Red River Flood Control - Agreement Between the United States of America and Canada.

The United States proposes in a Note to the Government of Canada a plan for the construction of a Joint Ring Levee Project to provide flood protection to the town of Emerson, Manitoba and the unincorporated village of Noyes in Minnesota. The plan sets out obligations of the province of Manitoba and of the Army of the United States with respect to the construction of levees to accommodate the flow of water of the Red river. The province of Manitoba shall reimburse the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army for costs of the international segment of the levee ring. Article VI contains a clause on indemnification by the United States' Army of damages other than arising from negligence of the province of Manitoba or its contractors. (8 articles)