Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, in relation to the Parity Amendment tot eh Constitution, I hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserve for the use of the U.S.Embassy, subject to private rights, if any there be, certain parcels of the public domain situated in the Districts of Malate, City of Manila, and more particularly described as follows, to wit:

LOT 3, BLOCK 501
Cavite Boulevard Cad. 2

œ A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 3, Block 501 of the cadastral survey of Cavite Boulevard, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. ), situated in the District of Malate, City of Manila. Bounded on the NE., by Lot 16, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard Cad.; on the SE., by Lot 15 and Lot 6, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard Cad.; on the SW., by Lot 8, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard.; and on the NW., by Calle Soldado. Beginning at a point marked œ1  on plan, being S. 9 deg, 09 ™ E., 34.91 m. from Fire Hyd. 42, City of Manila.

thence S. 64 deg. 51 ™ W., 0.71 m. to point œ2 ;
thence S. 64 deg. 51 ™ W., 77.43 m. to point œ3 ;
thence N. 26 deg. 08 ™ W., 245.43 m. to point œ4 ;
thence N. 67 deg. 46 ™ E., 77.17 m. to point œ5 ;
thence S. 78 deg. 29 ™ E., 4.89 m. to point œ6 ;
thence S. 25 deg. 28 ™ E., 50.67 m. to point œ7 ;

thence S. 25 deg. 29 ™ E., 187.87 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of NINETEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY SIX SQUARE METERS AND THIRTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (19,346.3), more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old Corners; bearings true; declination, variable; date of the cadastral survey, Oct., 1912- Oct., 1913. 

LOT 8, BLOCK 501
Cavite Boulevard Cad. 27

œ A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 8, Block 501 of the cadastral survey of Cavite Boulevard, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. ), situated in the District of Malate, City of Manila. Bounded on the NE., by Lot 3, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard Cad.; on the SE., by Lot 9, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard Cad.; on the SE., by Dewey Boulevard; and on the NW., by Calle Soldado. Beginning at appoint marked œ1  on plan, being S. 43 deg 59 ™ W., 94.21 m. from Fire Hyd. 42, City of Manila,

thence S. 65 deg. 28 ™ W., 5.82 m. to point œ2 ;
thence N. 24 deg. 33 ™ W., 34.89 m. to point œ3 ;
thence N. 26 deg. 05 ™ W., 211.02 m. to point œ4 ;
thence S. 63 deg. 55 ™ E., 4.90 m. to point œ5 ;
thence S. 26 deg. 08 ™ E., 245.43 m. to point œ6 ;

thence S. 65 deg. 51 ™ W., 0.25 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY NINE SQUARE METERS AND TEN SQUARE DECIMETERS (1,249.1) more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old Corners; bearings true; declination, variable; date of the cadastral survey, Oct., 1912- Oct., 1913. 

LOT 16, BLOCK 501
Cavite Boulevard Cad. 27

œ A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 16, Block 501 of the cadastral survey of Cavite Boulevard, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. ), situated in the District of Malate, City of Manila. Bounded on the NW., NE. and SE., by Calle M. H. del Pilar; and on the SW., by Lot 3, Block 501, Cavite Boulevard Cad. Beginning at a point marked œ1  on plan, being S. 9 deg. 14 ™ E., 83.92 m. from Fire hyd. 42, City of Manila,

thence S. 64 deg. 51 ™ W., 0.06 m. to point œ2 ;
thence N. 25 deg. 29 ™ W., 187.87 m. to point œ3 ;
thence N. 25 deg. 28 ™ W., 50.67 m. to point œ4 ;
thence S. 78 deg. 29 ™ E., 0.12 m. to point œ5 ;

thence S. 25 deg. 28 ™ E., 238.46 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of NINETEEN SQUARE METERS AND EIGHTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (19.8) more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old Corners; bearings true; declination, variable; date of the cadastral survey, Oct., 1912- Oct., 1913. 

BLOCK 502
Manila Cad. 13

œ A PARCEL OF LAND (Block 501 of the cadastral survey of the City of Manila, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. ), situated in the District of Malate, City of Manila. Bounded on the NE.,by Calle Mabini; on the SE. by Calle Militar; on the SW., by Calle M. H. del Pilar; and on the NW., by Calle Herran. Beginning at a point marked œ1  on plan, being N. 17 deg. 40 ™ W., 16.12 m. from Fire Hydrant 42, City of Manila,

thence N. 25 deg. 29 ™ W., 138.58 m. to point œ2 ;
thence N. 70 deg. 59 ™ E., 96.35 m. to point œ3 ;
thence S. 24 deg. 36 ™ E., 130.45 m. to point œ4 ;

thence S. 66 deg. 17 ™ W., 93.76 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY NINE SQUARE METERS AND THIRTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (12, 739.3) more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old Corners; bearings true; declination, variable; date of the cadastral survey, Oct., 1912- Oct., 1913. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one and of the independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

BY THE PRESIDENT:

(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary