Choctaw and Chickasaw Land Payment Concerns
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_57_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Choctaw and Chickasaw Land Payment Concerns
- Date Created:
- 1949-02-28
- EDTF:
- 1949-02-28
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- Mr. Lewis received a letter from Carl Albert regarding the $8.5 million payment for the sale of Choctaw and Chickasaw coal and asphalt lands. Carl Albert assured Mr. Lewis that the full amount is requested by the Bureau of the Budget and will be included in the Interior Department appropriation bill. There was a misunderstanding in the newspapers about the amount requested, but Carl Albert will ensure that the full appropriation for payments is passed as soon as possible.
- Policy Area:
- Energy, Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_6_57_0000, Box, 6, 57, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages