U.S. PANAMA POLICY 'SILLY'? WHAT POLICY, MR. FULBRIGHT?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200920148-9
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 148
• Publication Date: April 3, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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CHICAGO
DAILY .' NEWS.
APR 3 195.4
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WASHINGTON (AP)-Jn "COURAGE and res,llve? of all proportion to the prov-
dismissin1 U.S. policy on Pan. is not the issue in Panama. ocation - would unleash it
ama as silly," J. William Ful- The issue involves the goes
bright, Senate Foreign ltcla- tion.: \Vould it be wise for the chain of similar riots every.
tions Committee chairman, has United States to make major tc'hrre in Latin !America where
pif unintcn- concessions under pressure of something more was wanted of
predictably-even eds tionally-causeg a new delay, Jctuetry's massive rioting, ar- Uncle Sam.
in a canal treaty settlemet; ,son. shooting, which was delib AS TO Sell, Fulbri ht'scona
according to the diplomatic' c''ltely supported by the ruling g
grapevine. 01', ;u:chs of Panama,. includ- tendon that there Is nothing
ti a cted about the Panama Ca-
have stiffed., 'inc )'resident Chiari, who `'
For ene&.ghtthe 's criticisms Panamanianan '~Ihen the Ca?;troi,ts~s took ov~?r 11.'I treaty, who in the Johnson
.cuk rcmini
ere
causing the alwaYs tltc nubs, provcd~',too v~?
` , . !'res~
position President Johnson has
touch-and-go chances of and sr;n'cd to put out t`116 fires was,
the. oligarchs themselves h;,d offered to review and make
meeting of minds with Wash-
in-ton . helped to start. ace y' even n if lie lie in will, 1903
to recede once again, ' not, un
P;utama recede in,i The United States has the treatty even
der present conditions, be
is nsaid to believe that;, goods, but cold, on Chiari duo hound in advance to specific
is now o e from such powerful' to the tape recordings which concessions.
citizens as Sen. Fulhright will monitored his orders to. the
compel President Johnson to Panamanian national guard to Any treaty granting ri
Rrcesta in their barracks and let in perpetuity" to another
er
come much closer to an aa- Y country is a thorny on Panamanian terms- the mobs loot and burn at will. y issue. The
Philippines is a good example
that there will be no renewal' There is also the matter of of a case where the United
of diplomatic relations unless the incitement to riot dinned States voluntarily put a time
the United States agrees un incessantly over Panamanian limit on its treaty and set a
conditionally to tear up the oldi television and radio stations date for its exit.
e;ulal treaty of 1903 and write,: owned by Chiari and other
a completely new one. oligarchs. Fortunately for the Philip-
Aside from illustrating (he'
The fact that Panama is ]it- Pines, it was not at that time In point of fact, whe the.
penalties of too many foreiett tic does not make the oligarchs involved in the cold war and orawry dies n
and the flag wth
policy cooks, this Panamanian less responsible for the Jana- Panama is. For one thing, the in stops, pan;tm;liuns will say
1r havoc that could not have 1903 treaty of Panama was privately misinterpretation of the causes ` y obtained on much the same 1 that they are more
ensued without their collabo-. interested ill economic bent-
anc! effects of presidential de- .conditions that governed the
ration nor does it make the fits-greater share of canal.
because visions is Mr. Johnson unfortunate
is nfortun totally ate Panamanian Castroites less,., this U.S. treaty country in with Cuba
effect rights givi ingn tolls, better wages, etc.--than
unmoved by the Fulhright ,tt- I cocky and dangerous now that perpetuity to the naval base at control anytime soon of it
tack. they are in a position to intint idat.c Guantanamo. canal that they freely admit
: their irresponsible goy- cannot run.
The President simply con- dale ernment. And whereas there are many they And that is precisely what
hiders it an assault on a policy; The United States clearly officials here who in abstract Presidcht Johnson is prcpc~ed
that does not exist. Fulhright,. made a mistake in letting
for instance, agree to-if the pvrto
, said that it was, American students at Balboa put a fixed date on giving the ans Will stop trying to prove to
rl. ~ f?ligh school violate regulations; canal to Panama, they think t11e hemisphere that the way to'
siy" treat its for dispute c with tiny y at s t
by raising the American flag! twice about it under present
anla as "a test of our courage tivithout the Panamanian flag. realities which are that this get-things out of Uncle Sam is
and resolve. But the point is would certainly .
ways deserve another, and the, demands from Castro fora 't"''osstble,demands and ::;
matumx,
ministration would quarrd} new treaty on Guantanamo.
with Fulhright on this point,, consequences of making con
except to say that it is knock-
ing down a straw man.
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