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San Diego: Border Field, 1970-1972

 File — Box: 278, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Scope and Contents

Extensive corresp., news materials, government reports and President Nixon’s comments on the state of the nation’s environment. Examples are: Photocopy of news article by Jerry Remmers on the Border Field State Park (Evening Tribune, 8/18/72); stapled packet of Wilson office memo & note plus attached copiesof (1) Dept. of the Navy, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Disposal Reports #s 346, 347 & 348 (1972), (2) “Memorandum For: Members of the Committee on Armed Services (4/4/72), (3) Dept of the Army, Chief of Engineers, Real Estate, Acquisition Reports # 204 & Disposal Reports # 354, 355 & 356 (1972), (4) Dept of Air Force Acquisition Report # 99 & 100 & Disposal Report #s 329, 330, 331, 333, 334 & 335 (1972) re/ real estate projects slated for acquisition or disposal in various states, including California; stapled packet containing corresp. (July-Aug 1971) from Congressman Wilson, Sid Cornell (Chairman, Continental State Park Committee) & Mayor Leebert L. Stites (City of Imperial Beach), copy of “California Continental State Park” South Bay Historical Society, 1965, & copy of “Resolution No. 1701,” July 6, 1971, City of Imperial Beach urging the creation of an International Park at the Border Field site; stapled copies of City of Imperial Beach Resolutions No. 1671 & 1670 (7/6/71) re/ “urge the Federal Government and the State of California to combine their efforts to create such a Continental State Park at the Southwesterly Corner of the Continental United States” & to urge the State Landmark Commission to officially recognize Border Marker #258;” copy of “Memo To Boss From Paul” (7/12/71) re/ trfs. of Navy property to Port of S.D. for extension of Spanish Landing Park & query about progress being made to convey Border Field to the State of California for an international park; copies of “Memo For File” (6/9/71), Paul Tsompanas letter (4/6/71) & photo-copy of news article “Curran favors U.S. role in border park” (Evening Tribune, n.d.) re/ financial status of Border Park project; copy of letter from Rev. Dr. J. Edward Burn (So.Bay Chamber of Commerce) (4/3/71) re/ resolution requesting federal funds for Border Field location as a National Park; stapled packet containing letters from Congressman Wilson & Rod Kreger (Act. Admin., GSA) (4/71) & copy of “MODIFIED DRAFT Environmental Statement for the Border Field, San Diego County, California...The General Services Administration;” stapled packet containing corresp. (Jan.-Mar. 1971) from Rod Kreger (GSA), Congressman Wilson, Darrell M. Trent (Dep. Dir., Ex. Office of the President), Wilson office memo, copy of “a draft environmental statement prepared by [GSA]...concerning the former Naval Measurement Station, Border Field....,” letter from Paul Tsompanas (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) & letter from Fred J. Russell (Under Sec. of the Interior) with enclosed 7 page copy of “management and development plan for Border Field, California . . . . The Concordia National Historic Site would be 372.423 acres in size;” copy of Rev. Dr. J. Edward Burn (South Bay Chamber of Commerce) to President Richard Nixon (3/15/71) re/ preserving Border Field as an international park and preventing “an international air pollution problem if sand, gravel and asphalt interests are allowed to expand their operations;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Dr. Milton H. Ivens (2/71) re/ Dr. Iven’s suggestion to establish an “International Park” & an “International Sanctuary” at the “USA-Mexican border” analogous to that established “between Manitoba, Canada and North Dakota, USA;” copy of 18 page press release (2/8/71) from The White House containing the President’s message to Congress re/ the state of the nation’s environment, federal programs and expenditures designed to help control air, land and water pollution, enhance preservation and sustain wilderness expansion; copies of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & constituents (11/70) re/ “the proposed park development along the U.S.-Mexican Border in San Diego;” loose collection of corresp. that includes “Memo to Boss From Paul” (10/1/70) & letters (Jan.-Sept. 1970) from F.W. Devose (SDG&E) & RAdm. R.R. Wooding (CEC, Nav. Fac. Eng. Command) & copy of SDG&E’s Exhibit B, “Border Site Ultimate Development--Case 1 (RD 5096E)” (1/21/70) re/ San Diego Gas & Electric Co.’s proposal “to acquire fee title or an easement to a corridor of land across Border Field....to connect an electric power plant site with the Pacific Ocean;” copies of corresp. from Rev. Dr. J.Edward Burn (Commitment 70) & Congressman Wilson’s response (Sept.-Oct. 1970) re/ “opposition to the cement and asphalt plant proposed for a site near Border Field;” stapled copies of “MEMO FOR FILE,” office notes & Dept. of the Navy Disposal Report No. 307 (9/70) re/ acquisition of the 492.42 acres of Border Field at an acquisition cost of $139,150; copies of corresp. from Melvin H. Harter (S.D. County Ecumenical Conf.) & Congressman Wilson (6/70) re/ the “status of the proposed State Park at the Tijuana Border.”

Dates

  • created: 1970-1972

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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