Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... interest in the canal , the committee turned to the issue of how this interest could best be protected . The committee found that the long - term interest of the United States would be ill - served by maintenance of the present badly ...
... interest in the canal , the committee turned to the issue of how this interest could best be protected . The committee found that the long - term interest of the United States would be ill - served by maintenance of the present badly ...
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... interest of the United States . National interest is a vague term and many people give it a different content . I mean by the national interest decisions to which we are ready to make a commitment and which are vital to our national ...
... interest of the United States . National interest is a vague term and many people give it a different content . I mean by the national interest decisions to which we are ready to make a commitment and which are vital to our national ...
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... interest ? " In this situation , our dilemma is defining our national interest . I agree with those who have said that as far as the Panama Canal is concerned , our national interest is to be able to have certain and safe use of that ...
... interest ? " In this situation , our dilemma is defining our national interest . I agree with those who have said that as far as the Panama Canal is concerned , our national interest is to be able to have certain and safe use of that ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
34 | 109 |
1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978_ | 206 |
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95th Congress agree agreement Allen amendments American approval April 18 Article believe Bunau-Varilla BYRD Canal Zone colleagues Colombia concerned Congress consent Constitution construction costs debate defend the canal defense distinguished Senator economic fact forces Foreign Relations Committee going Goldwater GRAVEL guarantee Hay-Herran Treaty implementing legislation important interests INTERSEA issue Isthmus Isthmus of Panama Joint Chiefs land Latin America LAXALT LEAHY level canal major ment million negotiate Neutrality Treaty Panama Canal Company Panama Canal Treaty Panama Canal Zone Panamanian Parties Paul G payments to Panama percent present President proposed treaties protect question Republic of Panama Reservation resolution of ratification revenues ROBERT SARBANES sea-level canal Senator from Alaska Senator from Utah Senator yield Senator's ships signed Soviet Soviet Union statement territory threat tion tonnage Torrijos transfer treaty power U.S. Congress U.S. Government U.S. Senate understand United Unprinted vessels vote
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| Title | Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events U.S. and Panama and their canal : the diplomatic and legal record |
| Author | Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service |
| Contributor | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 |
| Original from | Purdue University |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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