UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, Secretary For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office HD 181 .Gif v.65 PREFACE This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior covers the period from January 1, 1958, to December 31, 1958. It includes the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions that were rendered by officials of the Department during the period. The Honorable Fred A. Seaton served as Secretary of the Interior during the period covered by this volume; Messrs. O. Hatfield Chilson and Elmer F. Bennett served successively as Under Secretary; Messrs. Fred G. Aandahl, Roger C. Ernst, Royce A. Hardy, and Ross L. Leffler served as Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. D. Otis Beasley served as Administrative Assistant Secretary; and Messrs. Elmer F. Bennett and George W. Abbott* served successively as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Mr. Edmund T. Fritz served as Acting Solicitor from September 21, 1958, to October 16, 1958. This volume will be cited within the Department of the Interior as "65 I.D." *Mr. George W. Abbott was appointed Solicitor on October 17, 1958, and this volume is published under his direction. п BY STATES OF United States v. Everett Foster et al., A-27421 (Jan. 8, 1958), p. 1. Suit against the Secretary in this case was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Everett Foster et al. v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 344-58. On December 5, 1958, defendant's motion for summary judgment was granted. The plaintiffs appealed and the case is now pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 14,953. Salvatore Megna, Guardian, Philip T. Garigan, A-27528 (Jan. 20, 1958), p. 33. Suit against the Secretary in this case has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Salvatore Megna, etc. v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 468-58. Max L. Krueger, Vaughan B. Connelly, A-27522 (Apr. 30, 1958), p. 185. Suit against the Secretary in this case has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Max L. Krueger v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 3106–58. On June 22, 1959, the action was terminated by the filing by the plaintiff of a stipulation of dismissal without prejudice. Union Oil Company of California, Ramon P. Colvert, A-27532 (May 28, 1958), p. 245. Suit against the Secretary in this case has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Union Oil Company of California v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 3042–58. Henry S. Morgan et al., A-27529 (Aug. 27, 1958), p. 369. Suit against the Secretary in this case has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Henry S. Morgan v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 3248–58. Wade McNeil et al., A-27439 (Nov. 19, 1957), 64 I.D., p. 423. Suit against the Secretary in this case District Court for the District of Columbia. Secretary of the Interior, Civil No. 648–58. was filed in the United States Wade McNeil v. Fred A. Seaton, On June 5, 1959, defendant's motion for summary judgment was granted. The plaintiff appealed and the case is now pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15,351. ERRATA Page 109 Last paragraph, line 5, Roughton v. Ickes, 101 F. 2d 848, should Page 109 Last paragraph, line 9, affirmed 283 U.S. 35, should read 283 Page 131-Antepenultimate paragraph, line 8, act of August 20, 1935, should Page 237-Last line of penultimate paragraph, 161.6 (e) (5) (Supra), should read 161.6 (e) (5) (Supp.) Page 351-The word like in the 4th line of text, should read that. III |