Executive Order 10438 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10438—Transferring Certain Functions of the National Security Resources Board and of the Chairman Thereof to the Director of Defense Mobilization
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1953-03-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Functions of the National Security Resources Board and of the Chairman Thereof to the Director of Defense Mobilization." 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
▪All of the functions vested in the National Security Resources Board and in the Chairman of such Board by the following-designated Executive orders are hereby transferred to the Director of Defense Mobilization, and the said Executive orders are amended accordingly.
▪9781 of September 19, 1946, as amended by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
218
1,293 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10438, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mar 13, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10438-transferring-certain-functions-the-national-security-resources-board.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. All of the functions vested in the National Security Resources Board and in the Chairman of such Board by the following-designated Executive orders are hereby transferred to the Director of Defense Mobilization, and the said Executive orders are amended accordingly. (a) Executive Order No. 9781 of September 19, 1946, as amended by Executive Order No. 10360 of June 11, 1952 (17 P.R. 5337). (b) Executive Order No. 10312 of December 10, 1951 (16 P.R. 12452). (c) Executive Order No. 10346 of April 17, 1952 (17 P.R. 3477). (d) Executive Order No. 10421 of December 31, 1952 (18 P.R. 57). SEC 2. So much of the records and personnel under the jurisdiction of the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board as such Chairman and the Director of Defense Mobilization shall jointly determine to relate primarily to the functions which are transferred to the Director of Defense Mobilization by section 1 of this order shall be transferred, consonant with law, to the Office of Defense Mobilization. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, March 13, 1953.
