Herb, who ever told you that *lied*. No one in P.R. intended that. I was
the ARRL Section Manager and I would have known. Desecheo made it to the
DXCC list under the separate administration clause of the DXCC rules (later
deleted), the same rule used to include Kingman Reef, Kure Island, Sable and
Saint Paul Islands. All jurisdiction over Desecheo was transferred to the
U.S. Navy (and in1976 to Interior) during the WWII, and used as a bombing
range. The government of Puerto Rico has no authority over Desecheo. Any
crime committed in Desecheo is a federal matter, tried in U.S. Federal
Courts. Mona Island is part of the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. There
was no way it could qualify for DXCC status. If Water Island was considered
by the DXAC and not included in the List, was because it failed to pass the
test of the rules. Do you think that the DXAC, the HQ's DX Awards Committee
and the General Manger (K1ZZ) would accept been blackmailed by me or anyone
else in P.R.? Anyone who has any doubt of what I am saying may contact Bob,
W9KNI, who was the chairman of the DXAC at the time of Desecheo's inclusion
in the DXCC list.
Dave
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