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Executive Order 5139 ⚖️✨ Zone 2: Zone of Twilight Constitutional Neutral (+0.02) 📜 Art. II §2: Commander-in-Chief Supervisory Authority

Executive Order 5139—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Philippine Islands for Naval Reservations

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Wednesday, June 19, 1929
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17 min read (3,450 words)

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⏱️ 17 min read (3,450 words) • ● In Effect
🎯 Primary Mandate

All on the Island of Luzon, and those on the Islands of Romblon and Cuyo, Philippine Islands, are hereby designated as, and declared to be, Naval Reservations of the Government of the United States, subject to private rights if any there be; said Reservations and all lands included within the boundaries thereof being hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department: NAVAL STATION, CAVITE Lot No. 1.

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Signed by President Herbert Hoover on June 19, 1929, this order concerns Reserving Certain Described Lands in Philippine Islands for Naval Reservations. All on the Island of Luzon, and those on the Islands of Romblon and Cuyo, Philippine Islands, are hereby designated as, and declared to be, Naval Reservations of the Government of the United States, subject to private rights if any there be; said Reservations and all lands included within the boundaries thereof being hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department: NAVAL STATION, CAVITE Lot…

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

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All on the Island of Luzon, and those on the Islands of Romblon and Cuyo, Philippine Islands, are hereby designated as, and declared to be, Naval Reservations of the Government of the United States, subject to private rights if any there be; said Reservations and all lands included within the boundaries thereof being hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department: NAVAL STATION, CAVITE Lot No. 1.

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The Framers' Constitutional Council

1787 Prism

Evaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.

⚖️✨ Zone 2 (Zone of Twilight)
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"When the President acts in absence of either a congressional grant or denial of authority, he can only rely upon his own independent powers, but there is a zone of twilight in which he and Congress may have concurrent authority."

— Justice Robert H. Jackson, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) Concurrent Authority / Congressional Silence
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James Madison

Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy

"Power is of an encroaching nature, and it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it." — Federalist No. 48 (1788)

Madison would view this order with watchful scrutiny. Operating in the 'Zone of Twilight' where Congress is silent, each such directive establishes an administrative precedent that steadily expands the executive perimeter at the expense of legislative primacy.

Madisonian Stance: Vigilant / Cautionary
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Alexander Hamilton

The Energetic Executive & Unified Command

"The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength must be under the direction of the single hand of the Executive." — Federalist No. 74 (1788)

Hamilton would forcefully champion executive discretion here. For foreign entanglements, commerce defense, and national security, deliberative assemblies are too slow and faction-ridden. A unified, energetic Executive exercising swift command is precisely what the Philadelphia Convention intended for national preservation.

Hamiltonian Stance: Strong Prerogative Support
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George Mason

Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment

"The president will be surrounded by flatterers and sycophants... and the great powers of the executive will gradually absorb the liberties of the people." — Cato IV (Anti-Federalist, 1787)

The Anti-Federalist prism advises continuous democratic vigilance. Even routine administrative directives aggregate centralized federal power away from town halls and state assemblies toward a distant executive apparatus.

Anti-Federalist Stance: Eternal Vigilance Required
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Five Measurable "Constitutional Friction" Dimensions

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Dimension 1 • Art. I, §1 & §8

Legislative Encroachment & Purse

Low Friction

Operates within delegated statutory execution without modifying legislative appropriations or taxing powers.

Benchmark: Power of the purse, taxes/tariffs, and rule of law reserved to Congress.
Dimension 2 • Art. II, §1 & §3

Executive Scope & Faithfulness

Low Friction

Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.

Benchmark: Faithfully execute laws enacted by Congress vs. unilateral decree.
Dimension 3 • 10th Amendment

Federalism & State Sovereignty

Moderate Friction

Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.

Benchmark: Police powers and un-delegated responsibilities reserved to the States.
Dimension 4 • 5th & 14th Amendments

Due Process & Individual Rights

Low Friction

Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.

Benchmark: Protection of private property, contracts, liberty, and procedural justice.
Dimension 5 • Separation of Powers

Youngstown Jacksonian Tier

Moderate Friction

The order relies on inherent Article II executive discretion, civil service management, or foreign diplomacy where Congress has neither expressly approved nor prohibited action.

Benchmark: Concurrent Authority / Congressional Silence
⚖️ Audit Synthesis

This order operates within Justice Jackson’s Zone of Twilight, resting upon concurrent presidential authority or congressional silence.

Weighted composite: Art. I (25%), Art. II (25%), Federalism (15%), Due Process (15%), Youngstown (20%).
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By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, and pursuant to section 9 of the Act of Congress approved August 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 547; 48 U.S.C. 1221), entitled "An Act to declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those Islands," the hereinafter described tracts, parts of tracts, pieces or parcels of land located at Cavite, Canacao-Sangley Point, Baguio, Abuyog, Cape Bojeador, San Fernando, and at the mouth of the Imus River, all on the Island of Luzon, and those on the Islands of Romblon and Cuyo, Philippine Islands, are hereby designated as, and declared to be, Naval Reservations of the Government of the United States, subject to private rights if any there be; said Reservations and all lands included within the boundaries thereof being hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department: NAVAL STATION, CAVITE Lot No. 1. Beginning at a point marked 1 on Plan P-4046, Industrial Department, U.S. Naval Station, Cavite, P.I., thence 1-2 N. 5° 20' E. 20.28m 2-3 S. 87° 25' E. 9.57m 3-4 N. 4° 12' E. 8.07m 4-5 S. 86° 48' E. 15.42m 5-6 S. 86° 24' E. 12.74m 6-7 s. 88° 09' E. 5.56m 7-8 s. 88° 13' E. 17.71m 8-9 N. 25° 21' E. 7.80m 9-10 s. 86° 16' E. 8.75m 10-11 s. 0° 30' W. 2.27m 11-12 s. 89° 50' E. 6.90m 12-13 s. 0° 30' W. 4.64m 13-14 s. 89° 16' E. 7.10m 14-15 s. 1° 00' E. 5.72m 15-16 N. 88° 56' E. 21.08m 16-17 N. 2° 01' W. 5.39m 17-18 N. 88° 03' E. 7.05m 18-19 N. 88° 06' E. 7.83m 19-20 N. 78° 47' E. 3.75m 20-21 S. 86° 54' E. 6.03m 21-22 N. 89° 16' E. 6.21m 22-23 S. 87° 31' E. 11.28m 23-24 N. 89° 34' E. 10.46m 24-25 S. 89° 30' E. 2.32m 25-26 S. 86° 14' E. 4.41m 26-27 N. 84° 18' E. 26.66m 27-28 N. 84° 34' E. 68.18m 28-29 N. 87° 55' E. 10.20m 29-30 N. 83° 33' E. 12.19m 30-31 N. 75° 37' E. 3.62m 31-32 S. 89° 15' E. 34.52m 32-33 S. 89° 04' E. 20.08m 33-34 S. 0° 14' W. 5.01m 34-35 S. 88° 54' E. 15.53m 35-36 S. SS° 30' E. 16.09in 36-37 S. 88° 51' E. 14.96m 37-38 S. 83° 22' E. 3.37m 38-39 S. 88° 48' E. 22.44m 39-40 N. 89° 20' E. 10.42m 40-41 N. 89° 48' E. 19.48m 41-42 S. 88° 17' E. 13.04m 42-43 S. 87° 25' E. 30.29m 43-44 N. 87° 24' E. 6.84m 44-45 N. 87° 17' E. 29.50m 45-46 N. 89° 08' E. 4.59m 46-47 N. 89° 01' E. 16.23m 47-48 N. 11° 58' E. 30.22m 48-49 N. 78° 20' W. 0.94m 49-50 N. 13° 26' E. 13.01m 50-51 N. 78° 12' W. 16.72m 51-52 N. 12° 52' E. 4.67m 52-53 S. 78° 18' E. 18.74m 53-54 N. 9° 55' E. 3.89m 54-55 N. 2° 00' W. 8.89m 55-56 N. 5° 59' E. 12.10m 56-57 N. 87° 52' E. 36.40m 57-58 S. 84° 13' E. 12.89m 58-59 N. 12° 16' E. 107.97m 59-60 N. 40° 32' W. 22.25m 60-61 N. 1° 02' E. 3.88m 61-62 N. 89° 15' W. 47.66m 62-63 N. 4° 36' E. 24.21m 63-64 N. 84° 14' W. 3.39m 64-65 N. 4° 10' E. 30.10m 65-66 N. 78° 54' W. 37.37m 66-67 N. 9° 25' E. 1.90m 67-68 N. 85° 04' W. 38.68m 68-69 S. 3° 20' W. 22.89m 69-70 S. 89° 56' W. 21.22m 70-71 s. 88° 37' W. 15.70m 71-72 N. 89° 31' W. 16.55m 72-73 S. 1° 57' E. 14.66m 73-74 S. 3° 00' E. 14.15m 74-75 s. 0° 34' W. 14.10m 75-76 N. 86° 59' W. 3.S0m 76-77 S. 89° 46' W. 38.39m 77-78 s. 87° 57' W. 59.90m 78-79 N. 0° 29' E. 64.97m 79-80 S. 85° 18' W. 153.90m 80-81 N. 2° 58' W. 3.06m 81-82 N. 10° 54' E. 35.12m 82-83 N. 75° 13' E. 36.20m 83-84 S. 76° 42' E. 34.47m 84-85 S. 11° 41' E. 15.06m 85-86 N. 86° 38' E. 183.58m 86-87 N. 7° 14' E. 16.36m 87-88 N. 75° 59' E. 53.23m 88-89 S. 66° 41' E. 54.73m 89-90 s. 2° 06' E. 18.81m 90-91 s. 78° 47' E. 145.68m 91-92 N. 26° 11' E. 19.42m 92-93 N. 89° 49' E. 35.66m 93-94 N. 21° 54' E. 21.26m 94-95 S. 68° 25' E. 21.91m 95-96 S. 13° 02' E. 1.11m 96-97 S. 67° 22' E. 76.60m 97-98 s. 48° 07' E. 34.69m 98-99 N. 35° 51' E. 11.52m 99-100 S. 81° 21' E. 56.61m 100-101 s. 86° 12' E. 25.77m 101-102 s. 62° 35' E. 19.20m 102-103 s. 77° 27' E. 4.05m 103-104 N. 35° 42' E. 23.42m 104-105 S. 65° 50' E. 9.53m 105-106 S. 69° 58' E. 53.30m 106-107 S. 62° 50' E. 70.61m 107-108 S. 19° 22' W. 3.89m 108-109 S. 50° 37' W. 13.38m 109-110 S. 65° 21' E. 59.15m 110-111 S. 40° 21' E. 86.61m 111-112 S. 64° 32' W. 1.40m 112-113 S. 28° 29' E. 46.49m 113-114 S. 33° 46' W. 63.15m 114-115 S. 46° 13' W. 9.99m 115-116 S. 46° 19' E. 26.95m 116-117 S. 55° 24' W. 3.29m 117-118 N. 46° 32' W. 55.83m 118-119 N. 31° 12' W. 27.17m 119-120 N. 30° 46' W. 63.45m 120-121 S. 65° 17' W. 36.79m 121-122 S. 77° 29' w. 4.57m 122-123 S. 51° 32' w. 6.72m 123-124 S. 65° 19' w. 19.13m 124-125 s. 71° 47' w. 21.36m 125-126 N. 76° 00' w. 13.72m 126-127 S. 73° 48' w. 14.56m 127-128 S. 20° 20' E. 37.25m 128-129 N. 61° 35' E. 4.98m 129-130 S. 53° 57' E. 9.69m 130-131 S. 30° 05' E. 36.35m 131-132 s. 64° 54' W. 4.53m 132-133 s. 29° 29' E. 77.77m 133-134 s. 4° 24' W. 34.48m 134-135 s. 61° 22' W. 42.20m 135-136 N. 52° 12' W. 34.30m 136-137 N. 12° 47' w. 58.25m 137-138 N. 3° 52' E. 13.17m 138-139 N. 19° 00' W. 53.82m 139-140 N. 69° 17' W. 45.68m 140-141 N. 8° 31' W. 24.11m 141-142 N. 60° 47' W. 2.81m 142-143 S. 70° 56' W. 162.05m 143-144 S. 77° 16' W. 95.22m 144-145 N. 83° 10' W. 66.92m 145-146 N. 12° 17' W. 23.51m 146-147 S. 87° 14' W. 144.08m 147-148 S. 8° 17' w. 20.42m 148-149 S. 82° 01' w. 74.98m 149-150 N. 10° 18' w. 20.74m 150-151 N. 88° 10' w. 134.45m 151-152 S. 11° 52' w. 20.96m 152-153 S. 81° 57' w. 78.95m 153-154 N. 8° 04' w. 20.80m 154-1 N. 84° 30' w. 179.56m point of beginning, containing 47.55 acres, and 81-A due North 347.73m 88-B " " 300.00m 104-C " " 300.00m 110-D N. 45° 00' E. 424.24m 113-E due East 300.00m 117-F S. 46° 32' E. 300.00m 135-G due South 300.00m 1-H due South 300.00m and Lot No. 2. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said Plan P-4046, thence 1-2 N. 89° 43' W. 1.97m 2-2a S. 15° 43' w. 3.80m 2a-2b S. 29° 32' W. 3.29m 2b-3 S. 42° 38' W. 3.77m 3-4 s. 0° 11' W. 56.31m 4-5 s. 12° 29' E. 39.45m 5-6 s. 9° 51' W. 27.79m 6-7 s. 3° 07' W. 40.30m 7-7a s. 30° 24' E. 3.00m 7a-7b s. 32° 22' E. 3.01m 7b-7c s. 22° 16' E. 2.98m 7c-7d s. 10° 54' E. 3.01m 7d-8 s. 2° 49' W. 3.86m 8-8a s. 16° 19' W. 2.99m 8a-8b s. 30° 05' W. 2.99m 8b-8c s. 38° 54' W. 2.99m 8c-8d s. 51° 54' W. 3.00m 8d-8e s. 62° 56' W. 3.01m 8e-8f s. 75° 08' W. 3.00m 8f-9 N. 89° 03' W. 5.43m 9-9a N. 72° 07' W. 2.96m 9a-9b N. 60° 48' W. 3.01m 9b-9c N. 49° 30' W. 2.97m 9c-9d N. 36° 52' W. 3.00m 9d-9e N. 28° 06' W. 2.99m 9e-10 N. 15° 46' W. 2.58m 10-10a N. 3° 20' w. 3.26m lOa-lOb N. 7° 15' E. 2.93m lOb-lOc N. 19° 20' E. 3.02m lOc-lOd N. 30° 15' E. 3.14m lOd-lOe N. 44° 12' E. 3.05m lOe-lOf N. 53° 54' E. 2.97m lOf-lOg N. 65° 15' E. 2.96m 10g-ll N. 78° 35' E. 3.08m 11-12 N. 0° 25' W. 10.99m 12-13 S. 80° 01' W. 23.83m 13-14 n: 24° 27' W. 29.10m 14-15 n. 27° 47' E. 23.40m 15-16 N. 74° 25' E. 15.04m 16-17 N. 47° 48' E. 14.06m 17-18 N. 0° 35' E. 88.65m 18-18a N. 86° 45' W. 3.01m 18a-18b N. 76° 31' W. 3.00m 18b-18c N. 63° 36' W. 3.04m 18c-18d N. 53° 52' W. 2.98m 18d-18e N. 40° 52' w. 3.04m 18e-18f N. 29° 39' w. 2.99m 18f-18g N. 19° 57' w. 2.99m 18g-19 N. 5° 46' w. 4.28m 19-20 N. 3° 42' e: 7.89m 20-20a N. 30° 29' e. 1.64m 20a-20b N. 41° 13' E. 3.01m 20b-20c N. 51° 59' E. 3.02m 20c-20d N. 61° 39' E. 3.01m 20d-20e N. 71° 27' E. 3.02m 20e-20f N. 81° 36' E. 3.01m 20f-21 S. 83° 40' E. 2.99m 21-21a S. 76° 48' E. 3.02m 21a-21b S. 72° 51' E. 2.98m 21b-21c S. 61° 44' E. 3.00m 21c-21d S. 52° 54' E. 2.98m 21d-21e S. 42° 17' E. 2.99m 21e-21f S. 25° 17' E. 3.00m 21f-21g s. 12° 33' E. 2.99m 21g-21h s. 4° 59' E. 2.99m 21h-l s. 0° 18' W. 3.87m point of beginning, containing 1.22 acres, and Lot No. 144. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4046, thence 1-2 N. 84° 54' E. 18.11m 2-3 S. 3° 15' E. 21.31m 3-4 S. 89° 49' W. 19.21m 4-1 N. 0° 07' W. 19.73m point of beginning, containing approximately one-tenth of an acre. CANACAO AND SANGLEY POINT Lot No. 3. All lands of the peninsula known as the Canacao-Sangley Point Peninsula northeast of a line described as follows: Beginning at a point marked 1 on Plan P-4047, Industrial Department, U. S. Naval Station, Cavite, P. I., thence 1-2 N. 61° 34' W. 22.94m 2-3 N. 62° 07' W. 7.01m 3-4 N. 61° 57' W. 28.52m 4-5 N. 58° 15' W. 14.46m 5-6 N. 52° 37' W. 5.76m 6-7 N. 52° 38' W. 56.28m 7-8 N. 57° 30' W. 41.64m 8-9 N. 59° 20' W. 53.03m 9-9a S. 5° 46' E. 1.10m 9a-9b N. 58° 12' W. 10.00m 9b-10 S. 69° 58' E. 4.41m 10-11 N. 59° 48' W. 329.77m 11-12 N. 61° 28' W. 3.12m 12-13 N. 59° 41' W. 113.49m 13-B N. 59° 41' W. 300.00m 1-A S. 61° 34' E. 300.00m containing approximately 174 acres. BAGUIO All that tract of land known as Lot No. 141, Residence Section D, Baguio Naval Reservation, heretofore reserved for naval purposes by Resolution No. 56, of the Philippine Commission adopted January 6, 1911, described as follows: Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan P-4113, Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite; being N. 12° 48' W. eight hundred sixty seven and forty two hundredths (867.42) meters from triangulation monument Noble, thence 1-2 S. 72° 53' E. 403.92m 2-3 S. 17° 37' W. 20.00m 3-4 N. 72° 53' W. 403.92m 4-1 N. 17° 37' E. 20.00m point of beginning, containing 8078.4 square meters, or 2 acres, more or less, bearing true, declination 1° 30' E.; ROMBLON All that tract of land, known as "Romblon U. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the Barrio of Agnay, Municipality of Romblon, Province of Capiz, Island of Romblon, Philippine Islands being described as follows: Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1, on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite plan P-4094, being S. 35° 10' E., two thousand two hundred thirty four and three tenths (2234.3) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, Romblon, thence, 1-2 N. 17° 48' W. 203.70m 2-3 N. 84° 11' E. 16.38m 3-4 S. 83° 33' E. 68.93m 4-5 S. 71° 22' E. 23.94m 5-6 N. 86° 19' E. 24.60m 6-7 S. 59° 54' E. 36.73m 7-8 S. 12° 14' E. 36.90m 8-9 S. 74° 05' E. 38.07m 9-10 S. 48° 20' E. 43.01m 10-11 S. 81° 13' E. 58.24ni 11-12 S. 34° 25' E. 3.77m 12-1 S. 72° 12' W. 249.80m point of beginning, containing 29,200 square meters, more or less; and Lot 2. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4094, being S. 37° 32' E., one thousand nine hundred seventy three and eighty six hundredths (1973.86) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, Romblon, thence 1-2 N. 72° 12' E. 365.77m 2-3 S. 17° 48' E. 274.32m 3-4 S. 72° 12' W. 109.70m 4-5 N. 34° 25' W. 8.18m 5-6 N. 81° 13' W. 59.07m 6-7 N. 48° 20' W. 42.61m 7-8 N. 74° 05' W. 35.84m 8-9 N. 12° 14' W. 35.96m 9-10 N. 59° 54' W. 41.20m 10-11 S. 86° 19' W. 25.24m 11-12 N. 71° 22' W. 23.40m 12-13 N. 83° 33' W. 70.22m 13-14 S. 84° 11' W. 18.31m 14-1 N. 17° 48' W. 64.49m point of beginning, containing 69,005 square meters, more or less. Total area of two lots 98,205 square meters, or 24.3 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 1° 13' E.: CUYO All that tract of land known as "Cuyo U*. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the municipality of Cuyo, Province of Palawan, Island of Cuyo, Philippine Islands, being described as follows: Beginning at the cross of the letter "T" on the tree blazed " W. T.", indicated as point 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4091, and situated to the eastward of the town of Cuyo about two miles, from which tree the center of the cone of Mount Aguada bears S. 47° 30' W. (magnetic) approximately, and the center of the small island adjacent to Indagamy bears N. 22° W. (magnetic) approximately, thence 1-2 N. 47° 30' E. (magnetic) 300 feet 2-3 N. 42° 30' W. " 300 feet 3-4 S. 47° 30' W. " 300 feet 4-1 S. 42° 30' E. " 300 feet point of beginning, containing 2.07 acres, more or less: ABUYOG All that tract of land known as "Abuyog U. S. Naval Radio Station" situated in the Barrio of Abuyog, municipality of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows: Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4095, being N. 59° 50' W., two thousand two hundred nineteen and twenty six hundredths (2219.26) meters from B. L. L. M. #2, Payawin, thence 1-2 S. 12° 00' E. 182.88m 2-3 S. 78° 00' W. 182.88m 3-4 N. 12° 00' W. 182.88m 4-1 N. 78° 00' E. 182.88m point of beginning, containing 33,445 square meters, or 8.26 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 0° 09' N.: CAPE BOJEADOR All that tract of land known as "Cape Bojeador U. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the Barrio of Bobon, Municipality of Bangui, Province of Illocos Norte, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows: Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, N aval Station, Cavite plan P-4093, being S. 78° 47' W., one thousand four hundred eighty five and seventy two hundredths (1485.72) meters from B. L. B. M. #1 Bobon, thence, 1-2 East 409.00m 2-3 N. 35° 59' E. 101.16m 3-4 N. 56° 58' E. 111.43m 4-5 N. 73° 30' E. 117.12m 5-6 N. 85° 11' E. 130.99m 6-7 North 443.48m 7-8 s. 58° 54' W. 60.28m 8-9 s. 87° 14' W. 175.42m 9-10 s. 54° 52' w. 470.35m 10-1 s. 31° 07' w. 373.81m point of beginning, containing 287,588 square meters, more or less; and Lot 2. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4093, being S. 74° 20' W., one thousand seventy and thirty four hundredths (1070.34) meters from B. L. L. M. #1 Bobon, thence 1-2 East 377.91m 2-3 North 171.89m 3-4 s. 85° 13' W. 128.09m 4-5 s. 73° 27' W. 114.35m 5-6 s. 57° 12' W. 104.03m 6-1 s. 36° 22' w. 89.76m point of beginning, containing 47,850 square meters, more or less. Total area of Lots 1 and 2, 335,438 square meters, or 82.9 acres, more or less; bearings true, decEnation 0° 06'-0° 21' E.: SAN FERNANDO All that tract of land known as "San Fernando U. S. Naval Station", situated in the Barrio of Poro, municipality of San Fernando, Province of La Union, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows: Lot 6. Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4092, being S. 85° 21' W. three thousand eight hundred thirteen and fifty four hundredths (3813.54) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, San Fernando* thence 1-2 N. 46° 17' W. 150.63m 2-3 N. 52° 25' w. 83.08m 3-4 N. 34° 55' w. 88.24m 4-5 N. 1° 04' w. 96.80m 5-6 N. 76° 59' E. 93.00m 6-7 S. 75° 06' E. 100.00m 7-8 S. 46° 08' E. 100.00m 8-9 s. 17° 11' E. 100.00m 9-10 s. 11° 46' W. 100.00m 10-1 s. 36° 20' W. 70.00m point of beginning. Said Lot No. 6 is of an area computed as part of the area of a circle of 200 meters radius described about the center of the "PORT LIGHT" located near the shore line. Bearings and distances from point 5 to point 1, passing through points 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, given along chords of the circle above described. Excluded from said Lot No. 6 are parcels of land situated within the above metes and bounds and described as follows: Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4092, being S. 87° 21' W., 3883.36 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 1, San Fernando, thence 1-2 S. 10° 05' W. 42.57m 2-3 S. 53° 54' E. 54.64m 3-4 N. 5° 15' E. 54.09m 4-1 N. 64° 05' W. 46.31m point of beginning; area 2217 square meters; claimed by Emigdio Hufano, G. L. R. O. Rec. No. 897, R. S. 258; and Lot 2a. Beginning at a point marked la on said plan P-4092 being S. 86° 23' W., 3846.18 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 1 San Fernando, thence la-2a S. 82° 33' E. 79.66m 2a-3a N. 20° 22' E. 41.00m being a chord of an arc of a circle of 200 m. rad., described about the center of the "Port Light", near the shore line. 3a-4a N. 81° 59' W. 90.58m 4a-la S. 5° 00' W. 40.90m point of beginning; area 3472 square meters; claimed by Maximiano Munar, G. L. R. O. Rec. No. 888, Rs 256; and Lot 4. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4092, being S. 89° 17' W., 3937.36 meters from B. L. L. M., No. 1, San Fernando; thence 1—2 N. 2° 08' W. 58.15m 2-3 S. 82° 35' W. 49.82m 3-4 S. 2° 00' w. 36.76m 4-5 s. 75° 37' E. 41.67m 5-6 s. 2° 10' W. 96.05m 6-7 s. 86° 02' E. 63.96m 7-8 N. 4° 33' E. 91.99m 8-1 N. 85° 43' W. 55.16m point of beginning; area 8490 square meters; claimed by Camilo Galves, G. L. R. 0., Rec. No. 590, Rs259. Total area of Lot No. 6, exclusive of Lots 1, 2a and 4, 49,220 square meters, more or less, or 12.2 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 0° 45' E. MOUTH OF IMUS RIVER All those two parcels of land near Cavite at the mouth of the Imus River, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows: Lot A. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P4274, being N. 2° 52' E., 425.81 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 3, thence 1-2 N. 66° 44' W. 91.20m 2-3 S. 5° 16' W. 22.33m 3-4 N. 85° 42' w. 14.54m 4-5 N. 19° 33' E. 66.18m 5-6 N. 30° 19' E. 4.24m 6-7 N. 15° 47' E. 31.97m 7-8 N. 48° 43' E. 17.66m 8-9 N. 58° 20' E. 34.50m 9-10 S. 57° 00' E. 52.49m 10-11 S. 64° 49' E. 42.27m 11-12 S. 36° 07' W. 60.47m 12-13 s. 24° 26' W. 22.48m 13-1 s. 26° 15' W. 28.47m point of beginning; area 12,267.04 square meters; and Lot B. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4274 being S. 86° 52' W. 1620.77 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 2, thence 1-2 S. 14° 22' E. 75.41m 2-3 S. 18° 01' W. 8.63m 3-4 s. 65° 58' w. 43.49m 4-5 N. 63° 51' w. 605.26m 5-6 N. 52° 03' w. 180.34m 6-7 N. 54° 33' E. 371.99m 7-8 S. 45° 13' E. 556.01m 8-9 S. 6° 24' E. 94.62m 9-1 s. 6° 21' E. 8.79m HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 19, 1929.

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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5139 (June 19, 1929), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5139-reserving-certain-described-lands-philippine-islands-for-naval.