[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 184, April 22, 1974 ]
TO: | The Director Bureau of Mines Manila |
In connection with the government approved plan thereby authorizing Reynolds Aluminum Corp. of America to establish an Aluminum Smelter Plant in Samar, and in order to be assured of adequate tonnage of Aluminum minerals for the purpose, the entire island of Samar is hereby closed to mining location in so far as Alumina and its related minerals are concerned, pending determination of all possible areas containing these minerals by the Bureau of Mines.
For existing claims, you are directed to suspend all processing of claims on these minerals, until instructions to the contrary are received from this Office.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
President
Republic of the Philippines