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UNITED STATES DEPARTI!jENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indien Affairs Gellup Aree Office P. O. Box 1260 Gallup, Hev Mexico '.-.'. .' Deceriber 29, 1961 . '.'. F. M. Clinton, Regional Director Region ~" Bureau of Reclamation P. O. Box 360 Salt Lllice City 10, Utah \1';...., Dear Sir: In reply to your memorandum of October 9, 1961, regarding the participa- tion of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the potential Dolores Project, we hereby request that the project area for the Dolores Project include some 1,500 acres of irrigable lands located vithin the Ute MOlmtain Indian Reservation. .'." ., .-.,-, ":'~ " vie feel that the construction of this project will greatly benefit the Ute Mountain Indian Tribe by providing additional irrieated farm land. The Ute Mountain Tribal Council by Resolution 604 dated September 6, 1956 vhich was included as Exhibit "A" to the l'1etlorandum of Understand- ing dated March 8, 1957 betveen the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Reclamation, authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to enter Indian land for the purpose of m~J<.ing surveys for the Feasibility Report for this project. Since the final decision for the inclusion of this land within the project requires the consent of the Ute Mountain Tribal Council, it is suggested that when the feasibility report for this proj- ect is available, copies be furnished to the Superintendent of Consoli- dated Ute Agency at Ignacio, Colorado. The Superintendent can then pro- ceed to inform the ute Mountain Tribal Council of the benefits to be derived from this project and a final decision will be reached at that time. Sincerely yours, /s/ Edward Q. Keeley Acting Area Director '"1 116