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that we have gone over these problems over and over and 

 over again, and hopefully this is the forum where we 

 should be able to achieve a large measure of understanding 

 among all the parties. 



Now a word about the procedures governing 

 the conduct of the Conference. The Conferees will be 

 called upon to make statements. The Conferees in addition 

 may call upon participants they have invited to the Con- 

 ference to make statements. In addition, we will call 

 on other interested individuals who wish to present 

 statements. At the conclusion of each statement the 

 Conferees will be given an opportunity to comment or ask 

 questions and I may ask a question or two. This procedure 

 has proven effective in the past in reaching equitable 

 solutions . 



At the end of all the statements, we will 

 have a discussion among the Conferees and try to arrive 

 at a basis of agreement on the facts of the situation. 

 The Conferees, in fact, if it is appropriate, may go into 

 executive session. Then we will attempt to summarize the 

 Conference orally, giving the Conferees, of course, the 

 right to amend or to modify the summary. 



Under the Federal law, the Secretary of the 

 Interior is required at the conclusion of the Conference 

 to prepare a summary of it, which will be sent to the 



