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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-12-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relinquishing Possession of Leather Manufacturing Plants Located in Salem, Peabody, and Danvers, Massachusetts." 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 Leather Manufacturing Plants Located in Salem, Peabody, and Danvers, Massachusetts.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
221
1,383 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
33.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9403, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 13, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9403-relinquishing-possession-leather-manufacturing-plants-located-salem.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas on November 24, 1943, the Secretary of War, acting pursuant to an Executive Order dated November 20. 1943, took possession of thirteen leather manufacturing plants specified in the said order and located in Salem, Peabody, and Danvers, Massachusetts; and Whereas since that date the Secretary of War has retained possession of and operated the said plants pursuant to said Executive Order; and Whereas I now find that the productive efficiency of the said plants prevailing prior to the taking possession thereof has been restored: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, particularly the War Labor Disputes Act (Public Law 89, 78th Congress), I hereby direct the Secretary of War to relinquish possession of the said plants to the respective persons from whom possession was taken, and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out this direction: Provided, however , that nothing contained herein shall preclude the Secretary of War from requiring the submission of information relating to operations during the period of Government possession and control if he shall deem such information necessary for the protection of the interests of the Government or for the conclusion in an orderly manner of the administration of the said Executive Order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 13, 1943.
