by virtue of the authority in me vested, and in pursuance of said Act of the Congress, approved July 1, 1902, do hereby declare, proclaim and make known that the following described lands be, and the same are hereby, reserved for naval purposes, to wit
Proclamation 502—Reservation of Lands in Puerto Rico for Naval Purposes
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