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<br />, <br /> <br />.,' <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />(e) The settlement with Mexico. should be an the lawest quantity <br />possible to. get a treaty. <br /> <br />(d) Mexico. cauld increase her uses because of a regulated flaw <br />from Haaver Dam. In the future absent treaty Mexico. cauld <br />claim the establishment af these uses befare an international <br />arbitration tribunal and thus receive more water. <br /> <br />(e) The treaty benefited the basin because it secured the ad- <br />vantage of credit of all water in the river from all sources <br />which was the demand af the majority of the states af the <br />basin as evidenced by the meeting of the Committee of <br />Faurteen and Sixteen at Santa Fe, New Mexico April 14-16, <br />1943. <br /> <br />(f) Under ultimate develapment the return flow alone would <br />amaunt to considerable water which would be a credit <br />under the schedule provision af, the treaty. <br /> <br />(g) Mexico. would nat get unusable water. This water will <br />be more saline than Upper Basin water. however, this <br />is natural because of geagraphy. Mexico. being the last <br />user could nat and did not expect pure water, <br /> <br />(h) Mexico. understaad the meaning af the treaty and accepted <br />it with its clear wording an the subject of the source of the <br />water which Wus to be delivered. <br /> <br />The apponents af the treaty taok the positian: <br /> <br />(a) Taa much water was allocated to. Mexico in the first <br />place. <br /> <br />(b) Mexico. could only expect to. receive the amount af her <br />pre-Haaver uses. She cauld not secure special benefits <br />from Hoover to build up claims against United States. <br /> <br />(c) The treaty is ambiguaus on the question of quality. <br />Mexico. can claim that United States knew that Mexico <br />will use the water for irrigatian and can claim that <br />there is an implied warranty that the water delivered will <br />be fit far such purpose, <br /> <br />(d) If Mexico should be farced to make such claim before <br />an Internatianal Caurt af Arbitratian because of the <br /> <br />B 49 <br />