Executive Order 9796 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9796—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9761 of July 23, 1946, Providing for the Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured By the Navy and Coast Guard

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Thursday, October 31, 1946

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1 min read (136 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 1946-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9761 of July 23, 1946, Providing for the Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured By the Navy and Coast Guard." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order No. 9761 of July 23, 1946, Providing for the Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured By the Navy and Coast Guard.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

136

786 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9796, Harry S Truman (Oct 31, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9796-amendment-executive-order-no-9761-july-23-1946-providing-for-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1555 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U. S. C. 418), the Executive Order No. 9761, dated July 23, 1946, is hereby amended by changing the period at the end of the first paragraph to a colon and adding to the paragraph a second proviso reading as follows: "Provided further, That any such flags, standards, or colors taken by the Marine Corps, and not presently under the care of the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, unless otherwise specifically directed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be deposited for preservation and display, in the United States Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, Virginia, under the care of the Curator thereof." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE October 31, 1946