Executive Order 9374 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 9374—Transfer of Certain Personnel Between the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Navy Department

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Friday, September 3, 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 1943-09-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Personnel Between the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Navy Department." 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

▪ Whelan, Jr., is hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department.

▪ The above-named officer shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist.

▪ 9113 of March 28, 1942, to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department, is hereby returned to the service and jurisdiction of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

213

1,239 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9374, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 3, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9374-transfer-certain-personnel-between-the-coast-and-geodetic-survey-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 16 of the act of May 22, 1917, 40 Stat. 87 (U.S.C., title 33, sec. 855), and as President of the United States, and in view of the existing national emergency, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Lieutenant (j.g.) Daniel E. Whelan, Jr., is hereby transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department. 2. The above-named officer shall, while under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department, serve under his commission in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and while so serving shall constitute a part of the active naval forces of the United States and shall be under direct orders of the Navy Department and subject to the laws, regulations, and orders for the government of the Navy so far as they may be applicable. 3. The above-named officer shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist. 4. Commander Henry B. Campbell, who was transferred by Executive Order No. 9113 of March 28, 1942, to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department, is hereby returned to the service and jurisdiction of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 3, 1943.