Executive Order 9766 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9766—Authorizing the Detail of an Army Officer for Military Duty with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Inter-American Educational Foundation

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Wednesday, July 31, 1946

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1 min read (167 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 1946-07-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Detail of an Army Officer for Military Duty with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Inter-American Educational Foundation." 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

▪ The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail on temporary basis an officer of the Army for military duty with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., two Government corporations created by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and transferred to the Department of State by Executive Order No.

▪ Any Army officer detailed for duty under authority of this order shall, while so detailed, retain and be entitled to all rights, benefits, promotions and status of an officer of the Army of the United States, or any component thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

167

977 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9766, Harry S Truman (Jul 31, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9766-authorizing-the-detail-army-officer-for-military-duty-with-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in my by the Constitution and statues of the United States, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), as President of the Untied States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail on temporary basis an officer of the Army for military duty with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., two Government corporations created by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and transferred to the Department of State by Executive Order No. 9710 of April 10, 1946. 2. Any Army officer detailed for duty under authority of this order shall, while so detailed, retain and be entitled to all rights, benefits, promotions and status of an officer of the Army of the United States, or any component thereof. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 31, 1946