Executive Order 8535 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8535—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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Friday, September 6, 1940

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1 min read (128 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." 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

▪ 227), it is ordered that Chapter XXII of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, arid it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.

▪ The words ",except consular agents," shall be inserted between the words "Officers of the Foreign Service" and the words "shall familiarize themselves" in section XXII-1.

▪ The words "Attorney General" shall be substituted for the words "Secretary of Labor" in section XXII-1.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

128

737 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8535, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8535-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 132), and the act of May 22, 1918, 40 Stat. 559 (22 U.S.C. 223-226), as extended by the act of March 2, 1921, 41 Stat. 1217 (22 U.S.C. 227), it is ordered that Chapter XXII of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, arid it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. The words ",except consular agents," shall be inserted between the words "Officers of the Foreign Service" and the words "shall familiarize themselves" in section XXII-1. 2. The words "Attorney General" shall be substituted for the words "Secretary of Labor" in section XXII-1. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1940.