711F.1914/394
The Panamanian Embassy to the Department of State
Changes which the Government of the Republic of Panama would like and would be glad to see made in the Memorandum from the Department of State dated July 8, 1941:
2. Railroad Lots in Panamá and Colón
The President will seek the authority of the Congress of the United States to transfer to the Republic of Panama free of cost all of its rights, title and interest to the lands of which the Panama Railroad [Page 465] Company in the cities of Panamá and Colón is now the owner or usufructuary and which in the opinion of the Government of the United States are not currently or prospectively needed for the maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the Panama Canal, or of its auxiliary works, or for the operation of the Panama railroad. The Panama Railroad Company will convey to the Republic of Panama those lands of which it is the owner or usufructuary within the area bounded by a line described as follows:
Beginning at a point where the Canal Zone–city of Colón boundary line intersects the western shore line of the arm of Manzanillo Bay known as “Boca Chica” or “Folks River”; thence following the Canal Zone–city of Colón boundary line northerly to Eleventh Street and westerly on Eleventh Street to the sea following the boundary line with the Canal Zone; thence from the sea in the direction of Fourth Street to the center of Front Avenue; thence northerly along the center of Front Avenue and its prolongation to the center of Second Street; thence …42
5. Jurisdiction over roads and highways in Panamanian territory
… The military authorities of the United States, however, in the interest of the safety of the military installations on defense sites may request of the Government of Panama that public traffic on portions of the access roads near the said sites be restricted or prohibited, other than on the Republics ordinary means of communication. The portions of roads which may be affected by this agreement shall subsequently be specifically determined.…
In consideration of the undertaking by the United States to repair and maintain roads in Panama to the extent maintenance and repairs are required … the Republic of Panama shall grant a general transitory permission in the Contract of Lease once the latter is validated in accordance with our laws, for members of the armed forces of the United States, the civilian members of such forces and their families, as well as animals, [animal-drawn and motor]43 vehicles … freely to use, for the time the present emergency lasts, all roads in the Republic of Panama.…
7. Desire of the Panamanian Government that our military and Zone police be armed only with billies while in the territory of Panama
The Government of the United States agrees that only the commissioned officers of the military police and the commissioned officers of the shore patrols of the United States when on duty in the cities of [Page 466] Panamá and Colón may carry side arms. It agrees … and similarly, the Government of the Republic of Panama will agree that members of the police of the Republic of Panama shall not carry arms while in the Canal Zone, except when the latter pass through the Zone in transit to other territory of the Republic.
12. The desire of the Panamanian Government for three gasoline or oil tanks at Balboa
The Government of the United States will make available to the Republic of Panama a right-of-way beginning in the port of Balboa and ending at the Canal Zone—city of Panama boundary at a point to be agreed upon by the two Governments for the construction … The cost of pumping such petroleum products from Balboa to the Canal Zone—city of Panama boundary would be borne …