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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-06-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order No. 3151 of August 16, 1919, and Restoring the Land Affected Thereby to Its Former Status." 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
▪3151 of August 16, 1919, reserving a certain tract of land at the head of Passage Canal (Portage Bay), Alaska, for the use of the Navy Department for the erection of wharves, coal storage yards, or other naval purposes, is hereby revoked, and the land affected thereby is hereby restored to its former status of being withdrawn for town-site purposes under Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
112
624 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. 8787, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 14, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8787-revoking-executive-order-no-3151-august-16-1919-and-restoring-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and by section 1 of the act of March 12, 1914, c. 37, 38 Stat. 305, Executive Order No. 3151 of August 16, 1919, reserving a certain tract of land at the head of Passage Canal (Portage Bay), Alaska, for the use of the Navy Department for the erection of wharves, coal storage yards, or other naval purposes, is hereby revoked, and the land affected thereby is hereby restored to its former status of being withdrawn for town-site purposes under Executive Order No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 14, 1941.
