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 58 STAT.] CANADA-UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN-Feb 25,19441237 Mar. 3, 1944 1237 may be found to be necessary, and should indicate how the costs of any projects and the amounts of any resulting damage should be apportioned between the two Governments. "4. The Commission should also investigate and report on exist- ing dams, hydro-electric plants, navigation works, and other works or projects located within the Columbia River system in so far as such investigation and report may be germane to the subject under consideration. "5. In the conduct of its investigation and otherwise in the per- formance of its duties under this reference, the Commission may utilize the services of engineers and other specially qualified per- sonnel of the technical agencies of Canada and the United States and will so far as possible make use of information and technical data heretofore acquired by such technical agencies or which may become available during the course of the investigation, thus avoiding duplication of effort and unnecessary expense." If the proposed reference is acceptable to your Government I should appreciate being informed, and this note together with your reply would be regarded as an agreement between our two Governments on the terms of reference. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. The Right Honorable RAY ATERTON. The SECRETrAR OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, Ottawa. The CanadianSecretary of State for External Affairs to the American Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADA No. 18 OTTAWA, March 3, 1944. ExcELLENNy- I have the honour to refer to your note No. 101 dated February 25, 1944, in which you brought to the attention of the Canadian Govern- ment the terms of a reference to the International Joint Commission with respect to the Upper Columbia River Basin. The proposed reference is acceptable to the Canadian Government and your note, together with this reply, may be regarded as an agree- ment between our two Governments on the terms of reference. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. NN A lOBEBTSON for Secretary of State for External Affairs. His Excellency, The AMxASADOR OF THE UNrrE STATES OF AMEIA, United States Legation, Ottawa. 93650O-45--PT. n- 20

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