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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-06-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Tongass National Forest." 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
▪That the tracts of land in Alaska lying within the following-described boundaries, occupied as home sites, be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 10, 1933.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
75
458 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6165, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 10, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6165-tongass-national-forest.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 34, 36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the tracts of land in Alaska lying within the following-described boundaries, occupied as home sites, be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 10, 1933.
