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This telegram, dated January 12, 1956, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick requests on behalf of the Tribal Council that Burdick vote favorably on US Senate Bill 51 (S. 51) which would amend US Public Law 280 and that Burdick approve the confirmation of Wesley D'Ewart for Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Cross sends a correction telegram on January 17, 1956 that requests for Burdick to vote against, not for, the confirmation of Wesley D'Ewart.
See also:
Letter from Representative Burdick to Martin Cross Regarding a Voting Request, January 13, 1956
Telegram from Martin Cross to Representative Burdick Correcting January 12 Telegram, January 17, 1956
Date of Work
1-12-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, US Public Law 280, PL-280, US Senate Bill 51, S. 51, amendment, legislation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, US Department of the Interior
People Referenced
Usher Burdick, Martin Cross, Wesley D'Ewart
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Telegram from Martin Cross to Representative Burdick Regarding a Voting Request, January 12, 1956" (1956). Usher Burdick Papers. 195.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/195
Comments
The date on this telegram is unreadable; however, in Burdick's January 13, 1956 reply, he provides the date the telegram was sent. These correspondences were stapled together in Burdick's files.
Wesley D'Ewart's name is misspelled in this telegram as "Westly D Ewart"