Executive Order 11718 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11718—Designating the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) as an International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

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Monday, May 14, 1973

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1 min read (275 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 1973-05-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) as an International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) was established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), which entered into force February 12, 1973, and the Operating Agreement signed pursuant thereto, TIAS 7532.

▪ 288), it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The representatives to the Board of Governors of INTELSAT and their alternates shall enjoy the same privileges, exemptions, and immunities that the representatives to the Interim Communications Satellite Committee and their alternates enjoyed pursuant to Executive Order No.

▪ 11277 of April 30, 1966, are hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

275

1,824 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11718, Richard Nixon (May 14, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11718-designating-the-international-telecommunications-satellite.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) was established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), which entered into force February 12, 1973, and the Operating Agreement signed pursuant thereto, TIAS 7532. The United States participates in the Organization pursuant to the authority of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 419; 47 U.S.C. 701-744). Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288), it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) I hereby designate the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTEL SAT) as an international organization, as that term is defined in section 4(i) of the International Organizations Immunities Act, entitled to enjoy, on and after February 12, 1973, all of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by section 2 (a) and (d) and section 4 (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of that act. (b) The foregoing designation is not intended to abridge in any respect any privileges, exemptions, or immunities which such organization may have acquired or may hereafter acquire by treaty, Congressional action, or other Executive order. SEC. 2. The representatives to the Board of Governors of INTELSAT and their alternates shall enjoy the same privileges, exemptions, and immunities that the representatives to the Interim Communications Satellite Committee and their alternates enjoyed pursuant to Executive Order No. 11227 of June 2,1965. SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11227 of June 2, 1965 (except for the purpose referred to in section 2 hereof), and Executive Order No. 11277 of April 30, 1966, are hereby revoked. RICHARD NIXON The White House, May 14, 1973.