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los Angeles - May 28, 1953 Mr. A. E„ Stoddard (CC - M r . P . J . Lynch Mr. W. R. Rouse Mr. W. H. H u lsiz e r Mr. W„ C. P e rk in s Mr. A. D. Hanson Mr. V. W. Smith Mr. E. E. Bennett* Mr. R. L . Adamson Mr. L. R. Maag Mr. C. M„ B a te s Pursuant to your mailgram o f March 2 7 , 1953, I am e n c lo sin g the fo llo w in g documents coverin g the t r a n s fe r o f the w ater production f a c i l i t i e s o f the LA&SL to the LVL&W Company, which I un derstand have Been approved hy Mr. Rouses 1. O r ig in a l, approval copy ("bearing ap p roval a s to form) and two e x tr a c o p ie s o f Deed o f w ater-h earin g lan d from LA&SL to UFRR, 2 . O r ig in a l, approval copy (h earin g approval a s to form) and two e x tr a c o p ie s o f Deed o f w ater-h earin g lan d from TJPRR to LVL&WCo. 3« O r ig in a l, ap p roval copy (h e arin g ap p roval a s to form) and two e x tr a c o p ie s o f B i l l o f S a le o f water p rodu ction and tran sm issio n f a c i l i t i e s from L.A&SL to TJPRRCo. 4 . O r ig in a l, ap p roval copy (h e arin g approval a s to form) and two e x tr a c o p ie s o f B i l l o f S a le o f water produ ction and tran sm issio n f a c i l i t i e s from UFRR to LVL&WCo. 5. D u p licate o r ig in a ls (each h earin g ap p roval a s to form) and two c o p ie s o f proposed c o n tra c t between LA&SL, UPRR and LVL&WCo. Mr. Bennett a d v is e s th a t you may execute each o f the en­c lo se d documents a s P re sid e n t o f the R a ilro a d Companies with the con­sen t o f the E xecu tive Committee pursuan t to S e c tio n 3 , A r t ic le V, o f the LA&SL Bylaws and S e c tio n 6 , A r t ic le V, o f the Union P a c i f i c Bylaw s, and th a t you may execute the c o n tra c t d e sc rib e d in Item 5 above a s P re sid e n t o f the Land Company p ursuan t to S e c tio n 3 , A r t ic le IV, o f the Bylaws a s amended and e f f e c t iv e J u ly 11, 1944. He su g g e sts th a t the deed mentioned in Item 1 he dated a day e a r l i e r than th a t r e fe r r e d to