Executive Order 9742 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9742—Termination and Liquidation of the War Relocation Authority

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Tuesday, June 25, 1946

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1 min read (231 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-06-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Termination and Liquidation of the War Relocation Authority." 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

▪ The Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agency or agencies of the Department of the Interior as he shall designate, is authorized and directed to wind up the affairs of the Authority, and to utilize for such purpose so much of the personnel, records, property, and funds of the Authority as may be necessary.

▪ All provisions of prior Executive orders which are in conflict with this order are amended accordingly.

▪ This order shall become effective at the close of business June 30, 1946.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

231

1,357 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9742, Harry S Truman (Jun 25, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9742-termination-and-liquidation-the-war-relocation-authority.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitute and statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and as President of the United States, it is hereby order as follows: The War Relocation authority, established by Executive Order No 9102 of March 18, 1942, and transferred to the Department of the Interior by Executive Order 9423 of February 16, 1944, is terminated as an organizational entity within the Department of the Interior, and the office of the Director of the War Relocation Authority is abolished. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agency or agencies of the Department of the Interior as he shall designate, is authorized and directed to wind up the affairs of the Authority, and to utilize for such purpose so much of the personnel, records, property, and funds of the Authority as may be necessary. The powers conferred upon the Secretary of the Interior by Executive Order No. 9102 as modified by Executive Order No. 9423 may be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior to the extend necessary for the effective liquidation of the affairs of the authority. All provisions of prior Executive orders which are in conflict with this order are amended accordingly. This order shall become effective at the close of business June 30, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 25, 1946