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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-12-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1745, as amended, and section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, secs.
▪7968 of September 3, 1938, as amended by E.O.
▪1911), is hereby amended to read as follows: "Item No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
218
1,232 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9407, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 17, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9407-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1745, as amended, and section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, secs. 127 and 132), item 38 of the Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. No. 7968 of September 3, 1938, as amended by E.O. No. 8297 of December 4, 1939, and E.O. No. 9303 of February 11, 1943; 22 CFR 105.15, 1939 Supp., 8 F.R. 1911), is hereby amended to read as follows: "Item No. Nature of Service Fee 38 Any and all services indicated in the Tariff of Fees performed for the official use of the Government of the United States; any and all notarial services, such as the administration of oaths or the taking of acknowledgments, in connection with the execution of forms or other documents issued by or to he presented to any department or agency of the Government of the United States, the gratis performance of which is not otherwise provided for in the Tariff of Fees; and any and all notarial services performed for members of the armed forces of the United States or for any civilian employees of the Government of the United States -------------- No fee" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 17, 1943.
