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<br />silt, such as has been provided by Boulder Dam, but she <br />must also look to the United States for any firm water <br />which she receives fronl the Colorado River and for <br />facilities by which that water can be diverted from the <br />River. While it is no doubt true that Mexico will make <br />some minor diversions from the River below the lower <br />boundary (Arizona-Sonora), such diversions would be too <br />low to irrigate any of the lands in class (a), above <br />referred to. <br /> <br />M-ure Flood Control Works and Channelization of River <br />In the past, American interests have paid practi- <br />cally the entire cost of the construction and maintenance <br />of the protective levee sY3tem in Mexico, expenditures <br />for which total to date over $8,000,000. Of this amount, <br />the Uni.ted States Government contributed $1,100,000 for <br />the construction of Ockerson Levee in 1911, previously <br />referred to (which was a total loss). The balance of <br />the funds was provided by private interests. <br />Until the past year, the Mexican Government never <br />recognized any responsibility for the control of the <br />River. Its only contribution was in the amount of <br />$40,000 made available in 1927 towards the cost of con- <br />struction of the Rodriquez Levee. This levee could only <br />be considered as of a temporary nature, to protect <br /> <br />- 18 - <br />