Interviewee

J. Samuel Moore

Interviewer

Michelle L. Gomilla

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Retired El Paso attorney.

Summary of Interview

Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; history of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger, and Thurmond, law firm representing U.S. at 1911 arbitration hearing on Chamizal; role of Richard F. Burges as U.S. Associate Counsel in Chamizal arbitration hearing; historical background of Chamizal issue; Mexico City meeting of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mexico President Adolfo Lopez Mateos; reasons for delay in setting Chamizal issue; describes Chamizal tract and discusses Public Law 88-300; relocation of Chamizal residents and businesses; paper he authored on Chamizal dispute; sources of information of Chamizal issue.

Date of Interview

4-27-1994

Length of Interview

45 minutes

Tape Number

No. 842

Transcript Number

No. 842

Length of Transcript

25 pages

Interview Number

No. 842

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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