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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Control of Certain Land to the Secretary of War." 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
▪5391, dated July 8, 1930, be, and the same is hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of War for the use of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System: Beginning at a point in the northerly boundary line of tract heretofore set aside, said point bearing due north 132 ft.
▪This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
210
1,194 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6118, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 2, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6118-transferring-control-certain-land-the-secretary-war.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA It is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter described, which is a part of the tract reserved for the use of the Office of Education by Executive Order No. 5391, dated July 8, 1930, be, and the same is hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of War for the use of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System: Beginning at a point in the northerly boundary line of tract heretofore set aside, said point bearing due north 132 ft. from the northeast corner of the boys' dormitory, known as Warren Hall; thence east 132 ft.; thence south 792 ft.; thence west 924 ft.; thence north 792 ft.; thence east 792 ft. to the point of beginning, together with necessary right-of-way for ingress and egress thereto, subject to a right-of-way across the tract for the Office of Indian Affairs from the "Pump House" to its buildings on the adjoining tract and the free passage of Indian Office employees and the laying of pipe lines to carry water from the pump house to the buildings on the adjoining tract. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 2, 1933.
