55 STAT.] CANADA-NIAGARA RIVER, WATER DIVERSION-MAY 20,1941 the Falls. It is also proposed that the engineers of the two Govern- ments be instructed to take such steps as may be necessary with a view to initiating forthwith the construction of works designed to distribute the flow of water over the Falls in such a manner as to preserve their scenic beauty. Moreover, the American Government proposes that upon the entry into effect of the Agreement for the Utilization of the Water in the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Basin signed on March 19, 1941,[ 1] the foregoing arrangements will be subject to the provisions of Article IX of the Agreement, and that it will be open to the Commission ap- pointed under the provisions of the Agreement and carrying out the duties imposed upon it, to take such action as may be necessary, and as may come within the scope of the Agreement with regard to diversions at Niagara. If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Canada, this note and your reply thereto, when approved by the Senate, shall be regarded as placing on record the understanding arrived at between the two Governments concerning this matter. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. For the Secretary of State: A. A. BELE, Jr. The Honorable LEIGHTON McCARTHY, Minister of Canada. 1277 Arrangements to be subject to provisions of agreement of Mar. 19,1941. The CanadianMinister to the Secretary of State No. 301. CANADIAN LEGATION WASHINGTON May 20th, 1941. SIR: With reference to your note of May 20th, 1941, concerning the immediate and pressing needs for additional power in the Niagara Falls area for national defence purposes, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Canada concurs in the arrangements (Caillin concur set forth in your note and is prepared to give assurances that no objection will be raised by the Government of Canada to an additional diversion of 5,000 cubic feet per second on the United States side of the Niagara River above the Falls. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration. Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, H. H. WRONG For the Minister. The Hon. CORDELL HuLL, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington, D. C. '[H. Doc. 153, 77th Cong., 1st sess.]
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