PREFACE This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior covers the period from January 1, 1957, to December 31, 1957. It includes the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions that were rendered by officials of the Department during the period. The Honorable Fred A. Seaton served as Secretary of the Interior during the period covered by this volume; Messrs. Clarence A. Davis and O. Hatfield Chilson served successively as Under Secretary; Messrs. Fred G. Aandahl, O. Hatfield Chilson, Roger C. Ernst, Royce A. Hardy, Ross L. Leffler, and Felix E. Wormser served as Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. D. Otis Beasley served as Administrative Assistant Secretary; and Messrs. J. Reuel Armstrong and Elmer F. Bennett* served successively as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Mr. Edmund T. Fritz served as Acting Solicitor from April 26, 1957, to May 21, 1957. This volume will be cited within the Department of the Interior as "64 I. D." Mr. Elmer F. Bennett was appointed Solicitor on May 21, 1957, and this volume is published under his direction. |