Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XXIX, Panama

93. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Brown) to Secretary of Defense Brown¹

Washington, September 2, 1977

SUBJECT

• Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Treaty (U)

(C) The Joint Chiefs of Staff have reviewed drafts of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, 27 August 1977, and the Panama Canal Treaty, 27 August 1977, and the two accompanying agreements in implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty. Based on their assessment of the military and national security implications of these treaties and agreements, the Joint Chiefs of Staff support the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Treaty.

For the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

George S. Brown
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff

1. Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330–80–0017, Panama 821 (Sept 1–26, 1977). Confidential. A stamped notation reads: “[illegible] the Secretary of Defense.” Brown wrote at the top of the memorandum: “9/5 pass to ZB.” The memorandum was forwarded to Brzezinski on September 6 under a covering memorandum from Brooks. (Ibid.)