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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-02-11, 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: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1745, as amended, and section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, secs.
▪127 and 132), it is ordered as follows: 1.
▪7968 of September 3, 1938, as amended by E.O.
▪8297 of December 4, 1939; 22 CFR 105.15, 1939 Supp.), is hereby amended to read as follows: Item No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
201
1,180 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9303, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 11, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9303-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1745, as amended, and section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, secs. 127 and 132), it is ordered as follows: 1. Item 30 of the Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. No. 7968 of September 3, 1938, as amended by E.O. No. 8297 of December 4, 1939; 22 CFR 105.15, 1939 Supp.), is hereby amended to read as follows: Item No. Nature of Service Fee 30 Notarial and other services rendered officials of foreign governments who render gratuitously reciprocal courtesies to officers (including military and naval officers) of the Government of the United States. No fee 2. Sections V-49 to V-52, inclusive, of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. No. 7968 of September 3, 1938; 22 CFR 105.49 to 105.52, 1939 Supp.) are hereby revoked. 3. Section V-54 (d) of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. No. 7968 of September 3, 1938; 22 CFR 105.54 (d), 1939 Supp.) is hereby amended by deleting from the second sentence thereof the words "in the handwriting of the officer". FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 11, 1943.
