...in mind. Thus tho Joint Declaration of October 14, 1977, affirms the right of the United States to "defend the Canal against any threat to the regime of neutrality," and to "have the right to act against any aggression or threat directed against the Canal or acrainst the...

...by Americans and Panamanians as "ambiguous." The Statement included the following passages: first, that each of "the two countries shall, in accordance...Canal against any threat to the regime of neutrality"; second, that the previous provision "does not mean, nor shall it be interpreted as a right of intervention...

...the responsibility of insuring that the canal will remain secure and open to ships of all nations. The correct interpretation of this principle is that each of the two countries, according to its respective constitutional procedures, will defend the canal against any threat to...

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...responsibility to assure that the Panama Canal will remain open and secure to ships of all nations. The correct interpretation of this principle is that...defend the canal against any threat to the regime or neutrality, and consequently shall have the right to act against any aggression or threat directed...

...responsibility to assure that the Panama Canal will remain open and secure to ships of all nations. The correct interpretation of this principle is that...defend the canal against any threat to the regime cf neutrality, and consequently shall have the canal or against the peaceful transit of vessels through...

...responsibility to assure that the Panama Canal will remain open and secure to ships of all nations. The correct interpretation of this principle is that...constitutional processes, defend the canal against any throat to the regime of neutrality, and consequently shall have the canal or against the peaceful transit...

...responsibility to assure that the Panama Canal will remain open and secure to snipe of all nations. The correct interpretation of this principle is that...in accordance with their respective constitutional process, defend the Canal against any threat to the regime of neutrality and consequently shall have...

...Panama, dated October 14, 1977, to the effect that : • * * each of the two countries shall * » * defend the Canal against any threat to the regime...neutrality, and consequently shall have the right to net against nggtression or threat directed against the Canal or against the peaceful transit of vessels...

...the question of the right to intervene to guarantee the neutrality of the canal, the document reads : "The correct interpretation of this principle is that each of the two countries shall, in accordance witli their respective constitutional processes, defend the canal against any threat to the regime...