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T Eisenhower's action was interpreted by the Panamanian government and , at least symbolically and implicitly , by many in the State Department as recognizing Panama's residual , or ultimate , sovereignty over the zone .
T Eisenhower's action was interpreted by the Panamanian government and , at least symbolically and implicitly , by many in the State Department as recognizing Panama's residual , or ultimate , sovereignty over the zone .
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9914 Taft later explained that titular sovereignty really meant , in pragmatic terms , that if , at some future time , the United States decided to abandon the canal , it would turn it over only to Panama , which had ceded it to the ...
9914 Taft later explained that titular sovereignty really meant , in pragmatic terms , that if , at some future time , the United States decided to abandon the canal , it would turn it over only to Panama , which had ceded it to the ...
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If we are to retain the canal , there cannot be any compromise on the issue of sovereignty ; if we are going to scuttle and run , let us do it completely , with no doubletalk . We must not retain responsibility without authority .
If we are to retain the canal , there cannot be any compromise on the issue of sovereignty ; if we are going to scuttle and run , let us do it completely , with no doubletalk . We must not retain responsibility without authority .
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FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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