Executive Order 11227 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11227—Designating the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

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Wednesday, June 2, 1965

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1 min read (230 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1965-06-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities." 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

▪ 701-744) and the Agreement Establishing Interim Arrangements for a Global Commercial Communications System, August 20, 1964, TIAS 5646, I hereby designate the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act, with the following exceptions: 1.

▪ The Interim Committee shall not enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to Sections 2(b), 2(c), and 6 of that Act.

▪ The officers and employees of the Interim Committee shall not enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to Section 7(b) of that Act, but representatives to the Interim Committee and their alternates shall enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to said Section 7(b).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

230

1,590 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11227, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jun 2, 1965). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11227-designating-the-interim-communications-satellite-committee-public.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288), and having found that the United States participates in the Interim Communications Satellite Committee pursuant to the authority of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 419; 47 U.S.C. 701-744) and the Agreement Establishing Interim Arrangements for a Global Commercial Communications System, August 20, 1964, TIAS 5646, I hereby designate the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act, with the following exceptions: 1. The Interim Committee shall not enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to Sections 2(b), 2(c), and 6 of that Act. 2. The officers and employees of the Interim Committee shall not enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to Section 7(b) of that Act, but representatives to the Interim Committee and their alternates shall enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred pursuant to said Section 7(b). The designation of the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a public international organization within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges, exemptions, or immunities which such organization may have acquired or may acquire by treaty or Congressional action. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, June 2, 1965.