I have withheld my approval from S. 417, a bill 'Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon certain claims arising as a result of the construction by the United States of Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande.'
Eisenhower: “I have withheld my approval from S. 417, a bill 'Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the…”
On the recordAugust 31, 1954
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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Concerning Claims Arising as a Result of Construction of Elephant Butte Dam
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