Executive Order 9687 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9687—Revoking Executive Orders Concerning Foreign Service Pay Adjustment

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Saturday, January 26, 1946

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1 min read (171 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 1946-01-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Orders Concerning Foreign Service Pay Adjustment." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 466, as amended by the Act of August 14, 1937, ch.

▪ 8018 of December 2, 1938, 8261 of September 21, 1939, 8269 of October 11, 1939, 8800 of June 22, 1941, 9057 of February 11, 1942, 9261 of October 31, 1942, and 9449 of June 15, 1944, amendatory thereof, are hereby revoked.

▪ This order shall become effective with respect to any agency concerned as of the close of its pay period terminating or current on January 31, 1946.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

171

977 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9687, Harry S Truman (Jan 26, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9687-revoking-executive-orders-concerning-foreign-service-pay-adjustment.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466, as amended by the Act of August 14, 1937, ch. 627, 50 Stat. 641 (5 U.S.C. 118c), it is hereby ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, prescribing regulations governing payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States while serving in foreign countries on account of appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, and Executive Orders Nos. 8018 of December 2, 1938, 8261 of September 21, 1939, 8269 of October 11, 1939, 8800 of June 22, 1941, 9057 of February 11, 1942, 9261 of October 31, 1942, and 9449 of June 15, 1944, amendatory thereof, are hereby revoked. This order shall become effective with respect to any agency concerned as of the close of its pay period terminating or current on January 31, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 26, 1946