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Page 47
... transit . And , of course , there were thousands of captive customers , because the west- ward trek was in full swing and the voyage around the Horn required three or four additional months of travel . Hope for an eventual canal sprang ...
... transit . And , of course , there were thousands of captive customers , because the west- ward trek was in full swing and the voyage around the Horn required three or four additional months of travel . Hope for an eventual canal sprang ...
Page 188
... transit waterway , shall be permanently neutral . " 48 It then goes on to state that Panama makes this declaration of neutrality " in order that both in time of peace and in time of war it [ the Canal ] shall remain secure and open to ...
... transit waterway , shall be permanently neutral . " 48 It then goes on to state that Panama makes this declaration of neutrality " in order that both in time of peace and in time of war it [ the Canal ] shall remain secure and open to ...
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... transit the Canal as it exists today . The super - tankers represent but a small percentage of the world's commercial fleets . From a strategic viewpoint , the Navy's largest carriers can be wisely positioned as pressures and tensions ...
... transit the Canal as it exists today . The super - tankers represent but a small percentage of the world's commercial fleets . From a strategic viewpoint , the Navy's largest carriers can be wisely positioned as pressures and tensions ...
Contents
Foreword Senator Barry Goldwater | 9 |
Foreword Representative John J Rhodes | 11 |
Preface | 15 |
Copyright | |
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agreed Amador American areas Article Atlantic Balboa basic became Bunau-Varilla Canal operations capability Colombia Commission conceptual agreement concessions Congress Congressional countries Cuba Cuban defend the Canal defense Department developed economic economy of Panama events of 1903 flag foreign relations French future Hay-Herran Treaty Ibid important Impossible Dream Interoceanic Canal involved Isthmus of Panama jurisdiction Kissinger-Tack Kitchel Lake Nicaragua Latin America lock canal locks major ment million national security negotiating team Nicaragua Nicaragua canal ocean official operate the Canal Pacific Panama and Colon Panama Canal Company Panama Canal issue Panama Canal Treaty Panama City Panamanian government percent political ports President problem proposed new treaties railroad regard Republic of Panama responsibility Roosevelt route sea-level canal Senate ships situation sovereignty Soviet standpoint territory things tion tolls Torrijos transiting the Canal treaty negotiations U.S. citizens U.S. foreign U.S. military United vessels waterway Zonians