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<br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />"We feel that the quality of water is very important. We <br />do. nat believe that the United States with its gaael-neighbor <br />palicy, with the reluctance it has shawn during the past several <br />years to say or do anything which in the slightest might be <br />taken affense at by Mexico, could in the future, in goad faith <br />and in good conscience, deliver to Mexico a lot of water she <br />could nat use, as a part of the water guaranteed under this <br />treaty. I should like to. paint this out. I say it in all gaad <br />spirit. It is hardly possible that Mr. Tiptan wauld advacate <br />any palicy taward Mexico other than that she must accept <br />whatever quality af water we give her, because there may <br />came a time when the subject of quality af water may be a matter <br />af court action between the upper and lawer basins in the <br />United States." <br /> <br />4. Harry Horton submitted a written brief on the Mexican treaty which <br /> <br />was incarporated into the Hearings and at page 830 af the Hearings there is the <br /> <br />Harton discussion of quality questian in the fallawing terms: <br /> <br />"We shauld be farewarned that the applicatian af the term <br />in the treaty, 'from any and ull saurces, , as canstrued by the <br />negotiators. particularly those representing the United States, <br />can but lead to cantroversy. <br />'" From any and all saurces' includes return flow, though <br />unfit far use? <br />"Cancerning the quality of Colorado. River water allotted <br />to Mexico (art. 10), the praponents af the treaty claim the <br />-phrase-o,fram-any-and-aH-souroes'" wa's-intended-to-be-the-equi v--- - ~ -~~- <br />alent of 'regardless of quality.' It is, however, admitted by <br />a propanent witness that the true intent cauld not be written <br />into the treaty and the Mexican Senate be expected to. ratify <br />the treaty. Anather proponent claims the issue af quality af <br />water has been' evaded' by the United States. <br />"Various prop anent witnesses have given various interpret- <br />ations to the words 'from any and all saurces'. It is clear that <br />the term as used is umbiguaus and that befare the treaty is even <br />ratified there is evidence af a lack of gaad faith, an the part of <br />the United States, in its use, and no camman understanding of <br />its intendment. <br />"In January of 1944, at Salt Lake City, Mr. Charles Timm, <br />as a representative af the Department af State of the United <br />States, appeared before the Committees af Fourteen and Sixteen <br />and made an official statement concerning the treaty, in which <br />he stated: <br /> <br />B 25 <br />