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11300-relating-the-implementation-the-convention-between-the-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, particularly with respect to the conduct of the foreign relations of this Nation, and in order to ensure that Article XIII of the Convention between the United States and Greece (33 Stat. 2122, 2131) can be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States, I hereby designate the Attorney General of the United States, and such other officers and employees of the Executive Branch of the Government as he may from time to time specify, to be the "local authorities" and "competent officers" on the part of the United States within the meaning of Article XIII of the Convention. The Attorney General, and the designees specified by him, shall fulfill the obligations assumed by the United States pursuant to Article XIII of the Convention in the manner and form therein prescribed. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House August 17, 1966