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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-06-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Regulations Governing Foreign Service Accounting." 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
▪Section 8, chapter XX, Instructions to Diplomatic Officers, and section 540 of the Consular Regulations of 1896 are hereby canceled and the following established in lieu thereof: Accounts to be stated in currency of the United States.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
178
1,084 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.47
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6167, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 9, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6167-amendment-regulations-governing-foreign-service-accounting.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Section 8, chapter XX, Instructions to Diplomatic Officers, and section 540 of the Consular Regulations of 1896 are hereby canceled and the following established in lieu thereof: Accounts to be stated in currency of the United States. All accounts of diplomatic and consular officers (except those covering special deposits) must be stated in the currency of the United States; and all drafts on the Secretary of State must be drawn, not in foreign money of account or currency, but in the money of the United States. In all cases when the disbursements are actually made in foreign currency, the vouchers themselves should be taken and rendered to the Comptroller General of the United States in the same currency in which the disbursements are made; satisfactory evidence should accompany the accounts as to the correct valuation of such foreign currency in the coinage of the United States, either in the form of a certificate of a responsible banker or of a diplomatic or consular officer himself based on authentic quotations. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 9, 1933.
