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               COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                            WASHINGTON


  A  45               COMP. GEN.          JAN 15  1935

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     Consideratien has bean giwa yOur letter t Desember 22,. 1934,


     'Atesstm  purchasee et land imolviag a large, number oC separate
vendors ar  is ro**a a   zneutim 1W the 'oret Servit  a  this
Department. The fAs   used are 3   3-8*03M 5, s unegey Conservation
Fund (Transfer frem War to Agrieultn*, Aet 7hAek 31, 1933) 1933 *
.&broh 31, 1935, a& 3-840635,  tersm     Conevatiae  Punt (Treaster
rm   War to A4tiulture, Aet Jwe 19, 194)  1934 - Mftr      31, 1935,
deriTed frm the appusptatie   of $3300000,000  for 'Natiml  Il.
duetrial Re7ey  end Tenans   flley  Authority' Ae at June 16, 1933
(Public 77) asd 89,67,000a uade  title II-eegeney   Apprtpriatime.-
   eutin,  of the Defieasy Aet d  Jusq 19, 1934 (Publie 432). Sinae
the fnme  pr  4e  bV the     AEtao aM 36, 1933, at Jun 19, 1934, are
by speite  prvwiste  therdis auanae   for obligsat        within a liited
poriedt it is the Departewtw s Wish to defi tely obligate the fuSt
betere the npIratLas 0  thds stattery tie  lat,  a  the abmisesim at
satiutatry  evideSe  at title sat ther Matte  frequently delay ea-
sidaerably the sesmatim   at a la06 purehase tranusetie.
     The Irst ca*trastual step In meqidaitid is the eeourtag at
options.  Ordiarily is the pst writtee meoeptasee a the eption
has bea  foll1ed by a ftrmel agrwemen t purebhae, which userved
to obligate the apprpriatim.  There are at west   outstanding a
very leog. n b      optima.  Their vlne   is eneh that aseerage
by purchase agreeeatq oC all or even a aubtabial port theresof woult
bea a oxpoasin mad time-enamuming undertaking. To the heavy clerical
tauk of prepariag and typing the oamtracte aust be added the work and
often taterial delay ot obtaining eater' sipatures, samtiee  aug.
rinitsd by joist anerouhipe rA aultiplicity at heire, All of theme
assential signatures already hoe bees obtained e the options.

     Your decision is thersefor requested whether duly txeouted and
signed options (tare attached) togetber with ocpies of the Department's

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