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<br />To The Edi to,';
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<br />La~t Frida.\-. ,Iul,\' ~R. K(' il LtC'ul!('c) a rrH~('tillg: \\.'i f,h morf' Uwn JOO
<br />peuple nt ~lont(' Vi~t<l t"('}at,iv(' lo 1(..!!i....latioll UIHl l'f'g:ulatjun;-; IH'r'-
<br />taining to \,'{-'ll:--. Th~l ttlPt'ting had hepll ~ll~~l'....tf!d b~' \Ir'. I\lIippr.
<br />Stat.- En!!iuPPl", I'lll' lh(' pllrpo...:{' or ('xplaillil1~ prf'~prlt. pnlicif'~ of
<br />hie: offiC'f' t'platiug (II tilt' adlllini:--:j,r'atioll of .......11:-:.. Iff' ......a~ ::-;C"E'king
<br />~ugg:('~ti()n::, alJd 1'f'('tlllllllf'ndatiofl;-; fnr (.h..IIl!!P;-; ill t,hp....l' pnlieif''"l whjeh
<br />,,'prE' \,olthill the fl'(lllli'w'OI'k or pxi"ring: 1.1\.... hut ",dlich \v'ould bpttt>r
<br />~('n:f' thf' r(>~id('lIt:-:. of t,l1(' \'a J If'Y.
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<br />~tr. I\uipf't, madf' tili.... t,'ip 011 hi...: (l\,,rn t-lnlP. in iHl effort to hpttpt,
<br />~erve the pPlJplp of tllf' \'a Ilpy. lip \,'a~ not prpparp(l rnr rli::,c'I1:-,.-ion
<br />of the Clo..,;,pu n;.l~ill PrnjPc't not" tlu' di;-;onlPI'!Y IOppj ill,!! that, rollfl\..;ed.
<br />\\'p hop€> fnr the.....:akp or thp Vii] lp~' l.e~i(l('nL.- tlmt \n' havp not alien-
<br />ated ~It.. I\uipf'r. to \dllllll all I-tl'oingy ~PPIll:-; appropriatp.
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<br />\\fithin a ~!lOI.t t.llllP i.I ;\.t'<11(.(1 lli::,cils,:doll t'puten.ql on t.hp proPllsed
<br />Clu:ied na~iu Pl'ojPct. which oll\"ioll::,ly \\'<1:-' or lIlorp inllllf:'tliatc Lntprest
<br />t.o the people 11 tlPIHlillg UIP IIwptiuu. 'Pitt' obviolls lack of informa lion
<br />in gpoel'HI <.lnd mi~illfllt'ma(io[l ,..;pt'ciricall~' I'platpl! to thf' pt'upo:,-\pd
<br />projpct. i~ <I ::,et'lo\l:.- COIlCt't'n in tho,..;p \"Iw lwve \.....ol.kt,d long !lud hard
<br />to improve uut' ~i HI1.l t lOll. 'v'p hO}-lp t.lla till{' t'f':-:I,leIlt:-> 01' tilt' ..lo~ed
<br />ha:3in 81'f'a ,..;ill lJPl'lllllP lI1on' f~llllili{lt' \\-'ith pI'uvi:...:ioll~ of thf' l(>gi~latlon
<br />anci gun I~ of the pro.jpct- be'fon' 1lI<1 !PI'ia] c!alllag-t' i:-; dlJlIP to tlH' pro-
<br />gores::' that ha:-: bpell i:1(,cUlJ\pli:.;:.lLt'll iu hl'ingitlg: mol't-' tll:'1.Irly to I'Pr.lliZU-
<br />tion u P('oj(~ct- ,,'hieh i:" Ufllljll(, ltl that it ('an augmPlIf thf' fIoK of thp
<br />Hi 0 Gl'an(le r rom (l ;:::'lllU'C(' tllil t \d 11 dp[H' i VP 110 nllP.
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<br />The IllOSt. (:OlllrnlHl llIi:.-llllrlt'I'''':;UIUdi.!lg {'X_1H'p;~pd dUl'iug that. tJlf-'eting I:;;:
<br />thnt the clo~pcl hU:.-ill i~ illd(~p(,lj{lt'llt or i.lnd i:-:olatf'd frolll the Hin
<br />Grandt' in'i).!i.lliotl :",:y:-,tt'H1. niP ('<leL or tlu' mart.Pt' i.~ that ~) pel' CPtlt
<br />of the 1'10\\' of the Uio lil'atHh' i~ tlivcr-t,f'cl illrn thf' clo...;pd ba:...:iIl from
<br />,dtich tlH'T'P i~ tlO .-.:ignil'ic<llll return flO\\'. III cllntl'(-\:-d. the remain-
<br />ing \\-'iltf't' in the Hin li-I'i.llHl.. ,,'hil'h i:-; din'l.tpcl to arpil'" otllf'I' -Hwn thf'
<br />clo:...:etl b<l~ill 11<]:-' (} :-;iguific<l1I1 j'PtU1'1l no\\". It, i,,,; mull \\,olld('1' rhat
<br />cOI1;-;itlel'i:ttion i:-, fJpilll!: l-!:iV<'I1 ill ",OlllP pr~<kct that "ii 11 pE-'rmil a re-
<br />turn flO\\" from ClU Dl'('il tlwt i:.- rapidl,\' hpill,!! IWlfl.. \,'ol'thle~~ hy 811
<br />incrpa~lll.!! arctllllul,llinll of ::::-l.l(l~ \\'hich t,t':-,uIt hp(:{Jl1:-"p of a lack of
<br />d.rai1li11-!t' pl'OYl:.-iol1:-', Tht' pro,jt'cl i~ ,...impl.'-- maldllg po~~iblp the' re-
<br />tUl'n TO lIlP Bin lil'i.lndf' or n fl'.l(,tion or till' \\'alpl' t.alwn from rhp.Hio
<br />ttl'andf'. y;i thout an outlet dWllnel ft'tim t.hf' .-.:ump arPH to tilt. Hio Grandt'
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