711.42157 SA 29/1834
The Attorney General (Jackson) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have your letter of March 13 and concur in the conclusion reached by your Legal Adviser that it is legally unobjectionable so far as this country is concerned for the executives of the United States and Canada to enter into an agreement regarding the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Deep Waterway project conditioned for its effectiveness upon the subsequent enactment of necessary legislation by the Congress and by the Canadian Parliament.
If an agreement is executed and approved in this manner, its provisions would be binding upon the United States as respects Canada.
Respectfully,