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Show [19] APPENDIX A General 1. Authority for Investigations These investigations were made jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Indian Affairs under authority of a letter dated May 3, 1944, addressed to the Commissioners of both services, in which the Secretary of the Interior directed that, "The Bureau of Reclamation in cooperation with the Office of Indian Affairs should initiate an investigation of the situation with a view to determining a permanent solution of the Palo Verde Problem,------. Upon completion of this investigation a joint report should be submitted to the Department -----. (Signed) Harold L. Ickes Secretary of the Interior" 2. Previous Investigations Previous studies and reports relating to the problem of the Palo Verde Irrigation District are listed and summarized as follows: (1) Engle's Report for the Office of Indian Affairs dated June 30, 1920. (2) Palo Verde and Cibola Valley investigations by R. M. Priest, Superintendent, Yuma Project, Bureau of Reclamation, dated September 20, 1930. (3) Diversion Conditions at Intake at Colorado River-Palo Verde Irrigation District by L. J. Foster, Construction Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, Ail-American Project, Yuma, Arizona, dated December 16, 1943. Report No. 1, by Mr. Engle, deals with a comprehensive plan for a proposed irrigation development of the Colorado River Reservation. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |