Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... will be Americans and the remainder , four , will be proposed by Panama to the United States for appointment . The treaty also provides that the United States shall have primary responsibility to protect and defend the canal .
... will be Americans and the remainder , four , will be proposed by Panama to the United States for appointment . The treaty also provides that the United States shall have primary responsibility to protect and defend the canal .
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Of course , as I mentioned earlier , under another pro- vision of this treaty the primary responsibility to protect ... it is the United States which is given the powers and authorities under this treaty to meet those responsibilities .
Of course , as I mentioned earlier , under another pro- vision of this treaty the primary responsibility to protect ... it is the United States which is given the powers and authorities under this treaty to meet those responsibilities .
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I suggest to my distinguished friends , the majority leader and minority leader , that we share their responsibility . We share their concern . We hope that when we offer amendments , they will share our concern and they will share our ...
I suggest to my distinguished friends , the majority leader and minority leader , that we share their responsibility . We share their concern . We hope that when we offer amendments , they will share our concern and they will share our ...
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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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