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- # Letter from Governor of Puerto Rico
## Overview
This entity is a textual segment extracted from a document, identified as a formal letter from the Governor of Puerto Rico to the President of the United States. It spans lines 770 to 780 of the source file and was extracted on January 27, 2026, using automated structure extraction tools. The segment is titled and labeled as "Letter from Governor of Puerto Rico" and is part of the archival collection [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS).
## Context
The letter responds to a presidential interagency memorandum concerning naval training activities on Vieques, an island municipality of Puerto Rico that has been the subject of long-standing political and environmental controversy due to U.S. military use. The Governor acknowledges the federal action as a constructive step toward resolution and affirms Puerto Rico’s cooperation in supporting continued military training under agreed-upon conditions. This document reflects high-level coordination between territorial and federal authorities during a sensitive period of policy implementation.
## Contents
The letter expresses the Governor’s commitment to refrain from legal action that would restrict naval training on the Vieques range, as outlined in the interagency memorandum. It further pledges support for federal efforts to prevent trespassing and unauthorized access by leveraging state and local jurisdictional resources. Additionally, the Governor announces the intention to appoint a Commissioner for Vieques to collaborate with the Senior Naval Representative in Puerto Rico, ensuring effective implementation of agreed-upon measures. The text appears on page 29 of the original document, preserved as part of the archival record.
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- Letter from Governor of Puerto Rico to the President
Dear Mr. President:
The interagency memorandum you have issued regarding naval training on Vieques provides a fair and positive basis for resolution of a long-standing issue. Recognizing the actions you have taken in that regard, I will commit that the resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will be used in cooperation with relevant Federal authorities, to ensure continued training on the range within the limits described in your interagency memorandum. Specifically, we will not initiate litigation that would constrain use of the range, and we will support Federal efforts to assure that trespassing or other intrusions on the range cease entirely by providing complementary support required of state and local jurisdictions.
Further, I intend to appoint a Commissioner for Vieques to work with the Senior Naval Representative in Puerto Rico in implementing the steps we have agreed upon.
Sincerely
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- Letter from Governor of Puerto Rico