Executive Order 9831 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9831—Abolishing the Board of War Communications

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Monday, February 24, 1947

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1 min read (130 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 1947-02-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Abolishing the Board of War Communications." 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 Board of War Communications, established as the Defense Communications Board by Executive Order No.

▪ 8546 of September 24, 1940, 8960 of December 6, 1941, 8964 of December 10, 1941, 9089 of March 6, 1942, and 9183 of June 15, 1942, are revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

130

760 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9831, Harry S Truman (Feb 24, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9831-abolishing-the-board-war-communications.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues, including the Communications Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 1104, as amended; 47 U. S. C. 606), and as President of the United States, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Board of War Communications, established as the Defense Communications Board by Executive Order No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, is abolished, and all property and records thereof are transferred to the Federal Communications Commission. 2. Executive Orders No. 8546 of September 24, 1940, 8960 of December 6, 1941, 8964 of December 10, 1941, 9089 of March 6, 1942, and 9183 of June 15, 1942, are revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 24, 1947