Executive Order 9903 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9903—Termination of Duty-Free Admission of War Materials Purchased by Certain Agencies

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Wednesday, November 12, 1947

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1 min read (149 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 1947-11-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Termination of Duty-Free Admission of War Materials Purchased by Certain Agencies." 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

▪ In the interest of the internal management of the Government, as follows: Except as to articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, prior to the thirtieth day after the date of this order, there is hereby terminated the authority of (1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its Board of Directors under Executive Order No.

▪ All provisions of prior Executive orders inconsistent with the provisions of this order are amended accordingly.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

149

899 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9903, Harry S Truman (Nov 12, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9903-termination-duty-free-admission-war-materials-purchased-certain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, as follows: Except as to articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, prior to the thirtieth day after the date of this order, there is hereby terminated the authority of (1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its Board of Directors under Executive Order No. 9177 of May 30, 1942 (7 F.R. 4195), (2) the United States Maritime Commission under Executive Order No. 9495 of October 30, 1944 (9 F.R. 13035) and (3) the Secretary of Commerce under Executive Order No. 9768 of August 9, 1946 (11 F.R. 8711). All provisions of prior Executive orders inconsistent with the provisions of this order are amended accordingly. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, November 12, 1947