Executive Order 9229 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9229—Possession Relinquished of Bayonne Plant of General Cable Corporation

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Thursday, August 20, 1942

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1 min read (249 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-08-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Possession Relinquished of Bayonne Plant of General Cable Corporation." 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

▪ Roosevelt , as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby direct the Secretary of the Navy to relinquish possession of said plant of General Cable Corporation and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out the aforesaid direction.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

249

1,463 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

28.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9229, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 20, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9229-possession-relinquished-bayonne-plant-general-cable-corporation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , by Executive Order No. 9220 dated the 13th day of August 1942, the Secretary of the Navy was authorized and directed by the President to take possession of and operate the plant of General Cable Corporation located at Bayonne, New Jersey, to produce the war materials called for by the Company's contracts with the United States, its departments and agencies, or as may be otherwise required for the war effort, and to do all things necessary or desirable to that end; and Whereas , on the 14th day of August 1942, the Secretary of the Navy acting pursuant to said direction took and has retained possession of said plant of General Cable Corporation; and Whereas , said Executive order provides that possession and operation thereunder shall be terminated by the President as soon as he determines that said plant of General Cable Corporation will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the war effort; and Whereas , it now appears, and the President does so determine, that said plant will be privately operated in a manner consistent with the war effort: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, hereby direct the Secretary of the Navy to relinquish possession of said plant of General Cable Corporation and to issue the necessary orders for carrying out the aforesaid direction. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 20, 1942.