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<br />The Committee ,ms and is skeptical of the wisdom of giving
<br />irnplicity legal sanction to Me~icols unilateral act, and. of
<br />the '.isdolil of requiring the United States to pu.'1lp grou."1,l\mter
<br />in self-protection, at considerable expense, and then in all
<br />probability to deliver the same 1fater to Hexica in' the Colorado
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<br />Nevertheless, if continuing negotiations on gro"illrrd1faters
<br />are not successful in achieving agreement by the Hexican govern-
<br />ment .to accept ground and surface waters dra'ffi from the United
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<br />States bj" the San Luis lIell field as a charge against the Treat;}'
<br />allotrnent or to lirn.i t plunpage at the ,'/ell field to an amount
<br />that 'would have a negligible affect on U. S. waters; then as
<br />provided by Sec. 103 of H.R. 12165 the protective grou.~dwater
<br />program must be undertalren entirely without cost or injury to
<br />the Basin States, in terms of money, po'\.rer and ,.rater reso"UI"ces.
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<br />We believe that the goverp~ent must prepare to unde~take this'
<br />responsibility as it is difficult to i~agine success in the
<br />negotiations now that 11exico has her objective, the so.linito"
<br />guarantee, within reach.
<br />In Point 6 of the }linute, both countries agreed to cons~lt
<br />on future.groundwater developments, and in Point 7, the United
<br />States promises to support efforts by Hexico to obtain. favorable
<br />financing for the improvement of the l1exicali Valley ane. also
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<br />promises an unstated amount of lInon-reimbursable assistancG for
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<br />Ilexican rehabilitation programs in the Hexicali Vo.lley relating
<br />to the salinity progr",." n Point 8 unequivocally recognizes
<br />l-linute 242 as cons ti tuting n the permanent and definitive
<br />solution of the salinity problen" pronised in the Joint Co::!muni-
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<br />Que of June 17, 1972.
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<br />Point 9 is a promise by the United States
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