Government of Guam Ex Rel. Carlos G. Camacho and G. Ricardo Salas, Carlos G. Camacho and G. Ricardo Salas v. Horace v. Bird

WEIGEL, District Judge;

Appellants are citizens and taxpayers of the Territory of Guam purporting to act on behalf of the government of Guam. When this action was instituted in the District Court of the Territory, appellee was Commander, Naval Forces, Marianas. In that capacity, he imported alcoholic beverages for use within military reservations in Guam. The importation was pursuant to Department of Defense Regulations promulgated under section 6 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 473 (1964).

Appellants contend that the importation was contrary to the laws of…