Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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Next , the committee asked what was the most important interest of the United States in the canal and answered that use by our naval vessels and commercial shipping was the most critical interest of the United States .
Next , the committee asked what was the most important interest of the United States in the canal and answered that use by our naval vessels and commercial shipping was the most critical interest of the United States .
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National Interest The first and most important question is whether the treaties signed by the President are in the best national interest of the United States . National interest is a vague term and many people give it a different ...
National Interest The first and most important question is whether the treaties signed by the President are in the best national interest of the United States . National interest is a vague term and many people give it a different ...
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How do they fit in with what must clearly be the central question for all legislators : " Is it in our national interest ? " In this situation , our dilemma is defining our national interest . I agree with those who have said that as ...
How do they fit in with what must clearly be the central question for all legislators : " Is it in our national interest ? " In this situation , our dilemma is defining our national interest . I agree with those who have said that as ...
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Contents
1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978 | 206 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
177 | 272 |
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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 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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