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supplement to its Site Selection Report, Narrows Unit, dated September 1961, setting forth the capabilities of the two sites as far as the up- stream exchange potential is concerned, with both alternatives being based on the assumption that Two Forks or an upstream reservoir will be built. I merely want to comment on this,by saying this, or asking this of Joe and Jim, whichever is concerned with it. I think this cuts away a lot of the brush that we were talking about_ This is not an enormously complex analysis as I see it but there are those differences that were pointed out particularly in discussion by Mr. Osborne and others here this morning on the possible differences that arise in the potential capabilities of the two sites. That's something that I think the steering committee wants to know as a very primary thing in addition to, or in conjunction with, the Site Report that was made. I would so move, Mr. Chairman." MR. SLOAN: "I would second that motion." MR. KNIGHTS: "May I ask a question on this? I think I understand your motion but you said 'an upstream site' similar to Two Forks for exchange. Did you mean also that you would eliminate consideration of tributaries? I think you did but I don't know that it was clearly stated." MR. BARKLEY: "I don't know whether I made it clear within the motion or not, Jim, but in my prefacing state- ment it was not my intent that you analyze all the tributaries as well. I personally feel that this necessarily must come along later but right at the outset, primarily the question I think in the minds of the people who are the potential prime beneficiaries must, of necessity, be answer- ed by this one first - .which of these two sites . offers the greatest potential based on the assump- tion that there will, in conjunction with it, be upstream storage on the main stem ?" MR. BARRETT: "May I make one further comment then? If this is the desire of the steering committee, will the -50-