Executive Order 11689 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.47)

Executive Order 11689—Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to the Mission to the United States of America of the Commission of the European Communities and to Certain Members Thereof

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Tuesday, December 5, 1972

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1 min read (118 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 Richard Nixon on 1972-12-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to the Mission to the United States of America of the Commission of the European Communities and to Certain Members Thereof." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to the Mission to the United States of America of the Commission of the European Communities and to Certain Members Thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

118

706 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

27.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.47

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11689, Richard Nixon (Dec 5, 1972). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11689-extending-diplomatic-privileges-and-immunities-the-mission-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of October 18, 1972 (Public Law 92-499), and as President of the United States, I hereby extend to the Mission to the United States of America of the Commission of the European Communities, and to the officers of that Mission assigned to Washington to represent the Commission to the Government of the United States and duly notified to and accepted by the Secretary of State, and to their families, the same privileges and immunities, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations, as are enjoyed by diplomatic missions accredited to the United States and by members of the diplomatic staffs thereof. RICHARD NIXON The White House, December 5, 1972