Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 12263, an Act to Authorize the Conclusion of an Agreement for the Joint Construction by the United States and Mexico of a Major International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for Other Purposes. June 21 and 22, 1960Considers H.R. 12263, to authorize State Dept to conclude agreement with Mexico for joint construction, operation and maintenance of Amistad Dam and Reservoir on Rio Grande River. |
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... addition , Falcon Dam , which in 1954 did supply protection to the lower valley , owing entirely to the fact that it was practically empty at the time that the flood occurred , would not have supplied very much , if any , protection had ...
... addition , Falcon Dam , which in 1954 did supply protection to the lower valley , owing entirely to the fact that it was practically empty at the time that the flood occurred , would not have supplied very much , if any , protection had ...
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... addition to that , we have had , according to our record beginning in 1900 , 16 other floods , and , in estimating our annual average damages from floods alone , we consider that these will amount to $ 1,864,000 . In addition to that ...
... addition to that , we have had , according to our record beginning in 1900 , 16 other floods , and , in estimating our annual average damages from floods alone , we consider that these will amount to $ 1,864,000 . In addition to that ...
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... addition to the annual costs which I have spoken of , the addi- tional construction costs to the United States to provide access roads , parking and picnicking facilities which are recommended by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and ...
... addition to the annual costs which I have spoken of , the addi- tional construction costs to the United States to provide access roads , parking and picnicking facilities which are recommended by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and ...
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... additional releases would be made by each country as determined by the respective sections of the Commission to enable optimum generation of hydroelectric energy and all such releases would be reregulated in the Falcon Reservoir ...
... additional releases would be made by each country as determined by the respective sections of the Commission to enable optimum generation of hydroelectric energy and all such releases would be reregulated in the Falcon Reservoir ...
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... addition to causing extensive damage above Falcon , the flood caused Falcon itself to spill . This spill joined with another flood downstream from Falcon to cause unprece- dented damage in the Rio Grande Valley amounting to $ 9.5 ...
... addition to causing extensive damage above Falcon , the flood caused Falcon itself to spill . This spill joined with another flood downstream from Falcon to cause unprece- dented damage in the Rio Grande Valley amounting to $ 9.5 ...
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