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Show -2- The Secretary of the Interior Washington May 9, 1930. Hon. John C. Phillips, Governor of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. My dear Governor Phillips: I have read the statement by your Colorado River Commission of May 2, and a supplemental statement published May 3, which has just reached me. The burden of these statements seems to be an objection that the Boulder Dam contracts, which carry out the outline forwarded you on October 23, modified as the result of the hearing here November 12, which Arizona declined to attend, have been concluded by the Secretary prior to the conclusion of negotiations between California and Arizona, which negotiations your Commission thinks might have resulted in a compact covering power questions as well as water. At any rate, I assume that that is why section 8(b) of the Project Act is quoted. But your Commission has negletced to quote the full language of section 8(b) which includes the important phrase quoted below, but omitted from your Commission's statement. It provides as follows, in case the 3-state compact is not made before January 1, 1929,- "Provided, That in the latter case such compact shall be subject to all contracts, if any, made by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5 hereof prior to the date of such approval and consent by Congress." And the complaint of "haste" cannot be meant seriously. The construction of this great work, authorized by an act |
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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] : California exhibits. |