Executive Order 9788 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9788—Terminating the Office of Alien Property Custodian and Transferring Its Functions to the Attorney General

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Monday, October 14, 1946

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1 min read (268 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 1946-10-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Terminating the Office of Alien Property Custodian and Transferring Its Functions to the Attorney General." 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

▪ 411, as amended, and the First War Powers Act, 1941, 55 Stat.

▪ The Office of Alien Property Custodian in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President, established by Executive Order No.

▪ All property or interests vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian or seized by him, and all proceeds thereof, which are held or administered by him on the effective date of this order are hereby transferred to the Attorney General.

▪ Al personnel, property, records, and funds of the Office of Alien Property Custodian are hereby transferred to the Department of Justice.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

268

1,580 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9788, Harry S Truman (Oct 14, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9788-terminating-the-office-alien-property-custodian-and-transferring-its.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues, including the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, 40 Stat. 411, as amended, and the First War Powers Act, 1941, 55 Stat. 838, as amended, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, as follows: 1. The Office of Alien Property Custodian in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President, established by Executive Order No. 9095 of March 11, 1942, is hereby terminated; and all authority, rights, privileges, powers, duties, and other functions vested in such Office or in the Alien Property Custodian or transferred or delegated thereto are hereby vested in or transferred or delegated to the Attorney General, as the case may be, and shall be administered by him or under his direction and control by such officers and agencies of the Department of Justice as he may designate. 2. All property or interests vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian or seized by him, and all proceeds thereof, which are held or administered by him on the effective date of this order are hereby transferred to the Attorney General. 3. Al personnel, property, records, and funds of the Office of Alien Property Custodian are hereby transferred to the Department of Justice. 4. This order supersedes all prior Executive orders to the extent that they are in conflict with this order. 5. This order shall become effective on October 15, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 14, 1946