Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-05-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Aerial Flights By Personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey." 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
▪9195, as amended, upon the Chief of Naval Personnel of any commanding officer of the Navy in regard to personnel of the Navy are hereby imposed upon the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey in regard to personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
▪The provisions of this order shall be effective as of June 1, 1942.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
197
1,114 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9550, Harry S Truman (May 10, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9550-relating-aerial-flights-personnel-the-coast-and-geodetic-survey.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 18 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, approved June 16, 1942, 56 Stat. 368, it is ordered as follows: 1. The provisions of Executive Order No. 9195 of July 7, 1942, as now or hereafter amended, prescribing regulations relating to aerial flights by personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, and officers of the Public Health Service detailed for duty with the coast Guard, shall apply to commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey while serving under jurisdiction of that service, in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to the officers of the Navy, expect that the duties and obligations imposed by Executive Order No. 9195, as amended, upon the Chief of Naval Personnel of any commanding officer of the Navy in regard to personnel of the Navy are hereby imposed upon the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey in regard to personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. 2. The provisions of this order shall be effective as of June 1, 1942. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 10, 1945
