Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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During this period of over 20 years , the United States will continue to operate the canal through the Panama Canal Commission to be established is an agency of the U.S. Government , and the necessary rights and uthority for U.S. ...
During this period of over 20 years , the United States will continue to operate the canal through the Panama Canal Commission to be established is an agency of the U.S. Government , and the necessary rights and uthority for U.S. ...
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... 68 to 32 — and I am always struck by the treaty requirement and the extraordinary majority it makes necessary in the Senate of the United States , for every vote against the treaty it is necessary to have two votes for the treaty .
... 68 to 32 — and I am always struck by the treaty requirement and the extraordinary majority it makes necessary in the Senate of the United States , for every vote against the treaty it is necessary to have two votes for the treaty .
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Henceforth , in the event of any un- foreseen contingency , the 2 governments would attempt to agree upon such measures as necessary for the efficient operation of the Canal . 3. The United States gave up its right of " eminent domain ...
Henceforth , in the event of any un- foreseen contingency , the 2 governments would attempt to agree upon such measures as necessary for the efficient operation of the Canal . 3. The United States gave up its right of " eminent domain ...
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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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