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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-03-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reinstatement of Maxwell M. Hamilton, a Former Foreign Service Officer." 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
▪1207, 1208, it is ordered that Maxwell M.
▪Hamilton, who resigned his position as an officer in the Foreign Service of the United States on July 31, 1930, to accept an appointment to a position in the Department of State, be, and he is hereby, reinstated in the Foreign Service of the United States in Class I, his reinstatement to be effective upon the date his nomination to a position in such class is confirmed by the Senate.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
110
594 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9318, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 20, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9318-reinstatement-maxwell-m-hamilton-former-foreign-service-officer.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1207, 1208, it is ordered that Maxwell M. Hamilton, who resigned his position as an officer in the Foreign Service of the United States on July 31, 1930, to accept an appointment to a position in the Department of State, be, and he is hereby, reinstated in the Foreign Service of the United States in Class I, his reinstatement to be effective upon the date his nomination to a position in such class is confirmed by the Senate. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 20, 1943.
