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of Mr. Watson in that respect. I think it only makes sense, since 

 the Wilderness Study Areas and the land to be exchanged from 

 BLM to the Forest Service have been studied intensively by the 

 Bureau of Land Management and have been recommended, sub- 

 stantial parts of those areas recommended as suitable for wilder- 

 ness, it only makes sense to put them in the wilderness system 

 now. 



Why have the Forest Service go through the process already per- 

 formed by the Bureau of Land Management? 



I hope you will consider that and will see that those provisions 

 get into the legislation. 



Senator Hecht. I would have considered it anyway. But since 

 you are from my native Missouri, I will give it double consider- 

 ation. 



Mr. Callison. I thank you. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Callison follows:] 



