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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1944-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishing the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy, established by the letter of November 11, 1933, from the President to the Secretary of State, and continued by Executive Order No.
▪7260 of December 31, 1935, is hereby abolished.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
68
401 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9461, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 7, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9461-abolishing-the-executive-committee-commercial-policy.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy, established by the letter of November 11, 1933, from the President to the Secretary of State, and continued by Executive Order No. 6656 of March 27, 1934, and Executive Order No. 7260 of December 31, 1935, is hereby abolished. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 7, 1944.
