Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
Subject: Transfer of Unified Command Plan Responsibilities
Pursuant to my authority as Commander in Chief, I hereby approve your request dated August 29, 2016, and direct the relief of the requested responsibilities in the Unified Command Plan.
Consistent with title 10, United States Code, section 161(b)(2) and title 3, United States Code, section 301, you are directed to notify the Congress on my behalf.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
NOTE: This memorandum was published in the Federal Register on October 5.
Barack Obama, Memorandum on Transfer of Unified Command Plan Responsibilities Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/319111