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will create a reservation unique in the world, because of its combination 

 of gigantic trees, extraordinary canons, and mountain masses. 



In considering projects involving the establishment of new national 

 parks or the extension of existing park areas by delimination of national 

 forests, you should observe what effect such delimination would have 

 on the administration of adjacent forest lands, and, wherever practic- 

 able, you should engage in an investigation of such park projects jointly 

 with officers of the Forest Service, in order that questions of national 

 park and national forest policy as they affect the lands involved may be 

 thoroughly understood. Cordially, yours. 



Mr. Stephen T. Mather, 



Director, National Park Service 



Franklin K. Lane, 



Secretary 



