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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-01-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Limitations Upon Punishments for Certain Violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61 and 86." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Restoring Limitations Upon Punishments for Certain Violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61 and 86.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
101
628 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9683, Harry S Truman (Jan 19, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9683-restoring-limitations-upon-punishments-for-certain-violations.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 9048 of February 3, 1942, and Executive Order No. 9267 of November 9, 1942, the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 104 (c) of A Manual for Courts-Martial, United States Army (1928), for violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61 and 86, relating, respectively, to desertion, aiding or advising another to desert, absence without leave, and misbehavior of sentinels, were suspended until further order as to offenses committed after the effective dates of such orders; and WHEREAS, it is deemed no longer necessary HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 19, 1946
