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<br />C"."~16 0 <br />,(. ..J':" 0 <br />/ ~>t1' Py . 5-10-46 <br /><: r:. .i~ <br /> <br />"<.t::- ( tline for presenta'tion to suboommittee in oharge of <br />~ H. R. 5066 Senate Collllllittee on Appropriations - Oon- <br />oetniJIg Ilt1l1lation of water stored at intemational d!UIIs <br />on the Rio Grande under the Treaty of February 3. 19Wi. <br />with :Mexioo.) <br /> <br />:Mr. Cheil'lllal1l As I happened to spend a f_ d~s laat week on Bureau of .' <br /> <br /> <br />Reolamation matters along the Rio Grande. I appreoiate thb opportunity to appear <br /> <br /> <br />before your Oollllllittee to report the great need for the earliest praotioable steps <br /> <br /> <br />to oonserve for blJnefioial use in the United States the apportioned _tel" of the RiG <br /> <br /> <br />Grande below Ft. Qllitnlan. Texas. <br /> <br />I appear to endorse the proposed appropriation to the International Boundary- <br />and Water Commillsion of the state Department for funda to start oonstruotion of <br /> <br />Faloon D!UII on tho Rio Grande as required by the treaty between Jrexioo and the <br />United states. <br />I do not propo1e0to disouss international affaire 1n ~ ~y as they are ~tter. <br />on whioh jurisdiotion is VII sted by' the Congress in the State De~artment and. under <br />the treaty approved by the Congress. in the I!If:ernational Bounde.r1l1J1d llater COIIIIllission. <br />~ disoussion _lit be oOIlSiderod enbirely domestio and it is proper for the Bureau of <br />Reclamation to offer its report here beoause the Oongress has inetructed the Bureall. <br />\ .". . ,. <br /> <br />to proceed. UI1der the Reclamation Lan. wi'hh the distribution oJ: ce~ain of tb,e aio <br /> <br />Grande watars w.l.'hhin the Unitlld States. Approval and finano~ by ~he COllgresa of the <br />I' <br />national appropriation for the Faloon Dam-the struoture lowest on ~h\ River of those <br /> <br />provided by' the treaty--m.l1 permit the Bureau of Reolamation to o$-~ ,out ita . <br />\ <br />instruotion. from the Congress in a most fortunate manner beoause iti 'IVil~ ocnserVe <br />\ <br />the waters of the Rio Grende behind an international struoture in a lplUUleJ' that <br />'I \ <br />I" \ <br />pel'lllits the Bureau at lleolo.mation to effloiently get at those stored iWateJ'l .aDd <br />, , <br />, . \ <br />distribute the United states' share of those waters to oitizens of the:Unit~d Statel in <br />\ <br /> <br />! <br />, <br />