Executive Order 9645 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9645—Termination of the Authority Conferred By Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944

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Wednesday, October 24, 1945

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1 min read (255 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 Harry S Truman on 1945-10-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Termination of the Authority Conferred By Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944." 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 Termination of the Authority Conferred By Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

255

1,523 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9645, Harry S Truman (Oct 24, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9645-termination-the-authority-conferred-executive-order-no-9489-october.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944, the Secretary of War was authorized and directed to designate a military commander for the Territory of Hawaii within the meaning of the act of March 21, 1942, c. 191, 56 Stat. 173, and such military commander was authorized to prescribe the Territory of Hawaii or any part thereof as a military area and to and to exercise certain powers in the military area so prescribed; and WHEREAS the exercise of the authority conferred by the said order is no longer necessary in the interest of the national defense: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution, the laws of the United States, including the said act of March 21, 1942, and Title III of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The authority conferred by the said Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944, is hereby terminated; but such termination shall not operate to affect any action heretofore accomplished by the military commander designated pursuant to the said Executive Order in exercise of the powers thereby conferred upon him, nor shall such termination operate to affect any offenses heretofore committed or any conviction had or penalty incurred because of violations of the provisions of any public proclamations, orders, regulations, restrictions, or prohibitions issued by the said military commander. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 24, 1945