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The Administration's current course, however, could lead to chronic embarrassment or disaster, even if the OAS votes to repudiate Panama's charge of armed aggression. That vote would not satisfy Panama or restore diplomatic relations and economic aid.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Canal at the OAS | 2/4/1964 | See Source »

To keep an OAS debate and vote from reopening all issues and settling none of them, the United States might offer to negotiate some of the more onerous clauses and consequences of the treaty; the status of the Zonians, American citizens who have colonized the Canal Zone; rent and revenues...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Canal at the OAS | 2/4/1964 | See Source »

From the balcony of his presidential palace, Panama's Roberto F. Chiari addressed a milling crowd of 3,000 demonstrators. There will be no diplomatic relations with the U.S., he cried, until the Americans promise to negotiate a new Panama Canal treaty. "I will not deviate one instant from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama: Semantics, Politics & Passion | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

Only for a brief, early moment was there a flare of hope for quick settlement. After four days of talks, OAS mediators announced that Panama's Foreign Minister Galileo Solis and U.S. Special Envoy Edwin M. Martin had reached what sounded like an encouraging agreement. Under the arrangement, Panama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama: Semantics, Politics & Passion | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

Negociar, or Discutir. The sticking point was a matter of semantics-a single verb in the agreement, but an all-important one. The Spanish-language version read "negociar"-to negotiate. The English version read "discuss." Panamanians insisted that since the working language of the OAS meetings was Spanish, their version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama: Semantics, Politics & Passion | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

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