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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1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978 | 206 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
177 | 272 |
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