Executive Order 9718 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9718—Termination of the Petroleum Administration for War

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Friday, May 3, 1946

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1 min read (156 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 1946-05-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Termination of the Petroleum Administration for War." 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

▪ As follows: The Petroleum Administration for War, established by Executive Order No.

▪ The Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agency or agencies of the Department of the Interior as he shall designate, is authorized and directed to wind up the affairs of the Administration, and to utilize therefor so much of the personnel, records, property, and funds of the Administration as may be necessary.

▪ All provisions of prior Executive orders which are in conflict with this order are amended accordingly.

▪ This order shall be effective as of the close of business May 8, 1946.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

156

943 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9718, Harry S Truman (May 3, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9718-termination-the-petroleum-administration-for-war.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: The Petroleum Administration for War, established by Executive Order No. 9276 of December 2, 1942, together with the offices of Petroleum Administrator and Deputy Petroleum Administrator, is terminated. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agency or agencies of the Department of the Interior as he shall designate, is authorized and directed to wind up the affairs of the Administration, and to utilize therefor so much of the personnel, records, property, and funds of the Administration as may be necessary. All provisions of prior Executive orders which are in conflict with this order are amended accordingly. This order shall be effective as of the close of business May 8, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 3, 1946