Executive Order 1948

The area of land hereinafter described, situated in the Canal Zone, is hereby set apart and assigned to the uses and purposes of a radio station and other naval purposes under the control of the Secretary of the Navy; but said area shall be subject to the civil jurisdiction of the Canal Zone authorities in conformity with the Panama Canal Act.

The said area ia described as follows:

Starting at a concrete and rail monument marked "W" on the map, and located at the southeast corner of the oil fuel storage site on Balboa dump, go on an azimuth of 307°-41′ for a distance of 1,050 feet to a similar monument marked "Z" on the map; thence on an azimuth of 217°-40′ for a distance of 780 feet to a similar monument located on top of the dump on the shore of the bay and marked "V" on the map; thence along the top of the dump following the shore to a similar monument marked "Y" on the map; thence on an azimuth of 37°-40′ and for a distance of 1,120 feet to the point of the beginning; all as shown by the blue print, No. 3836, dated January 30, 1914, issued by the Department of Construction and Engineering, Isthmian Canal Commission, office of the Assistant to the Chief Engineer. ., 26 May, 1914.