Memorandum, Powers of the President to Send the Armed Forces Outside the United States (A)
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OCR Page 1 of 49February 16, 1951
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Memorandum
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT TO SEND THE
ARMED FORCES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
Table of Contents
I The Question
p. 1
II Summary of Conclusions
p. 2
'NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AMD
RECORDS
III Discussion
p. 6
A. Introductory
p. 6
B. Powers of the President and the Congress
p. 7
1. Of the President
p. 7
2. Of the Congress
p. 10
C. Grounds for Presidential Action in
p. 11
sending Troops Abroad
1. General Constitutional Limitations
p. 11
2. Protection of U. S. Citizens or
p. 12
Their Property Abroad
3. Protection of the Honor of the
p. 14
United States
4. Expansion of Foreign Commerce
p. 14
5. Defense of the United States
p. 15
a. Doctrine of The Prize Cases
p. 15
b. Sending Troops to Florida (1818)
p. 17
C. Sending Troops to Texas (1845)
p. 17
d. Sending Troops to Latin American
p. 18
Countries
e. Sending Troops to Iceland and
p. 18
the British Bases (1941)
6. Execution of a Treaty
p. 19
a. The Doctrine
p. 19
b Under the Platt Amendment
p. 20
C. Under the Treaty with Colombia
p. 21
d. Treaty Need Not Be Explicit
p. 21
7. Occupation of a Vanquished Enemy Nation
p. 22
D. Congressional Limitations on the power of the
p. 24
President to Send Troops Abroad
1. By Virtue of Congressional Powers over
p.25
the Armed Forces
a. Power of the Purse
p. 25
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