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The third question submitted in this statement does not pertain to me* The fourth question, however, does indicate that some com­ment on my part might further serve to clarify unfortunate misunder­standings. This question is as follows: "What has occurred to so completely change the initial understanding that the General Services Administration would transfer Basic Magnesium water facilities to the District at $1, allowing appropriate credit to the CRC for this concession? What has held up this transfer which our senior Senator said last week, in a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, should have been consum­mated long ago?" ANSWER— In Mr. Clark's letter of transmittal of this "Statement" to me he stated: "The District has your letter, indicating that the facility can be transferred under stipulations, for Si*" I have written no such letter to the District. On May 2d, 19!?1, I wrote to my representative in this State, Mr. John V. Mueller, the following letter which I quote in full: "You have represented to me that a transfer of the water system at Henderson, Nevada to the Las Vegas Water District would be of advantage to the General Services Administration, provided the interests of the Government were protected. With the above assumption in mind you are auth­orized to begin negotiations for the transfer with the definite understanding that water will be supplied to the Henderson area and to the area commonly known as the Three Kids Mine on a cost basis following closely the letter of intent dated September 16, 19U7 between the War Assets Administration and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada. The necessary papers are to be drawn by the Colorado River Commission and submitted to me for final approval with the consideration being one dollar."