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awake Sand Island available to the United States Coast Guard for use
. Loran A and C station site. The Secretary of Defense by letter of
Jecember 1959 granted permissionfor the installation of the Loran
jon on Sa nd island with the provision that it operate on a non-interference |
is with the proposed Nike-Zeus program.
As the Loran Station satisfied
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alrements in support of military operations under the operational authority
he Commander in Chief, Pacific, authority to shut down was vested in
« On 30 October 1961 the U.S. Coast Guard relinquished its permit
‘ccupy a portion of Johnston Island.
oral-fill construction program was completed in June 1960 and
yoximately 25 additional acres were added to the island.
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arallel with those negotiations mentioned above, the Secretary of the
asury by letter of 30 June 1959, requested the Secretary of Defense