WSP09662

• File Number: 8210.120
• Description: Colorado River Basin States Committee ‎(AKA Colorado River Compact Commission)‎
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 9/15/1952
• Author: CRBSC
• Title: Proceedings of the Meeting of the Colorado River Basin States Committee
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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CHAIRMAN STONE: Wait a minute. II have made you
chairman, and someone suggested a committej or three, and I
had appointed General Vernon. The Chair i bound to comply
with the motion, which was a committee of Jhree. Thererore,
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it will be Mr. Moeur, Mr. Bliss, and Mr. B&rlow. May we pro-
ceed to the other matters.

Is there any further action you iiSh to take with

respeot to this litigation at this time, 0 the suggestion

made by General Vernon? Or is that a case ,of watohrul waiting
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MR. VERNON: I think probably in Iview of the oomment

made by Mr. Moeur that we await the time w~en Oalifornia riles

an answer and we see what their position isl' it might be just

as well to await that time. But I don't tb!ink we ought to

lose sight of the question. I am not urgin~ necessarily that
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we file such a document, but I think we oug~t to give serious
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consideration to it. I think in view of what Hub pointed out
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we might await the time when California hasl taken a position.

CHAIRMAN STONE: I think that is ~ very wise observa
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tion and unless there is some suggestion tol the contrary,we
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will take note of what has been reported tOi us. I think we
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should be vigilant and watch the situation.' And if any member
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of the Basin States Committee feels that th~
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that we should meet and further consider itl, I
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oall a meeting. So that disposes of those ~wo matters.
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Anything rurther to come before the Committee?
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MR. WILL: May I also suggest thij for the record,

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for the present?

situation is such
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shall immediate y