the territorial waters between the extreme high-water marks in the three-mile marine boundaries surrounding the islands of Palmyra, Johnston, Midway, Wake, and Kingman Reef, in the Pacific Ocean, are hereby established and reserved as naval defensive sea areas for purposes of national defense
Executive Order 8682—Establishing Naval Defensive Sea Areas Around and Naval Airspace Reservations Over the Islands of...
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