By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create a technical committee to undertake the necessary study, investigation and survey of and determine the correct boundary lines between Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur, composed of the following or their duly authorized representatives:

Director, Bureau of Coast & Geodetic Survey	-	Chairman
City Engineer, Zamboanga City	-	Member
District Forester of Zamboanga del Norte	-	Member
District, Land Officer of Zamboanga Norte	-	Member
Highway District Engineer of Zamboanga del Norte	-	Member
District Forester of Zamboanga del Sur	-	Member
District Land Officer of Zamboanga del Sur	-	Member
Highway District Engineer of Zamboanga del Sur	-	Member

The Committee may call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government for such assistance as it may need in the performance of its task.

The Committee shall complete its work and submit to the City Council of Zamboanga City and Provincial Boards of the provinces involved a report of its findings within a period of six (6) months from the date hereof.

All expenses incurred by the Committee in the execution of its task shall be borne share and share alike by the aforementioned local governments.

Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.


By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary