Executive Order 3322

by President of the United States

The area hereinafter described as Paitilla Point Military Reservation, formerly situated within the Republic of Panama, but acquired by the United States Government and now a part of the Canal Zone, is hereby set apart as a military reservation under the control of the Secretary of War, the said reservation, however, to remain subject to the civil jurisdiction of the Canal Zone authorities in conformity with the Panama Canal Act.

The said area is described as follows:

PAITILLA POINT MILITARY RESERVATION.

Starting at a triangulation station marked "Paitilla 1914" on the map (Panama Canal Drawing No. X-6053-1) the geodetic coordinates of which are Lat. 8° 58′ plus 3,045.82 feet and Long. 79° 30′ plus 5,847.92 feet, go on an azimuth of 180° 00′ for a distance of 1,399.24 feet to a concrete monument, marked "A" on the map, which is the point of beginning on the boundary of the reservation; thence on a line the azimuth of which is 270° 00′ for a distance of 1,146.95 feet to a concrete monument marked "B" on the map, which monument is on the extreme high-water line on the shore of the Bay of Panama; thence along the extreme high-water line, in a general southwesterly direction, for a distance of 6,000 feet more or less to a concrete monument marked "C" on the map, which monument is on the extreme high-water line; thence on a line the azimuth of which is 123° 43′ for a distance of 67.3 feet to a concrete monument marked "D" on the map, which monument is on the extreme high water line. The last-mentioned course between "C" and "D" cuts off the extreme end of Paitilla Point and coincides with the old Panama City boundary. From "D" follow the extreme high-water line in a northerly direction along the east bank of the estuary of the Rio Matasnillo for a distance of 4,000 feet more or less to a concrete monument marked "E" on the map; thence on a line the azimuth of which is 270° 00′ for a distance of 1,088.76 feet to a concrete monument marked "A" on the map, which is the point of beginning.

All bearings are true.

In addition to the above, the Secretary of War shall have control of all land on the eastern side of above described area between extreme high-water line and low-water line within the confines of the prolongation of boundary lines E-B and D-C; also all land on the western side of above described area between extreme high water line and low-water line, but in no case further than the center line of the Rio Matasnillo, between the confines of the prolongation of boundary lines B-E and C-D.

Woodrow Wilson 

The White House,

1 September, 1920.