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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-09-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relinquishing Possession of the Plant of the Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Incorporated, at Brooklyn, New York." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Relinquishing Possession of the Plant of the Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Incorporated, at Brooklyn, New York.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
156
961 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9377, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 22, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9377-relinquishing-possession-the-plant-the-atlantic-basin-iron-works.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas on September 4, 1943, the War Shipping Administrator, acting pursuant to the direction contained in Executive Order No. 9375 of September 3, 1943, took possession of the plant of the Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Incorporated, located at Brooklyn, New York, and since that date has retained possession of the said plant pursuant to said Executive Order; and Whereas it now appears and I so find that the productive efficiency of the said plant prevailing prior to the taking possession thereof has been restored: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, particularly the War Labor Disputes Act (Public Law 89, 78th Cong.), I hereby direct the War Shipping Administrator to relinquish possession of the said plant to the Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Incorporated, and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out this direction. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 22, 1943.
