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OFFICE OF THE A’lTORNEY GENERAL OF
AUSTIN
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Ia 1936 *ad 19S6 Ton8 roarire laforaatlon from Konur and Okl.bWa. rhowlw iniorinntioa or SE alllion oiprrttbr 8hl39od into %%a8 by one dulu opustlag l pl~o o ot burluc r r la both f&ou&h rtetrr. Thi. lnformstlo. r.. obtrinsd . reolproo.1 greet6at nude at lrtloarl %x Gcrr- foraoer rawalto rtwplng tha aotltltie8 of ttlr dral*t .8 all,ar asrem otbrrr opnt- lag oa 8 mrllrr 8oU8. Soar ot the ol.gsntt8r wuo tax paid vntlt the Depmtmnt noelted latonrtbnh Conformooio lh Orlmar In1938 8m8 Attlm
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war ~4 thho authmlty to a&8 aad t4 *118h rulea and for tar nroroawnt of tb prwl810n8 set reg ur atlorir 0ftd tru 601100tioa 0r ~nwii~~ ii~rgi,ty 0i4pntt0 tu rms tka rw8 uaioh you rubs&t to ua, thmro ppmrr ..; oaly a rleu ddr.bllitr ior Co~~gtrdl~ bo a rcrbor or the Xatloati Tobaooo Cant.rwo. but praotloal
nooo0olt fo r l uo& r0abOnhlp aad upuioitloa of tho beuflto th0r00r l r h0 10 t0 prop~rlp OroroO th0 pr~t101000 of t30 t0tiag tmito rad fr00t I rooooaobly hiuh prroont~y 0r 001100tloa0. T3b probloa ol th e l tipwat of imatOq?Od rig- mttoo trac othrr rtntoo lute tNa one lo oao *ioh omnot bo pm rQ halt with xcrapt with the oaoperrtloa of the In our 0 lalon tbo adoouat or uthQr t1or r other Ototoo. fs8.00 rot aubetoLlp in t.ha ~otloaal 00~ b* ~814 out or UN qproprletloa of $10,000&O uatloae6 f obfmo Tu coareroaoo ObOVO.
km115 ltonr appmprlatlo~ ror ourrent bieanlum to the Caao, 7toh ~4 Oyotrr Comisolon io one or tioru.* @OO.OO ror *Be&o, ptiodloals, Uuu and ruboorl The ewe or )~3,00 oooerlag duo8 r0r tbo -0, Coaabrloa Pl oi earl 07otor ror rpmbomhfp lri Fbo Iateraatloaal Asooolrtioa COJU, rlrh Conoerrrtloa Conudrdoaora uuky 80 paid out that airproprlrtlon,
Fo dosire to bo luraibhed rlth aCditioaa1 lararau- tlon oonoorrdag rumtloao of tho lktlsaal Cwwd Anooola- tlon nad the nln tlonohlp betueen 8u6h Aeooolatioa ab t&o Adjutant clonsrel brtoro attonptlag to glvo our opinion la roaponr*. to third part your cueatloa.
AT'TORNEY GENERAL OF