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This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior co the period from January 1, 1968, to December 31, 1968. It incl the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions were rendered by officials of the Department during the period.

The Honorable Stewart L. Udall served as Secretary of the Inte during the period covered by this volume; Mr. David S. Black se as Under Secretary; Messrs. Harry R. Anderson, Stanley A. ( Frank C. Di Lusio, Max N. Edwards, Kenneth Holum, J. Co Moore, Robert C. McConnell, and Clarence F. Pautzke serve Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. George E. Robinson se as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration; Messrs. Fran Barry and Edward Weinberg served as Solicitor of the Departme the Interior and Messrs. Edward Weinberg and Richmond F. A as Deputy Solicitor.

This volume will be cited within the Department of the Inte as "75 I.D."

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Chronological Table of Decisions and Opinions Reported..

Numerical Table of Decisions and Opinions Reported..

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Table of Suits for Judicial Review of Published Departmental Decisions__

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Cumulative Index to Suits for Judicial Review of Departmental Decisions.

Table of Cases Cited.....

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Table of Overruled and Modified Cases____.

Table of Statutes Cited:

(A) Acts of Congress...

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES

ERRATA

Page 28-Footnote 25, should read Footnote 36 Appellant's claim letter, attached as "Exhibit A" to the Findings of Fact, Exhibit No. 1.

Page 32-Footnote 62, should appear as 67.

Page 72-Appeal of Galland-Henning Manufacturing Company, IBCA-53412-65, Decided March 29, 1968, the following insert should appear after Headnote, Layne and Bowler Export Corporation, IBCA-245 (Jan. 18, 1961), 68 I.D. 33, Overruled, insofar as it conflicts with Schweigert, Inc. v. United States, Ct. Cl. No. 26-66 (Dec. 15, 1967), and Galland-Henning Manufacturing Company, IBCA-534-12-65 (Mar. 29, 1968).

Page 77—Paragraph 2, Lines 4 and 5, the word compoments should appear as components.

Page 108-I concour should appear as I concur.

Page 122-Topical Index Heading Bureau of Reclamation: Eress Lands should appear as Excess Lands.

Page 185-Appeal of Power City Construction & Equipment, Inc. July 18, 1968, should appear as July 17, 1968.

Page 185-2d Topical Index Heading: Contract: Construction and Operation: Changes and Extras should appear as Contracts.

Page 199-Footnote 53, Robert E. Lee and Company, Inc., Crosland-Roof Co.

v. United States, 164 Ct. Cl. 365, 271–72, should appear as 365, 371–72.

Page 223-4th Paragraph-Line 8 position does no evince should appear as position does not evince.

Page 289-First Syllabus-Line 2, 40 Stat. 383 (1935), and Paragraph 3, Line 2, should appear as 49 Stat. 383 (1935).

Page 303-Paragraph 3-Line 2 attempting to obtain for sand should read: attempting to obtain a permit for sand.

Page 312-Syllabus-Line 1, A prudent man could not reasonable should appear as reasonably.

Page 316-Paragraph 2, Line 4 Castle v. Womble, 19 L.D. 445, should appear as 455.

Page 320-Footnote 4-Line 4, 1950, 64 Sat. 798, should appear as 1950, 64 Stat. 798.

Page 332-Footnote 2-Line 2, CFR 3217.3 should appear as CFR 3127.3. Page 445-Topical Index Heading should read: Contracts: Disputes and Remedies: Damages: Liquidated Damages.

Page 459-Mining Claims: Discovery-Fourth Syllabus should appear as 4 instead of 1.

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