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<br />. ..,- -~- .~ ~- <br /> <br />Therefore it would seem that in negotiation <br /> <br />of a treaty with Mexico consideration should be given, <br /> <br />either to preventing or avoidin8 the impairment of <br /> <br />the power contracts, or to providing just compensation <br /> <br />to the power contractors for such impairment. Compen- <br /> <br />sation for the in~pairnlent 1-:1ig11t be provided to the <br /> <br />power contractors either by Mexico, or, if for reasons <br /> <br />of comity the concession is deemed advisable, by the <br />United States. <br /> <br />It will be noted that an arrangement is provided <br /> <br />for in paragraph 5 of the Plan proposed by the Committee <br /> <br />of Fourteen, for limiting the impairment of the power <br /> <br />contracts h,y providinG a limit of 4,000 second feet to <br /> <br />the peak flows Mexico might order. Orders in excess <br /> <br />of 4,000 second feet might be honored, after review, <br />in the discretion.of the officer in charge of power <br /> <br />I <br />.1 <br /> <br />production at Boulder and other dams below that point. <br /> <br />However, it should be pointed out that with proper <br /> <br />use thG suggosted limitation to 4,000 second feet <br /> <br />would be s~~ficient for at least 350,000 acres in <br /> <br />Mexico, which. is a 75% incr0ase over the average area <br /> <br />Mexico could expoct safely to irrigate under natural <br /> <br />flow conditions of the River. <br /> <br />- 27 - <br />