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[ l , r I 3 o w 1\)' ~. the Government of Mexico protested the delivery of waters of such a level of salinity in a formal note to the Depart- ment of State of the United States and also presented the matter to the International Boundary and Water Com- mission. . No solution to the problem had been reached by the Commission on Mareh 16, 1962, when a Joint Declaration was issued by the Presidents of Mexico and the United States, stating: The Presidents of Mexico and the United States arc in agreement that it is urgent to find a satisfaetory solution to the salinity problem. To this end, the Presidents of both countries have given instrnctions through their respective Chancel- lories and their Representatives at the International Commission on Boundaries and .Waters that within the term of forty-five days they formulate recommenda- tions on the measures that should be adopted. To fulfill these instructions in the most effective manner possible, the Commissioners shall avail them- selves of the services of water and soil irrigation experts. The objective indicated by the Governments of Mexico and the United States of America is, without prejudice to the legal rights of either of the two countries, to agree upon and to put into effect those measures which are necessary to remedy the current situation within the shortest time possible. . Subsequently the" Joint Draft Report of United States and Mexican Expert Panels on Colorado River Salinity Problem" was completed on May 10, 1962. '1'he draft report noted that the International Boundary and Water Commission had availed itself of qualified water and soil scientists to form a panel of experts from each country and that the two panels had endeavored "in the spirit of friendly relations and with a scientific approach" to achieve a solution to the problem. Concerning the effect r~_____--- I I --"......,--~...-_.".~~ ,.'