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<br />sentat1Te of the Un1ted StsteB and to make a report to Congres8 of the pro~.ed1nge <br /> <br />aad of aQ7 compac' entered into. ~h0 President appointed me to be the represents- <br /> <br />tive of the Un1ted Otatea b7 hie lotter of Geptewber 15. 1942. <br /> <br />~. Coaaioaionere <br /> <br />The followlng Commla8ioners acted in behalf ot the1r 6tet80 ln the nego- <br /> <br />ttattoD of a Dew COmpactl <br /> <br />H. C. Rtnderl1der for Colorado <br />George S. ~app tor leneae <br />~erdaer G. Scott for Bebraeka <br /> <br />Prell~nar.r Arr~m.nt. !2t i.gotlatlon. <br />-'a a tint ehp tovard the 8neutna; De&QUatlone, 8 prel1l11uU7 draft of a <br /> <br />COZIpact V8e prepared. ~he eOllpact vbieh had been prey10ull7 propo..d forllllld the <br /> <br />baela of the drett, bat oa.ugee, deletlons or addltlon. were ..de to el1s1oBte. <br /> <br />1D 10 tar a. practlea~le at that etage, tbe obJeot10Ae to the orlg1nal compact <br /> <br />"hleh bad beeA advanced ~ Federal ageDoles 1n their repons to COll4P'e.. on <br /> <br />H.E. 4641, n.R. 5945 and S. 1361 to tile oOlllDUteee in Conjp'8l11. for eZNple, <br /> <br />the llUoh dhpu.tecl deelllJ'aUolI ot oon-navlgabUU7 in Article I ot the ConnaJ' <br /> <br />draft willi ",placed b,y the 80-called "pe.raJllountllJ' clause", trlUl8d 1n the folloviq <br /> <br />limguage reoollll8nded b:r the hcleral Pover Co_hdon 1/1 1ta leUer ot Ootober 18, <br /> <br />1941 to BOD. Co.pton t. .b1te. Cha1~ ot the Souae Coamittee 0/1 lrJ'lcation and <br /> <br />1le(ll~a.t1on I <br /> <br />8f:he use ot the watere ot the lie9Ubllcan Rhel' lUId tJ'lbutllJ'l"e <br /> <br />thll1'eof vUhlD the .llaBln. ae hereinabove detlllsd, tor '.Benefioial <br /> <br />Consumptive UDe', ae hereinbelow det1ne4. shall conetltute paramount <br /> <br />UGe and &nJ other uee shall be sublervient thereto." <br /> <br />At the time the prelll!11nBrT draft was prepared, 1 understood thllt tbEl 'luoted <br /> <br />langualJ8 vas acoeptable to the Federal Polter Colllmhoion. Like.,he, recommendations. <br /> <br />msdo ln the report ot the Interior DeFartment to the Beme Houoe Committee OD <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />02864 <br />