Executive Order 10644 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10644—Administration of Title II of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as Amended, Relating to the Vesting and Liquidation of Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Romanian Property
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of Title II of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as Amended, Relating to the Vesting and Liquidation of Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Romanian Property." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪562), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.
▪The Attorney General, and, as designated by the Attorney General for this purpose, any Assistant Attorney General are hereby designated and empowered to perform the functions conferred by the said Title U of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 upon the President, and the functions conferred by that title upon any designee of the President.
▪The Attorney General is hereby designated as the officer in whom property shall vest under the said Title II.
Exec. Order No. 10644, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nov 7, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10644-administration-title-ii-the-international-claims-settlement-act-1949.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title II of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as added by Public Law 285, 84th Congress, approved August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 562), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Attorney General, and, as designated by the Attorney General for this purpose, any Assistant Attorney General are hereby designated and empowered to perform the functions conferred by the said Title U of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 upon the President, and the functions conferred by that title upon any designee of the President. SEC. 2. The Attorney General is hereby designated as the officer in whom property shall vest under the said Title II. SEC. 3. As used in this order, the term "functions" includes duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, and discretion, and the term "perform" may be construed to include "exercise". DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, November 7, 1955.
