1. Opposition to Extension of Leasing for Choctaw and Chickasaw Lands Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_2_3_0011 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Carl Albert Collection Title: Opposition to Extension of Leasing for Choctaw and Chickasaw Lands Date: 1947-03-13 Creator: Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000 Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Navajo Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["The document is in response to a petition opposing proposed legislation to extend the time for leasing Choctaw and Chickasaw coal and asphalt lands. The Interior Department plans to have a conference to negotiate the purchase price of these lands, and the writer assures the recipient that they will resist any efforts to delay the matter."]](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_2_3_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Tribal%20Government,%20CoalAsphaltOil%20(1),%201947/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_2_3_0011_thumbnail.jpg "Opposition to Extension of Leasing for Choctaw and Chickasaw Lands")