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Admiral Holloway said that although be considered a U.S. military presence after 1999 desirable , he had concluded that Panama would not accept a treaty without the provision that the U.S. armored forces be withdrawn after a certain ...
Admiral Holloway said that although be considered a U.S. military presence after 1999 desirable , he had concluded that Panama would not accept a treaty without the provision that the U.S. armored forces be withdrawn after a certain ...
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Mr. President , in 1964 , before our substantial involvement in Viet- nam , the United States enjoyed a substantial advantage in almost every category of military power in comparison with the Soviet Union . Today .
Mr. President , in 1964 , before our substantial involvement in Viet- nam , the United States enjoyed a substantial advantage in almost every category of military power in comparison with the Soviet Union . Today .
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Since the canal is of unquestioned strategic importance to the United States , the necessity for long - term U.S. military presence deserves careful consideration . The primary purpose of the U.S. military force stationed in the canal ...
Since the canal is of unquestioned strategic importance to the United States , the necessity for long - term U.S. military presence deserves careful consideration . The primary purpose of the U.S. military force stationed in the canal ...
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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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