I believe the Les Hemingway one may be one of two, as the one he did with my Grandfather was before the '70s, was called New Atlantis, and it was closer to the FL Keys than the Bahamas. I'm aware this isn't exactly on the topic of money, but (like computer security, in small doses) privately done countries fascinate many in this crowd. Hopefully, the state Dept. will post the docs so we don't have to buy them... JMR
STATE DEPARTMENT DECLASSIFIES DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING MYTHICAL COUNTRIES by Michael Ravnitzky The United States Department of State has this week declassified and released a 552 page trove of documents describing mythical and ephemeral countries seeking recognition from the U.S. Government. Many of the documents consist of correspondence between applicants, govt officials or foreign nations, and the State Department. Among the dozens of applicants were: * Leicester Hemingway, son of writer Ernest Hemingway, in 1973 asking for recognition of Tierra del Mar, an artificial island reef near the Bahamas * The Dominion of Melchizedek * King James I, the Kingdom of Aphrodite in Los Angeles * The Democratic Socialist People's Republic of Apartment 17J * The State of Aescir - in cyberspace * The Patriarchate of Antioch * The Principality of Atlantis - sandbar islets near Panama * The State of Biafra * The Kingdom of Colonia * The Sovereign Military and Hospitaler Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta * The Conch Republic * Corterra - aerospace engineer from Utah who claims to be prime minister of 12 desolate islands north of Tahiti * The Federal District of El-Eastmoor * Prince Leonard and the Hutt River Province in Australia * The Republic of Minerva * The Washitaw Nation of Indigenous People in Detroit * The Kingdom of Yah - black hebrew polymamous vegans living in Dimona, Israel The documents illustrate a little-known but ongoing facet of the workings of the Office of the Geographer at the State Department. You can obtain a copy of these records by sending a letter of request to: Department of State Margaret P. Grafeld Director, Office of IRM Programs and Services, SA-2 5th Floor Washington, DC 20522-6001 USA telephone number for inquiries: +1 (202) 261-8300 fax number: +1 (202) 261-8579 Alternatively, you might ask the State Department to consider posting these documents on their web site. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
