Panama, 1973–1976
121. Memorandum From Stuart Eizenstat to Governor Carter
Source: Carter Library, Campaign Issues Office, Box 26, Folder 5. No classification marking. Eizenstat was the Policy Director for Governor Carter’s Presidential campaign.
122. Memorandum From Stephen Low of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: Ford Library, White House Central Files, Subject Files, Box 13, 3–1 Panama Canal, 4/1/76–5/21/76. Confidential. Sent for action.
123. Memorandum From the Deputy Department of Defense Negotiator (Dolvin) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Clements), the Secretary of the Army (Hoffmann), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Brown), and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McAuliffe)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files, FRC 330–79–0049, Panama 821 (May–Dec) 1976. Secret.
124. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency (Wells) to Multiple Recipients
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Inter-American Country Files, Lot 92D281, Box 2, Panama Canal Negotiations Correspondence, Jan–July 1976. Secret; Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals; Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants; Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator. The memorandum was sent to Saunders, Bunker, Dolvin, Bell, and Low.
125. Telegram From the Embassy in Colombia to the Department of State
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Latin America, Box 3, Colombia—State Department Telegrams to SECSTATE NODIS. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
126. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P820118–1374. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Low on June 17; approved in S/S. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s suite at the Carrera Hotel. Kissinger was in Santiago to attend the OAS General Assembly.
127. Memorandum From the Deputy U.S. Negotiator (Bell) to the Senior U.S. Treaty Adviser (Wyrough)
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations Lot 81F1, Box 126, POL 33.3–2/Canal Treaty Negotiations/General, Jan–June 1976. Secret; Nodis. Copies were sent to Bunker, Shlaudeman, Low, Dolvin, Chargé Gonzalez, and Feldman, Mark B..
128. Letter From Ambassador at Large Bunker to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Clements)
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiation Files, Lot 81F1, Box 126, POL 33.3–2/Treaty Negotiations, July–Dec 1976. Secret.
129. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Lot 81F1, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiation Files, Box 126, POL 33.3–2/Lands & Water, 1976. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Hinson. The meeting took place in the Panamanian Treaty Advisory Group offices.
130. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Ambassador Bunker’s Correspondence, Lot 78D300, Box 3, DOA–DOD, Liaison With. Confidential. Drafted by Barkley. The meeting took place in Bunker’s office.
131. Minutes of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Principals and Regionals Staff Meeting
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Lot 78D443, Box 11, Secretary’s Staff Meeting, August 25, 1976. Secret. All brackets except those that indicate omitted text are in the original.
132. Telegram From the Embassy in Panama to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Classified and Unclassified Political and Economic Files 1976–78, Lot 80F162, POL 23.7, Subversion, Sabotage, Espionage 1976. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Repeated to PANCANAL and USCINCSO.
133. Memorandum of Conversation
[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 90M01243R: Box 15, Folder 15: Noriega /Panama Search: DCI (Bush) Files on Noreiga. Secret. Three pages not declassified.]
134. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P860084–2311. Secret. Drafted on October 8 by Becker; approved on October 22 by Collums. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf-Astoria. Kissinger was in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
135. Minutes of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Principals and Regionals Staff Meeting
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Lot 78D443, Box 11, Secretary’s Staff Meeting, October 12, 1976. Secret.
136. Memorandum by Sol Linowitz
Source: Library of Congress, Papers of Sol M. Linowitz, Government Service, Box 117, Pan. Canal Treaties, General Correspondence, 1975–1976. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Richard Holbrooke, Jack Watson, Anthony Lake, and Cyrus Vance, all on Governor Carter’s staff. Linowitz, Chairman of the Commission on U.S.-Latin American Relations, became President Carter’s chief negotiator for the Canal treaty.
137. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, Lot 81F1, Box 126, POL 33.3–2/Treaty Negotiations, July–Dec 1976. Confidential. Presumably prepared by Kozak. A typed note on the memorandum specifies it was for the use of the negotiating team only. A series of meetings were held from October 21 to 25. Memoranda of conversation of those meetings are in the National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, Lot 81F1, Box 126, Binder: October 1976. See also Document 138.
138. Memorandum From the Deputy Negotiator from the Department of Defense (Dolvin) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Clements), the Secretary of the Army (Hoffmann), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Brown) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (McAuliffe)
Source: National Archives, RG 218, Papers of George Brown, Box 48, 820 (Panama) Bulky Jan 1976–31 May 1977. Confidential. The memorandum was forwarded to the addressees on October 27 by Lippert who briefly summarized it. A note in an unknown hand next to Brown’s on Lippert’s memorandum name reads: “has been briefed.” (Ibid.)
139. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, Lot 81F1, Box 126, POL 33.–2/Treaty Negotiations, July–Dec 1976. Confidential. Drafted by Taylor on November 5. The meeting took place at the El Panama Hotel.
140. Memorandum From the Chief of the Latin America Division, Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency (Raymond A. Warren) to Director of Central Intelligence Bush
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 79M00467A: Subject Files and Correspondence, Box 23, Folder 17: P–17: Panama. Secret. Sent through Wells who concurred on November 6. A copy was sent to the Deputy DCI.
141. Memorandum From the Senior U.S. Treaty Adviser (Wyrough) to Ambassador at Large Bunker
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Ambassador Bunker’s Correspondence, Lot 78D300, Box 3, Congress. Confidential.
142. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Panama
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Latin America, Box 6, Panama—State Department Telegrams from SECSTATE—NODIS. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Becker, Wyrough, and Chester; cleared by Bunker, Luers, Bell, and in S/S; approved by Kissinger.
143. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, USD/P Files, FRC 330–87–0068, 1975–1977 Memcons Re: Treaty Negotiation. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Bell on December 8. Copies were sent to Bunker, Shlaudeman, Bray, Dolvin, Jorden, and L. The meeting was held at the 1925 “F” Street Club.
144. Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in Panama
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840099–0440. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Bell; cleared in ARA, S, S/S, and L; approved by Bunker.
145. Briefing Memorandum From Ambassador at Large Bunker and the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Shlaudeman) to Secretary Kissinger
Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiation Files, Lot 81F1, Box 126, POL 33.3–2/Treaty Negotiations, July–Dec 1976. Confidential. Drafted by Wyrough.
146. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency (Wells) to Multiple Recipients
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Ambassador Bunker’s Correspondence, Lot 78D300, Box 4, Neutrality. [name not declassified] signed for Wells. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. The memorandum was sent to Saunders, Bunker, Dolvin, Bell, and Lazar.