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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-11-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise the Authority of the President to Classify Positions Occupied By Chiefs of Mission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪156), and as President of the United States, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 411 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to classify into four classes the positions which are to be occupied by chiefs of mission.
▪This order shall become effective on November 13, 1946.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
117
658 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9799, Harry S Truman (Nov 8, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9799-authorizing-the-secretary-state-exercise-the-authority-the-president.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in my by section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, approved August 13, 1946 (Public Law 724, 79th Congress), and section 202 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 156), and as President of the United States, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 411 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to classify into four classes the positions which are to be occupied by chiefs of mission. This order shall become effective on November 13, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, November 8, 1946
