KERR, Judge.
The subject of this controversy involves oil and gas leases heretofore issued on public lands. Some of the leases in question are on producing lands, others on non-producing lands, while others are on lands known to contain valuable deposits of oil and gas.
The matter is before the Court on the government's motion to dismiss.
A summary of the pleadings, statutes and regulations is essential to an understanding of the issues involved.<...
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