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<br />.' <br /> <br />Mexico shall acquire no right beyond that pro- <br />vided by this subparagraph by the use of the waters <br />of the Colorado River system, for any purpose whatso- <br />ever, in excess of 1,500,000 acre-feet annually. <br /> <br />"From any and all sources", "for any purpose whatsoever". <br />That language covers any claim which might be made that <br />additional water is necessary to dilute that which they get, <br />or for any other purpose. <br /> <br />Finally, in article 11, it says: <br /> <br />Such waters shall be made up of the waters of <br />the said river, whatever their origin, subject to the <br />provisions of the following paragraphs. * * * <br /> <br />So, three times it has been made clear in the treaty <br />that what Mexico gets is 1,500,000 acre-feet of water from <br />any and all sources, for any purpose whatsoever, and what- <br />ever the origin. <br /> <br />SENATOR DOV1NEY. <br />drainage water, and <br />it is not usable by <br /> <br />Even though it comes from seepage and <br />even though it becomes so saline that <br />Mexico? <br /> <br />MR. ACHESON. Those are the plain words of the treaty, <br />Senator. <br /> <br />SENATOR DOWNEY. And you are here stating, as a repre- <br />senative of the State Department, that that is your under- <br />standing of the treaty, and you think it is the understand- <br />ing of the Mexican Government; is that right? <br /> <br />MR. ACHESON. I state that the plain language of the <br />treaty means exactly what it says, and that there cannot <br />be any question or doubt about it. <br /> <br />SENATOR DOWNEY. You do not think it would be plainer <br />to write in there that Mexico agrees to take this water, <br />regardless of its quality, and even though it is so saline <br />that it is not usable for irrigation purposes? You do not <br />think that would be plainer? <br /> <br />MR. ACHESON. No; I do not." <br /> <br />-40- <br />