UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



Stewart L. Udall, Secretary 



Stanley A. Cain, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Clarence F. Pautzke, Co77v>nissi-oner 



BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 

 John S. Gottschalk, Director 



The Department of the Interior, created in 1849, is a Department of 

 Consei"vation, concerned with management, conservation, and develop- 

 ment of the Nation's water, wildlife, fish, mineral, forest, and park and 

 recreational resources. It has major responsibilities also for Indian and 

 Territorial affairs. 



As America's principal conservation agency, the Department works to 

 assure that nonrenewable i-esources are developed and used wisely, that 

 park and recreational resources are conserved for the future, and that 

 renewable resources make their full contribution to the progress, pros- 

 pei-ity, and security of the United States, now and in the future. 



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