Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... ships . Most contingencies involving our naval forces require that the Atlan- tic Fleet reinforce the Pacific Fleet or vice versa , and the Panama Canal is a vital link . Every ship now in our inventory , every ship except the aircraft ...
... ships . Most contingencies involving our naval forces require that the Atlan- tic Fleet reinforce the Pacific Fleet or vice versa , and the Panama Canal is a vital link . Every ship now in our inventory , every ship except the aircraft ...
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... ships right now that cannot go through the canal - 2,000 . This is overall , free world shipping . The Department of Transportation made a cursory study and found out that there was a great number of ships on the waves throughout the ...
... ships right now that cannot go through the canal - 2,000 . This is overall , free world shipping . The Department of Transportation made a cursory study and found out that there was a great number of ships on the waves throughout the ...
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... ships in the world could transit the canal . You take all the ships in the world , the 27,000 figure ; he conceded that most of them could go through the canal . The 42 - percent figure that he used did not deal with the number of ships ...
... ships in the world could transit the canal . You take all the ships in the world , the 27,000 figure ; he conceded that most of them could go through the canal . The 42 - percent figure that he used did not deal with the number of ships ...
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1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978 | 206 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
177 | 272 |
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accordance agree agreement Allen Amendment American approval Article authority believe build BYRD Canal Zone Chiefs clear colleague Commission Committee Company concerned Congress Congressional consider Constitution construction continue costs course debate defense Department discussion distinguished economic effect estimates executive fact figures force foreign future give going Government granted GRAVEL House important increase interest issue land language LAXALT legislation major March matter means ment military million necessary negotiate neutrality operating Panama Canal Treaty Panamanian Parties payment percent position possible present President proposed protect question ratification reason Record Relations Representatives Republic of Panama respect responsibility result ROBERT Senator Services ships signed staff statement talking territory tion toll transfer transit understand United vessels vote yield