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<br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />,/ <br /> <br />'-~' <br /> <br />~ issued on June 17, 1972. With this Communique, the search for a <br />CD <br />CD solution entered another phase. The Communique stated in part: <br />..... <br /> <br />Regarding the problem of the salinity of <br /> <br />the Colorado River, President Echeverria told <br /> <br />President Nixon that Mexico reiterates its <br /> <br />position as regards receiving its assignment <br /> <br />of original waters from the Colorado River, <br /> <br />to which the Treaty of February 3, 1944 <br /> <br />refers, and therefore, with the same quality <br /> <br />as those derived from the Imperial Dam. <br /> <br />To this, President Nixon replied that <br /> <br />this was a highly complex problem that needed <br /> <br />careful examination of all aspects. <br /> <br />He was <br /> <br />impressed by the presentation made by presi- <br /> <br />dent Echeverria and would study it closely. <br /> <br />It was his sin~ere desire to find a definitive, <br /> <br />equitable and just solution to this problem <br /> <br />at the earliest possible time because of the <br /> <br />importance both nations a.ttach to this matter. <br /> <br />As a demonstration of this intent and of <br /> <br />the goodwill of the United States in this <br /> <br />connection, he was prepared to: <br /> <br />(a) undertake certain actions immediately <br /> <br />to improve the quality of water going to <br /> <br />Mexico; <br /> <br />-11- <br />