Our own warships are guaranteed the permanent right to expeditious passage, without regard to their type of propulsion or the cargo they carry.
Jimmy Carter: “Our own warships are guaranteed the permanent right to expeditious passage, without regard to their type of propulsion…”
On the recordAugust 11, 1977
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Panama Canal Negotiations Remarks on the Agreement in Principle Reached with Panama.
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