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Executive Order 9362 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9362—Transferring Certain Land From the Jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission to the Jurisdiction of the Navy Department

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wednesday, July 21, 1943
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4 min read (768 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 1943-07-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Land From the Jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission to the Jurisdiction of the Navy Department." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Transferring Certain Land From the Jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission to the Jurisdiction of the Navy Department.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
768
4,150 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 9362, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 21, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9362-transferring-certain-land-from-the-jurisdiction-the-federal.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas a certain tract of land of the United States located in the District of Wahiawa, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, and more particularly described below, is now subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Communications Commission; and Whereas the Federal Communications Commission and the Navy Department have agreed that the said tract of land should be transferred to the Navy Department as a site for a naval radio station or for other naval purposes: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 556, 606 (U.S.C., title 34, sec. 523), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land, together with all buildings thereon, located in the District of Wahiawa, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, now under the control and jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission, be, and it is hereby, transferred to the jurisdiction and control of the Navy Department for use as a naval radio station site or for other naval purposes: Land located in Grant 973, District of Wahiawa, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, beginning at a pipe marking the Northwesterly corner of that portion of Grant 973 acquired by the United States of America for Naval Radio Station Site and being the end of Course No. 1 of said site, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "Maili" being 474.44 feet North and 30,020.15 feet East, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true South: 1. 358°50'30" 1,299.0 feet along the West side of the Naval Radio Station Site to a stake; 2. 53°55' 83.10 feet along the North top edge of a small gulch and the remainder of Grant 973, to a stake; 3. 17°105' 63.8 feet along same to a pipe; 4. 46°55' 44.20 feet along same to a pipe; 5. 143°54' 62.3 feet along same to a pipe; 6. 104°48' 61.5 feet along same to a stake; 7. 77°16' 92.2 feet along same to a pipe; 8. 196°14' 152.2 feet along same to a stake; 9. 185°31' 88.5 feet along same to a pipe; 10. 181°31' 195.3 feet along same to a pipe; 11. 192°05' 186.10 feet along same to a pipe; 12. 216°10' 114.10 feet along same to a pipe; 13. 242°49' 108.0 feet along same to a pipe; 14. 175°45' 82.9 feet along same to a pipe; 15. 132°01' 33.9 feet along same to a pipe; 16. 59°05' 294.8 feet along same, crossing a plantation road, to a stake; 17. 24°05' 95.9 feet along the North top edge of a small gulch, along the remainder of Grant 973 to a stake; 18. 16°49' 133.0 feet along same to a stake; 19. 10°21' 314.4 feet along same to a stake; 20. 62°32' 93.9 feet along same to a pipe; 21. 92°05' 138.4 feet along same to a stake; 22. 85°59' 116.7 feet along same to a stake; 23. 120°15' 56.4 feet along same to a stake; 24. 173°48' 122.9 feet along same to a stake; 25. 136°32' 84.2 feet along same to a stake; 26. 111°56' 149.4 feet along same to a pipe; 27. 187°52' 242.5 feet long same to a stake; 28. 202°00' 110.10 feet along same to a stake; 29. 173°02' 75.5 feet along same to a pipe; 30. 182°25'30"' 757.67 feet along the remainder of Grant 973, crossing a plantation road, to a pipe; 31. 227°32' 200.0 feet along the Easterly side of plantation road and the remainder of Grant 973, to a pipe; 32. 214°19' 71.9 feet along same to a stake; 33. 171°38' 57.3 feet along same to a stake; 34. 129°03' 77.2 feet along same to a pipe; 35. 219°01' 53.5 feet along the South top edge of Poamoho Gulch and the remainder of Grant 973, to a stake; 36. 276°34' 52.5 feet along same to a stake; 37. 348°27' 92.5 feet along same to a stake; 38. 306°39' 92.3 feet along same to a stake; 39. 347°48' 108.3 feet along same to a stake; 40. 317°17' 231.2 feet along same to a stake; 41. 259°15' 106.4 feet along same to a stake; 42. 293°15' 83.8 feet along same to a stake; 43. 235°04' 99.7 feet along same to a pipe; 44. 298°02' 111.3 feet along same to a stake; 45. 312°45' 132.9 feet along same to the point of beginning, containing an area of 29.88 acres, together with any rights of easement with respect to the use of such tract of land. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 21, 1943.