Free Motion for Leave to File - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

02/14/2006 14:01 FAX 2022190559

Case 1:99-cv-00550-ECH

Document 161-5

DOI

Filed 02/14/2006

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United States Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
Washington, D.C. 20240

¯ April 26, 2005 VIA FACSIMILE 505-816-1612 LiMa Skotta, Deputy Director Office of Trust Records 1551 Mercantile, N.E., Suite A Albuquerque, NM 87107 Re: Osage Nation v. United States, No. 00-169L (Ct. Fed. CI.) (ECH) - BISS access and AIRR access for Jim Parris Dear Linda, ¯ - Per your telephone conversation today 'with Ken Dalton, OTR will provide Jim Parris access to the Box Index Search System (BISS) in Albuquerque on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 beginning on or after 1:00 p.m. Mr. Parris will conduct additional research for the Osage matter pursuant tO the Court's recent orders. Also, the Solicitor's Office and Mr. Parris seek access to the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR) in Lenexa, KS beginning Tuesday, May 3, 2005. The review and inspection will encompass boxes identified from the aforementioned BISS research. Our office will provide OTR with the list of boxes for review as soon as Mr. Parris and the plaintiffs generate it. Should youhave any questions, please contact me at 202-208-6996. Sincerely,

Tom Kearns Attorney-Advisor

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