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Show -86- Senator McCarran. Who is the next witness? Senator Butler. Mr» Stone. Senator McCarran. Judge Stone, we will be glad to hear from you. Statement of Clifford H. Stone, Director and Secretary of the Colorado TiTater Conservation Beard Mr. Stone. Mr. Chairman, my name is Clifford H. Stone. I am director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and represent not only that board, but also appear here on behalf of Mr. II* C. Hinderlider, who is the Republican River compact commissioner for the State of Colorado. I have participated as one of the legal advisers to Mr» Hinderlider in these compact negotiations* During those compact deliberations the Department of the Interior, the De- partment of Agriculture, and the Corps of Army Engineers were represented. The National Resources Planning Board had an observer at the Lincoln meeting of the commission* We appreciated their participation. We were disappointed, however, that the Federal Power Commission did not see fit to send a representative to these compact meetings. It was largely because of the questions raised by the Federal Power Commission that misunderstandings were brought about in the case of the former Republican River compact. We were anxious-speaking of the Federal agencies-as far as possible, to correlate -the Federal and State interests. . There, at no time, was any desire on the part of the compact commissioners to disregard the legitimate, we 11-recognized Federal interests, but there was a desire and a belief that the interest of the State and the Federal Government could, and we believe in this compact, has been correlated. Mr. Glenn L. Parker, who has just testified here before your committee, was watchful and mindful of the Federal interests, but he at all times, assumed a position of giving due concern to the interest and desires of the States. As has been stated here, this compact has been ratified by the legislatures of the three signatory States without any reservations or modifications. Senator McCarran. Have we certified copies of those acts of ratification? Mr. Stone. I do not know whether they have been certified up here or not. Senator McCarran. I suggest they might go into the record if they are available. Senator Butler. They went to the Secretary of State. I have a copy of the letter from, the Governor of Nebraska. Mr. Stone. The faot that this ratification by the States has taken place, speaks for itself. It indicates that in the view of the legislatures of those |