OPINION
BEEKS, District Judge:
This case presents once more the perennial but difficult problem of striking a balance between the protection of individual liberties and the security of the United States.
Plaintiff, who holds a valid license to serve as a second assistant engineer on steam vessels, applied to the Coast Guard in Seattle in October of 1964 for the validation of his mariner's certificate. This validation by law is a prerequisite to his...
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