Telegram from Senator Langer to B. D. Connerly et al. Regarding Sale of Indian Lands, September 2, 1955

This telegram, dated September 2, 1955, from United States (US) William Langer to the recipients listed below, is a reply to their telegrams opposing a sale of Indian lands to take place in New Town, North Dakota on the Forth Berthold Reservation. In his reply, Langer states that the US Department of the Interior advises that it is impossible to stop the sale because it has already been advertised. He adds that the US Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Director and the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Reservation have been notified to hold up on awarding bids until the US Bureau of Indian Affairs can investigate the objections to the sale and allow everyone to be heard. See also: Telegrams from B. D. Connerly Et Al. to Senator Langer Opposing Sale of Indian Land, September 1, 1955https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/1796/thumbnail.jp