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<br />the.Sti~uletion h~s result~d in e greeter
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<br />6'1 !he :!oe3ker;
<br />appretiation of t~e
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<br />difficul-
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<br />ties confronting the O.P.A.
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<br />Mr. Knapp has informed :ne th:ot much confudon h,"-~ arisen in his
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<br />mind ITith respect to the interpretations of certain ~rovisions of the
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<br />Stipuletion, and I am persuaded to believe thot &ttorne~'s "'"0 hove studied
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<br />the sa:ne have been no less perplexed t:UliJ ~!r. Knapp and my~elf, ,':hen the
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<br />acid test of administering its provisions had to be applied.
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<br />1'.-e had been advised by counsel, and ',!r. "napp concurf., VEt
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<br />the administration of the Stipulation t~is year ~ould have to be can8idered
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<br />in the neture of an e:>'-,"?lors.tory venture into a ne": field, ,-c:1ich il1'lolves
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<br />not only the rights of Colorado and Kansas, but also the rights of troo
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<br />separate Groups of Colorado dit~~es, one acmre, end, the oth9r, D810w
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<br />t~e reser/oir, all of I.hich h~ve conflicting interests.
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<br />~~ty 01":Il view hE.S been, and still i[:, .t >:;.t :'~1e ?lU'pose of the
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<br />Sti~uletio~, 9.S stated t~1er9ir., \;"E.S to :;'~E..i:,~ts.in t~e l1~te.tl.lE quoll of di-
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<br />versions of ~~ter in Colorado ~~d ~ans~E, based U?OL t~sto~ic ~sesJ 8~d
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<br />t~s.t such ciiversions could te ~E..de i~ Color~cio i.n orc's!' of ?!'iority s.:>
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<br />long A.S we r;ere ree.sonG.bly certai.n ti'l.st di\rersio::1s e.nd deliv~ries did not
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<br />vary m8.terielly .fro::! historic uses in bot!"! rtE.tes, "eking into considera-
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<br />tion the sub-norme.l ,':ater SU?91ies r;hich h::ve been e.ve.ilable so f:?r this
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<br />year. In t!"!is connection it may be st e.ted t:1P.t for the psriod April 1st,
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<br />to August lst, the historic ?V~rege flo.. of the Pur~atoire into the Arkan-
<br />sas is mo~e t~~ 49,000 acre feet. ~~JGle flor. ~~r the same pe~iod tbis
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