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<br />, <br /> <br />"Senator DOWNEY. Yau notice, Mr. Secretary-~ <br />"The CHAIRMAN. Had you finished answering the question? <br />"Mr. ACHESON. I was just gaiog to try to. direct the attentian <br />of the Senator to. the three paints I have in mind. <br />"In article 10 it says: <br />'On (sic) the waters af the Calarada River, from any <br />and all sources, there are allotted to. Mexico.' <br />'''Any and all saurces' is very plain and simple English. It <br />means return flaw ar any ather flaw. <br />"Further an, in subsection (b) of article 10, it says: <br />'Mexico. shall acquire no. right beyand that provided <br />by this subparagraph by the use af the waters af the Cola- <br />rado River system, far any purpose whatsoever, in excess <br />af 1 .500, 000 acre-feet annually.' <br />"'Fram any and all sources,' 'Far any purpase whatsaever.' <br />That language covers any claim which might be made that addi- <br />tianal water is necessary to. dilute that which they get, ar far <br />any ather purpose. <br />"Finally, in article 11, it says: <br />'Such waters shall be made up of the waters af the <br />said river, whatever their arigin, subject to the pro- <br />visions of the following paragraphs. * * *' <br />"So three times it has been made clear in the treaty that what <br />Mexico. gets is 1,500,000 acre-feet of water from any and all <br />sources, far any purpose whatsoever, and whatever the arigin. <br />"Senatar DOWNEY. Even though it cames from seepage and <br />drainage water, and even thaugh it becomes so saline that it is <br />nat usable by Mexico? <br />"Mr. ACHESON. Those are the plain wards af the treaty, <br />--Senator-.---- -- --- ---- <br />"Senatar DOWNEY. And yau are here stating, as a repre- <br />sentative af the State Department, that that is yaur understanding <br />of the treaty, and yau think it is the understanding af the Mexican <br />Government; is that right? <br />"Mr. ACHESON. I state that the plain language of the treaty <br />means exactly what it says, and that there cannot be any questian <br />or doubt abaut it. <br />"Senatar DOWNEY. Yau do. nat think it wauld be plainer <br />to. write in there that Mexico. agrees to. take this water, regard- <br />less of its quality, and even thaugh it is so saline that it is <br />not usable far irrigation purpases? You do. not think that wauld <br />be plainer? <br />"Mr. ACHESON. No; I do. nat. <br /> <br />B 21 <br />