Executive Order 9894 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9894—Discontinuing the San Clemente Island Naval Defensive Sea Area

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Tuesday, September 23, 1947

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1 min read (81 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1947-09-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Discontinuing the San Clemente Island Naval Defensive Sea Area." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (18 U.S.C.

▪ 96), it is ordered that the San Clemente Island Naval Defensive Sea Area, establishing by Executive Order No.

▪ 7747 of November 20, 1937, as amended by Executive Orders No.

▪ 9787 of October 5, 1946 be, and it is hereby, discontinued.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

450 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9894, Harry S Truman (Sep 23, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9894-discontinuing-the-san-clemente-island-naval-defensive-sea-area.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (18 U.S.C. 96), it is ordered that the San Clemente Island Naval Defensive Sea Area, establishing by Executive Order No. 7747 of November 20, 1937, as amended by Executive Orders No. 8536 of September 6, 1940, and No. 9787 of October 5, 1946 be, and it is hereby, discontinued. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 23, 1947