Show SPURN PHOENIX An Ariz Dec Dee 13 AssocIated ted ted Press Press Arizona Arizona will not be bo of officially officially of- of represented in the January conference of upper basin states to discuss allocation a of f Colorado river 1 water II under the tho Boulder dam er etc In In a 8 letter rn mailed yesterday to Francis C. C Wilson Colorado rIver commissioner of or Nc New Nc v Mexico tho the Arizona Colorado river commission through Go Gov GO John C. C Phillips as JS spokesman I declined an Invitation to send an an official representative to the conference Goy Governor Phillips asked er th that t Arizona bo be allowed to send an nn un unofficial observer as n. the tho subject m matter of bf the conference Is s ono one In In which aa one ono o of the Colorado coio- coio Cob Colo rado river basin states atnes es is greatly Interested The of Arizona t to become a a. party rt to Q a a t til trl-tatt n agreement with Call California orna and Nevada Ne was given ft ns ss the Ute reason for fo declining tho the i Imitation iU ri t to participate l t In ir the conference r rAs As all members o o your our conference conference confer confer- Governor GO ence nce ence wiIl ur IH appreciate Phillips Phillips' letter finleY since Arizona has hu not pot ratified time the river CO Continued d Ol on on lJ page pg Q 4 S 1 t I i t I T ARIZONA NA SPURNS SPURNS' INVITE TO M MEET ET C Continued from r m page 1 compact she Is not In a position to take tak part patt in any division of ot upper up up- up per basin waters among the upper states Our commission and myself wish I to express to to- you our appreciation ot your of-your your kindly thought In extending t to Arizona an anI invitation to participate pate in your conference and assure ou r you that u that If wo we had bad been Ticen able ablo to make a a. compact we would gladly with you to assist In In Ironing out out the difficulties diffIculties' which will wUl confront your states In the settlement set set- lement of ot this problem The decision not to ac accept ept the upper upper up up- per basin Invitation was le reached ched at ata ata a n. meeting of at th the Arizona Colorado river rhet commission attended by Governor Governor Gov Gov- Phillips Chairman Charles CharlesB BWard BWard B Ward C Commissioner John Ia 1 Mason on Ross Bos and Attorney Berry Beny Peterson eters n. n The vote was unanimous U tb that it t Arizona should not p participate In the conference e |