Executive Order 9350 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9350—Conferring Certain Additional Authority Upon the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration

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Thursday, June 10, 1943

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1 min read (213 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 1943-06-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Conferring Certain Additional Authority Upon the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration." 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

▪ The Administrator of the War Shipping Administration is hereby authorized to exercise until six months after the termination of the present war shall have been proclaimed the authority vested in him by Executive Order No.

▪ All acts of the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration subsequent to June 30, 1942, with respect to any matters or things authorized by paragraph 1 hereof are hereby ratified.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

213

1,238 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9350, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 10, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9350-conferring-certain-additional-authority-upon-the-administrator-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act entitled "An Act to authorize the acquisition by the United States of title to or the use of domestic or foreign merchant vessels for urgent needs of commerce and national defense, and for other purposes," approved June 6, 1941 (55 Stat. 242), as extended by the act of June 16, 1942, 56 Stat. 370, it is ordered as follows: 1. The Administrator of the War Shipping Administration is hereby authorized to exercise until six months after the termination of the present war shall have been proclaimed the authority vested in him by Executive Order No. 9054 of February 7, 1942, to purchase, requisition, charter, requisition the use of, or take over the title to, or the possession of, foreign merchant vessels lying idle in the waters within the jurisdiction of the United States, including the Philippine Islands and the Canal Zone; and any such vessel so acquired may be documented under the laws of the United States or of any foreign country. 2. All acts of the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration subsequent to June 30, 1942, with respect to any matters or things authorized by paragraph 1 hereof are hereby ratified. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 10, 1943.