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<br />-17- <br /> <br />THE PROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION <br />DESERVE APPROVAL <br /> <br />General supeI"Vision of the administration of the <br />Treaty is delegated to the International Boundary <br />Commission, created by the Convention of 1889. In <br />the fifty-five years of its existence this Commission <br />has established an enviable record of satisfactorily <br />handling international boundary matters. Its juris- <br />diction has been extended from time to time by <br />treaties and by exchanges of diplomatic notes. In <br />the United States congressional legislation has from <br />time to time delegated additional functions to the <br />United States Section of the Commission. By such <br />action Congress has expressed its full confidence in <br />the ability of both the Commission and the United <br />States Section to handle border problems. <br /> <br />With this background, it is only natural that <br />the Commission should be selected as the adminis- <br />trative agency to supervise the application of the <br />pending Treaty. Its name is to be changed to the <br />International Boundary and Water Commission, <br />and its jurisdiction is extended to include the carry- <br />ing out of the Treaty provisions. The Commission <br />consists of a United States Section and a Mexican <br />Section, each of which is headed by an Engineer <br />Commissioner. The domestic law of each nation con- <br />trols not only the qualifications, appointment, ten- <br />ure, and compensation of the respective commission- <br />ers, but also the personnel and procedure of the re- <br />spective sections. Should the United States Sec- <br />tion or the United States Commissioner presume <br />to exercise powers not delegated by Treaty or by <br />congressional act, then all those interests which <br />might be affected in the United States would have <br />the same recourse as exists when any other federal <br />