St. Lawrence Seaway: Hearings Before the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First Session, on H. J. Res. 104U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 539 pages |
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... position of the administration on the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes seaway project , which is briefly summarized as follows : 1. The security and other interests of the United States , taken as a whole , make desirable participation in the ...
... position of the administration on the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes seaway project , which is briefly summarized as follows : 1. The security and other interests of the United States , taken as a whole , make desirable participation in the ...
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... position on possible United States participation in seaway development was set forth . That position was one adopted by the Canadian Government in January and expressed in a memorandum of January 9 , 1952 , to the United States Am ...
... position on possible United States participation in seaway development was set forth . That position was one adopted by the Canadian Government in January and expressed in a memorandum of January 9 , 1952 , to the United States Am ...
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... position on behalf of the adminis- tration as a whole . This will then be followed by statements by Assistant Secretary of Defense Nash and Maj . Gen. Bernard L. Robinson , Deputy Chief of Engineers , United States Army . Repre ...
... position on behalf of the adminis- tration as a whole . This will then be followed by statements by Assistant Secretary of Defense Nash and Maj . Gen. Bernard L. Robinson , Deputy Chief of Engineers , United States Army . Repre ...
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... position of the administration on the proposals now before the Congress is briefly stated as follows : 1. The security and other interests of the United States , taken as a whole , make desirable participation in the St. Lawrence ...
... position of the administration on the proposals now before the Congress is briefly stated as follows : 1. The security and other interests of the United States , taken as a whole , make desirable participation in the St. Lawrence ...
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... position of the Canadian Gov- ernment is to be found in the communique issued at the conclusion of the talks between the President and the Prime Minister of Canada on May 8 , 1953 , which stated among other things : The Prime Minister ...
... position of the Canadian Gov- ernment is to be found in the communique issued at the conclusion of the talks between the President and the Prime Minister of Canada on May 8 , 1953 , which stated among other things : The Prime Minister ...
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14-foot canals 27 feet 27-foot channel administration American Army engineers bill BLATNIK BROCKELL build Canada cargo Chairman Commerce committee Congress connecting channels construction cooperatives Corporation Corps cost deepening DEMPSEY depth Detroit DONDERO Duluth economic estimates facilities FALLON Federal Power Commission foreign going H. J. Res harbors hearings House Joint Resolution increase interest International Joint Commission International Rapids section iron Islands Joint Resolution 104 Labrador Lake Erie Lake Superior Lawrence power Lawrence project Lawrence River Lawrence Waterway legislation locks MACHROWICZ McGREGOR ment Mesabi Range million tons Montreal NASH national defense national security navigation OAKMAN Ohio Ontario operation percent ports Power Authority power project present President PRINCE proposed question railroads rates ROBINSON Saint Lawrence Seaway SCUDDER Secretary self-liquidating Senate ships statement taconite testimony tion tolls tonnage traffic transportation Treasury vessels Weighing and inspection Welland Canal WILLIAMS York Youngstown
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Page 6 - ... continue free and open for the purposes of commerce to the inhabitants and to the ships, vessels, and boats of both countries equally, subject, however, to any laws and regulations of either country, within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation and applying equally and without discrimination to the inhabitants, ships, vessels, and boats of both countries.
Page 377 - Stikine, ascending and descending, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty and to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of either country within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation.
Page 7 - Either of the High Contracting Parties may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such canals within its own territory and may charge tolls for the use thereof, but all such rules and regulations and all tolls charged shall apply alike to the subjects or citizens of the High Contracting Parties and...
Page 20 - ... to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three of whom shall be members of one political party ; and a majority, of whom shall be a quorum.
Page 272 - It is further agreed that so long as this treaty shall remain in force this same right of navigation shall extend to the waters of Lake Michigan and to all canals connecting boundary waters and now existing or which may hereafter be constructed on either side of the line. Either of the high contracting parties may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such canals within its own territory and may charge tolls for the use thereof, but all such rules and regulations and all tolls charged...
Page 236 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States...
Page 20 - Secretary), who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for the heads of executive departments.
Page 26 - Insolvent, or decedents' estates; to determine the character of and the necessity for Its obligations and expenditures, and the manner In which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid...
Page 4 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 6 - ... and other governmental works for the benefit of commerce and navigation, provided that such works are wholly on its own side of the line and do not materially affect the level or flow of the boundary waters on the other, nor are such provisions intended to interfere with the ordinary use of such waters for domestic and sanitary purposes.