271. Resolution Opposing Placing Osage Agency Under Muskogee or Anadarko Area Offices Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_9_53_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Carl Albert Collection Title: Resolution Opposing Placing Osage Agency Under Muskogee or Anadarko Area Offices Date: 1950-12-04 Creator: unknown Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims Congress: 81st (1949-1951)
![["The Department of the Interior announced that holders of coal leases and permits on Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian lands in Oklahoma will have preference in leasing deposits. The government purchased the lands for $8,500,000, fulfilling a promise made 50 years ago. Legislation is being considered to address rights of surface users. The lands will be administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and various issues regarding surface rights and leases need to be resolved."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_9_53_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Land%20Management%20Choctaw-Chickasaw%20Lands,%201949-1950/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_9_53_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Resolution Opposing Placing Osage Agency Under Muskogee or Anadarko Area Offices")