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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 36 His commitment to this theme had a notable effect in ] 930 when the Secretary ofInterior put out a six-page press release announcing that an agreement had been reached on the alIocation of power at Boulder Dam. Immediately, Carpenter drew up a memorandum for the FPC listing the conditions which needed to be included in power permits and licenses. It stated that permitees would have to recognize the controlIing nature of the Colorado River Compact and "any other compact or agreement respecting such waters hereafter entered into by the State or States in which such project is located. . . ."104 Secretary Wilbur replied to Carpenter that his suggestions had been given ample consideration, that it was the opinion of the FPC that the permits could reflect his concerns by stating that they were "'subject to all the terms and conditions of the Federal Water Power Act and of the act of December 2], ] 928, known as the Boulder Canyon Project Act.' This language would seem to cover the purpose of your clause," wrote Wilbur, "and would not leave room for question as to whether any other requirement of the act had been overlooked."lOs A few months later, Carpenter received word from the FPC that a different clause would be inserted in alI future permits making them specificalIy dependent on the Colorado River Compact. He expressed his appreciation for this concession and stated that after consultation with commissioners from the other states, he could say that he approved the FPC's course on this matter.106 While he had wanted the FPC to incorporate an additional statement expressly subjecting the rights of permitees or licensees to future compacts, he decided not to press his request in that regard, observing that the Colorado River Compact adequately provided for such future compacts.