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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

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JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
BIRCH BAYH, Indiana

CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia

WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota

PAUL LAXALT, Nevada JAMES B. ALLEN,' Alabama

ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware

MALCOLM WALLOP, Wyoming
JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa
HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio
DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona
PAUL G. HATFIELD, Montana

FRANCIS C. ROSENBERGER, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEPARATION OF POWERS

JAMES B. ALLEN,' Alabama, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia

ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi

WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia
QUENTIN CROMMELIN, Jr., Chief Counsel and Staff Director

Dr. JAMES MCCLELLAN, Minority Counsel

PAUL GULLER, Editorial Director

MELINDA NEESE, Chief Clerk

ANN SAUER, Assistant Clerk
DEIRDRE HOUCHINS, Research Assistant

Senator James B. Allen died June 1, 1978. His widow, Maryon, was appointed to his office and subsequently to the chairmanship of Separation of Powers Subcommittee, Committee on the Judiciary on July 27, 1978.

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

U.S. SENATE,
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEPARATION OF POWERS,
Washington, D.C., December 1, 1978.

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Hon. JAMES 0. EASTLAND,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: At the direction of the late chairman of the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, Senator James B. Allen of Alabama, I respectfully submit on behalf of the subcommittee the following three-volume compilation of Panama Canal Treaty debates and related material consolidated from the records of the 95th Congress.

As you particularly know through your close friendship with the late Senator, our chairman felt very strongly that the debate of these treaties was perhaps the most significant national decision facing our country during this decade, and he expended great personal energy and thought during consideration of all aspects of the proposed cession of the Canal Zone to the Republic of Panama. In directing this consolidation of the Senate debate, Senator Allen hoped to provide a single, major source document for future research by historians and for convenient use by the Congress in the continuing review of this issue-a review which will undoubtedly be resumed in the immediate future in connection with proposed legislation to authorize and implement the treaties. In my judgment, this work will well serve that intended purpose and will prove valuable to future generations in enabling an accurate understanding of what actually transpired during this important time in the history of the United States and of the U.S. Senate. With kindest regards, I am Very respectfully,

QUENTIN CROMMELIN, Jr.,
Chief Counsel and Staff Director,
Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.

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