BOARD00508

• Board Meeting Date: 2/17/1958
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. CRAWFDRD:

"The last three paragraphs present
the meat of the suggested comments.
These paragraphs, the Committee voted,
after a very considerable discussion,
to omit from Colorado's comments. It
was pointed out that they might be
attached as an appendix and not put in
the body of the comments but again this
was voted down."

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In the discussion that followed Mr. Barnard, Jr.
added that the meeting of the Committee included members of
the Southwestern Water Conservation District. He also said
their thinking was not on the basis of whether these were
good or bad comments; rather, they felt it would be unwise
to tie themselves to soecific commitments on the Indian
claims. Mr. Peterson asked if this was a matter that should
be presented to the State of New Mexico but rather to the
Colorado representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission.
Dean Crawford answered by saying the only question was whether
they should be included with the other comments on the San
Juan-Chama Proj ect.

!IlR . EAKES:

"It is the thought of my group that
there are some other things that should
be considered at the same time as the
Indian question. We think it best to
leave this out until such time as we can
get together with the Colorado River Water
Conservation District people and work it
out."

MR. MOSES:

"I am certainly in accord with the
sentiments expressed in the comments. The
only thing that appears to me is that if
you mention one thing you overcloud some-
thing else.

I am wondering if we couldn't settle
this by someone making a motion th~t these
specific comments be omitted from the
State's comments at this time but that any
commissioner appointed by the Governor
should be given these comments and told I
that the policy of the Board was apnroval
of same."