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Colorado from whioh the water is exported will be protected cost for the protective ~eatures to the water user~ within the said natural basin." After further discussion it was moved by Judge O'Rourke and seconded by Vena Pointer as follows: That the Directorrbe authorized to prepare the amendment along the lines which have been indicated and a copy of it be submitted to each of the members cf this Board and of the Bureau of Reclamation and other people who might be interested in it for suggestions and further criticisms. The moticn by vcte duly taken was unanimously carrie~ and declared adopt ed. The Director referred to the advisability of further discussion and ~onsideration by the Board of the preliminary draft of the Republican~Compact which resulted from a meeting of the Compact Commissioners and their adviser5 at Denver, Colorado, on December ~~J, 1942. This draft had been referred to as "Denver Draft"'. It was moved by J. M. Dille and seconded by Judge John B. O'Rourke as follows: Moved that the proposed Republican River Compact, as evidenced by the so-called "Denver Draft", be approved by the Colorado Water' Conserv",tion Board. The motion was voted upon, unanimously carried and declared passed. Question of the continuance of employment of Thomas J. Warren, as Special Legal Counsel in the case of Nebraska vs., Wyoming and Colorado, United States Intervener, came up for discussion. No action on this matter was taken and it was left for consideration at a future date. Referring back to the report of the Director and R. J. Tipton concerning the action by the Committee of Sixteen, Colorado River Basin, respecting temporary deliveries, of water by the Upited States to Mexico, it was moved by George Bailey and seconded by Judge John B. O'Rourke as follow~, That the statement of the Committee of Sixteen, Colorado River Basin, respecting temporary deliverie~ of Colorado river water by the United States to Mexico, approved and adopted by that Committee at LO$Angeles, California on November 16-18,1942, be approved by the Colorado water Conservation Board. On further discussion, the motion was unanimously carried and declared passed. J.N. Dille announced that under action of the War Production Board, it now appeared that further construction work on the Adam~ Tunnel of the Colorado-Big Thompson project during the present war emergency would be dis- continued on December' 24, 1942.