These projects will provide major benefits to the West, and to the Nation as well as to the communities directly involved.

The San Juan-Chama Reclamation Project will provide water supplies needed to permit continued economic growth and development and stabilize an existing agricultural economy in the Rio Grande Basin of New Mexico.

President Kennedy agreed in principle to instruct his representatives to work out in conjunction with the Panamanian representatives arrangements under which the U.S. Government will withhold the income taxes of those Panamanian and…

I emphasized the importance of water resources development to the Nation, and expressed this administration's commitment to a sound and orderly program of new projects to meet accumulated needs.

Today I have signed S. 107, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to construct the San Juan-Chama Reclamation Project, and the Navajo Irrigation Project.

Confidence demonstrated by so great a number of South Carolinians is a great source of satisfaction to all of those who work with you here in the Capital for South Carolina and the country.

These developments represent investments in the Nation's future that will provide major dividends in the years to come.

I share your view that the reports from Laos are very encouraging.

You can count on the continued and energetic efforts of the Government of the United States toward this end.

We must continue also to do our best to persuade all concerned in Laos to work together to this same end.

CONGRATULATIONS on your decisive primary victory.