Correspondences of Jean S. Breitenstein 1942-1950

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October 18, 1943 Hon„ Clifford Ho Stone, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board, State Office Building, Denver, Colorado. Dear Judge Stone t In re: Colorado v. Kansas At the time of the argument of the Arkansas River Case before the United States Supreme Court, Frederic L. Kirgis, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, and Walter HF .Williams, Attorney Department of Justice, were present to hear the argument and report to the Justice Department. As you know, both Mr. Kirgis and Mr. Williams are counsel for the United States in the North Platte Suit, Mr. Kirgis told me that they were present primarily because the War De- partment had, a few days previously, requested the Justice Department to consider the desirability of the intervention by the United States, in' the Arkansas Case, to protect what* ever interests the United States may have by reason of the construction of Caddoa Reservoir* Mr Kirgis and Mr. Williams expressed the thought that the necessity for such Interven- tion would be obviated if a clear statement were made to the effect that Colorado recognized the Federal interest in Cdddoa and was not attempting to supersede the Federal agency in charge of C addoa o That evening tho matter was discussed by Attorney Gen. eral Ireland, Mr. Gordon., filar. McHendrie, Mr. Vidal and me. It was concluded that Yr• Vidal in presenting the closing argument for Colorado,, should make a statement along line re- quested by Mr. Kirgis and Mr. Williams. Accordingly, the following statement was prepared, "Colorado realizes that the United States constructed this (Caddoa) Reservoir and that such rights as exist by reason of this fact remain In the United States until there usp in agreed to by the United States,"