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2 October 1950 Brig. Gen. Hans Kramer, USA, Ret. Chairman Arkansas River Compact Administration 220 Bush Street San Francisco, California My dear General Kramer: Receipt i, acknowledged of your letter of 22 September 1950 in which you inclosed a statement for consideration of the Arkansas- White,Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee. It is sincerely hoped that you can attend the hearings pertaining to the Arkansas River but if not you may be assured that your statement will be placed upon the official records of the hearings. The matter of interstate rights and problems is of primary con' cern to the Inter'Agency Committee and the first task assigned the" Hy' drologic Subcommittee created at the initial meeting of the Committee was to prepare a report on availability of water at state boundaries and the jurisdictional rights and problems of the several states with respect to these waters. Every effort has been made to have the states par- ticipate in this study, particularly with regard to the jurisdictional aspects of the report. The Governor of Colorado has appointed Mr. Clifford H. Stone as the coordin.1tor of that state's activities on the Inter-Agency Com- mittee and Mr. George S. Knapp has been acting in the same capacity for the State of Kansas. With their intimate knowledge of the prob- lems 3S members of the Arkansas River Compact Administration they \l,lill be in an excellent position to safeguard the rights established by the cum pact. Mr. R. V. Smhra of Kansas and Mr. R. M. GIIJcrslcevc of Colorado who are also familiar with the provisions of the compact are participating in the Hydrologic Subcommittee report mentioned above. Your \villingness to review the report and to confer with sub- committees and staff members is appreciated and will be brought to the attention of the Committee. Sincerely yours, s/Louis W. Prentiss LOUIS W. PRENTISS Colonel, CE, U. S. Army Chairman, Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee 40