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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-05-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Conversion Factors for Use in Administering Quotas on Imports of Coffee." 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
▪One bag of 60 kilograms of coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 132.276 pounds of coffee.
▪One pound of roasted coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 1.2 pounds of raw (green) coffee.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
209
1,195 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8758, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 21, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8758-establishing-conversion-factors-for-use-administering-quotas-imports.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas the entry for consumption of coffee in the United States is limited to the quotas provided for in the Inter-American Coffee Agreement signed on November 28, 1940; and Whereas such quotas are expressed in terms of bags of 60 kilograms net, or equivalent quantities; and Whereas the term "bags of 60 kilograms net" is applicable only to raw (green) coffee; and Whereas it is necessary and desirable that provision be made for determining the equivalent of a bag of coffee of 60 kilograms net in terms of pounds, and for determining the weight of roasted coffee in terms of the weight of raw (green) coffee: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the joint resolution of Congress approved April 11, 1941 (Public Law 33, 77th Cong., 1st Sess.), I hereby establish the following conversion factors for use in administering the quotas on imports of coffee provided for in the said agreement: 1. One bag of 60 kilograms of coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 132.276 pounds of coffee. 2. One pound of roasted coffee shall be considered to be the equivalent of 1.2 pounds of raw (green) coffee. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 21, 1941.
