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Form 2191B TELEGRA Tim e Filed.. . . M SYMBOL X C LA SS O F S E R V IC E R E Q U IR ED Px Preferred Immediate delivery Dx Delivery during day Nx Nlght Delivery by next morning j c. s. 9-27-150,000 Indicate by X in proper line the class of service required. Do not specify preferred service if other service will answer the purpose. (Consolidated Power & Telephone TRANSLATION Company) (COPY) 1929* NOV 9 A 221 SAP Grig.±83-1 12 27 OMAHA 11-9-29 1202P A S HALSTED LOS ANGELES FOLLOWING OUR CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES I AGAIN RECOMMENDED Copy 153-5-5 Mr.McNamee 174—2—Las Vegas 36—4 7 -Las^Vegas y. ENTERING INTO THE LAS VEGAS CONTRACT FOR POLICY REASONS ADVISING THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIOiS OF NEVADA IS V E R Y MUCH INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSITION AND THAT OUR DEALINGS WITH THEM AND THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WATER CONTRACT AND TAXES AND OTHER MATTERS THAT COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME ARE SUCH THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THEIR GOOD WILL. THEN UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OCT 21ST RELATIVE TO THE TAX SITUATION I ADVISED THE COMMITTEE OF THE ACTION WE WERE TAKING IN NEVADA. MR SEGER THEN TIED THIS UP WITH OUR RECOMMEN­DATIONS ON THE POWER CONTRACT AN D WIRED ME YESTERDAY.AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE YOUR LETTER SEPT TWENTY FIFTH IN RELATION TO PROPOSED ELECTRIC POWER AGREEMENT AT LAST VEGAS HAS BEEN GIVEN MOST THOROUGH CONSIDERATION WITH EARNEST DESI RE T O JUSTIFY CONCURRENCE IN YOUR RECOMMENDATION BUT SO FAR WITHOUT SUCCESS AND NOW I HAVE YOUR LETTER NOVEMBER FIRST ADVISING THAT THE NEVADA TAX COMMISSION HAS M O V E D TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE OUR TAXES AND THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNSEL TOJOIN WITH OTHER ROADS IN TAKING TH E MATTER INTO COURT IF POSSIBLE WHICH WILL INVOLVE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE. IT WOULD THEREFORE SEEM THAT END SHEET ONE.