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This copy of a telegram dated June 5, 1954, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, urgently requests that Langer prevent oil and gas leases on lands taken from the Three Affiliated Tribes under US Public Law 437 (The Taking Act) for the construction of the Garrison Dam. Cross indicates that oil companies are looking to lease these lands through the US Bureau of Land Management, and Cross requests that these applications be held without action until US Senate Bill 2812 (S. 2812) passes.
See also:
Telegram from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Stating that Langer Will do Everything He Can Regarding the Leasing of Oil and Gas on Fort Berthold Reservation Lands, June 9, 1954
Letter from Senator Langer to Fred Aandahl Regarding the Telegram from Martin Cross Requesting the Leasing of Oil and Gas on Fort Berthold Reservation Lands, June 9, 1954
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross With a Reply from the Department of the Interior Regarding the Extraction of Oil and Gas from the Fort Berthold Reservation Lands, July 29, 1954
An Act to Vest Title to Certain Lands of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in the United States and to Provide Compensation Therefor (The Taking Act)
Date of Work
6-5-1954
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, oil, gas, mineral rights, taken land, leasing land, US Bureau of Land Management, US Senate Bill 2812, S. 2812, Public Law 437, PL-437, The Taking Act
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, US Bureau of Land Management
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Asking Langer to Prevent Leasing of Oil and Gas from the Fort Berthold Reservation Lands June 5, 1954" (1954). William Langer Papers. 578.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/578
Comments
The date on this telegram does not include a year, but the telegram is part of a correspondence chain that occurred in 1954.