PANAMA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100130008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 4, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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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
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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.
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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
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