PANAMA

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78S01932A000100130008-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 27, 2000
Sequence Number: 
8
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Publication Date: 
June 4, 1974
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CABLE
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OUTGOING MESSAGE CIA/WHSS SCM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 Obfifi" NFD/N1DA/BUO/CD ~,A 1 Crc.z: ) Gv Hrz w14 *4(0 0-//.. UFOs AGF REFERENCE NUMBER i 2 3 B 11 3 E g 12 TO: IMMEDIATE WHITE HOUSE//SITUATION ROOM FOR MR FAZIO WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIENCEISOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED ITEM NO: WH-5 DATE: 4 DJUN 74 SUBJECT: PANAMA ApprovedlEor Release 3081/08/08: CIA-RDP78S01932J )hi ?39mA- LS OF PAGES AGE COI ACP TOG TPE MRO DCI TRI PANAMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS WHO ARE PREPARING A DRAFT OF A NEW PANAMA CANAL TREATY ARE HAMPERED BY A LACK OF CONTACT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER JUAN TACK. THEY ARE NOW WAITING FOR HIS COMMENTS ON THEIR WORK THUS FAR BEFORE GGOING ANY FURTHER IN THEIR DRAFTING. THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE A NEW PACT HAVE BEENCRITICIZED IN THE 100 LOCAL PRESS BY A GROUP OF NATIONALIST LAWYERS, WHO ATTACKED THE DECLARATION'OF EIGHT NEGOTIATING PRINCIPLES SIGNED BY TACK AND SECRETARY KISSINGER ON FEBRUARY 7. THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO- PERMIT PUBLICATION OF THE LAWYERS' DOCUMENT PROBABLY WAS TO INDICATE TO WASHINGTON THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT GROUPS IN PANAMA OPPOSED TO GIVING UP ANYTHING IN ORDER TO ATTAIN A NEW TREATY. DATE: ORIG: UNIT: EXT: SENSITIVE RELEASING OFFICER COORDINATING OFFICERS AUTHENTICATING OFFICER CLASSIFICATION REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED E 2 IMPDET Approved For Release 2001/08/08 : CIA-RDP78S01932A0001001300@E-6By: AGE App[S?ved ~~=`Ffer sus P /08/OI ,a CIAbJ2DP7q?01932A 1 FtLAG LPAGE E OF PACES SCM ^ ^ 0 0 ^ ^ ^ 2 SECRET NFD/NDA/BUO/1CD 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 TACK IS FOLLOWING HIS USUAL STYLE IN REFUSING TO LET HIS ADVISERS IN ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. AS A PRAGMATIST, HE IS WILLING TO ADOPT THEIR IDEAS AS WELL AS THOSE OFOUCRITICS SUCH AS THE NATIONALIST LAWYERS. THUS FAR HE SEEMS TO HAVE THE FULL CONFIDENCE OF GENERAL TORRIJOS. E2 IMPDET?rl {SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION: NIO WH DIV} DATE: ORIG: UNIT: EXT: /WHSS 25X1A9a CIA OPS CTR 9360 CLASSIFICATION REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN TH`c. ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED E 2 IMPDET Approved For Release 2001/08/08 : CIA-RDP78S01932A0001001300Q8- Y: 008871