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Jimmy Carter: “I transmit herewith, for the purpose of receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Panama Canal…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1977
I transmit herewith, for the purpose of receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Panama Canal Treaty and the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Panama Canal Treaties Message to the Senate Transmitting the Treaties

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