Executive Order 9720 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9720—Discontinuing the Sitka and Subic Bay Naval Airspace Reservations and the Subic Bay, Manila Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, San Diego, San Francisco, Columbia River Entrance, and Strait of Juan De Fuca and Puget Sound Defensive Sea Areas
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-05-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Discontinuing the Sitka and Subic Bay Naval Airspace Reservations and the Subic Bay, Manila Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, San Diego, San Francisco, Columbia River Entrance, and Strait of Juan De Fuca and Puget Sound Defensive Sea Areas." 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
▪174), and by section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (18 U.S.C.
▪96), the following-designated naval air-space reservations and defensive sea areas are hereby discontinued: 1.
▪Sitka Naval Airspace Reservation established by Executive Order No.
▪Subic Bay Naval Airspace Reservation, established by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
216
1,309 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9720, Harry S Truman (May 8, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9720-discontinuing-the-sitka-and-subic-bay-naval-airspace-reservations-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act, approved May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 570; 49 U.S.C. 174), and by section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (18 U.S.C. 96), the following-designated naval air-space reservations and defensive sea areas are hereby discontinued: 1. Sitka Naval Airspace Reservation established by Executive Order No. 8597 of November 18, 1940. 2. Subic Bay Naval Airspace Reservation, established by Executive Order No. 8718 of March 22, 1941. 3. Subic Bay Naval Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8718 of March 22, 1941. 4. Manila Bay Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8853 of August 16, 1941. 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor Naval Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8953 of November 27, 1941. 6. San Diego, California, Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941. 7. San Francisco, California, Defensive Sea area, established by Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941. 8. Columbia River Entrance Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941. 9. Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound Defensive Sea Area, established by Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 8, 1946
