Page 450 218 119 383 4 494 582 578 519 465 398 566 154 57 350 Statements by-Continued Lioeanjie, Rene C., director, Central and South America, National Maritime Union of America, AFL-CIO.. Rico, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Juan M. Passalaqua, counsel... Lowenthal, Abraham F., secretary, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C... the Brethren, secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean.Moorer, Adm. Thomas H., USN (ret.), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, McLean, Va--- Security Council, Washington, D.C.- Reserve Officers Association, Washington, D.C. D.C. Canal, American Council for World Freedom, Washington, D.C.-- Washington, D.C.-- Tempe, Ariz.. Staff... New York, N. Y., and Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, the Panama Canal Zone.- Operations.. Communist support in Panama for Canal treaties (Supplied by State Department) dated September 21, 1977- The Washington Post, October 9, 1977- David J. Kiyonaga, dated October 6, 1977, with enclosures.. into the Union as a new State, supplied by Donald Dozer... October 11, 1977.- cratic Party of Puerto Rico.--- 446 45 17 44 56 64 80 88 117 123 128 130 151 159 175 178 204 217 218 226 230 254 260 280 280 450 Insertions for the record-Continued Prepared statement of Richard Eisenmann with appendices.. Biography of William P. Thompson.. “Human Rights Commission Director" Text of cable to be sent by Panamanian Chief of Government Gen. Omar Torrijos to Andres Agiular, Director of Inter-American Human Rights Commission, signed Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrara, Panamanian Chief of Gov- “I. Human Rights in Panama” statement adopted at Meetings of Prepared statement of Morris Levinson. Biography of Donald E. Miller. Prepared statement of Donald E. Miller on behalf of Church of the Biography of Kenneth F. Boehm... LaRouche's proposed amendments to Panama Treaty supplied by Prepared statement of George Meany, President, AFL-CIO, Octo- Mr. Kirkland's answers to additional questions for the record..- Prepared Statement of Martin Gerber. Committee questions for Martin Gerber, UMW followed by responses. Biography of Alfred J. Graham... Prepared statement of Alfred J. Graham. Letter to Senator John J. Sparkman from J. R. Williams, dated Octo- Letter to Capt. J. R. Williams from John Sparkman, dated October 25, 1977.--- Additional committee questions and responses of Mr. Schlafly.. Dr. Romulo Bethancourt, head of the Panamanian Negotiating Team before the National Assembly of Panama address concerning the Neutrality Pact with the United tes August 19, 1977-. Prepared statement of Gary L. Jarmin.. Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Gary Jarmin enclosing answers to additional questions for the record.. Biography of Dr. Hermino Portell-Vila, editor, Radio Free Americas, Prepared Statement of Mr. Portell-Vila- Prepared statement of Capt. Leonard E. Bell. “White House Lobbying to Change Opinions on Canal”, article by James T. Wooten from the New York Times, October 13, 1977---- Biography of Robert Charles Smith... Prepared statement of Robert Charles Smith. Biography of Maj. Gen. J. Milnor Roberts, U.S. Army Reserves.. Letter to Maj. Gen. J. Milnor Roberts from Ġen. L. L. Lemnitzer, dated "278 Generals, Admirals Against Panama Canal Treaties, ROA Survey Shows”, news release, Reserve Officers Association... Prepared statement of Dr. John Wasylik, National Commander-in- Chief, VFW of the United States.- Letter to Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance from Senator John Sparkman, dated October 6, 1977.-- Letter with enclosure to Hon. John Sparkman from William B. Gardiner, DAV, dated September 12, 1977- Letter to Brig. Gen. James H. Stratton, U.S. Army (Ret.) from John Sparkman, dated November 9, 1977.. Letter to Senator Sparkman from James H. Stratton dated November 1, 1977 with enclosed prepared statement Letter to Robert Dockery, staff, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from Capt. Paul B. Ryan, U.S. Navy (Řet.) Hoover Institute on War, Revolution and Peace, dated October 10, 1977, Appendix-Continued “Canal Diplomacy and U.S. Interests”, excerpt from U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, January 1977, Vol. 103/1/887, p. 43, by Page 621 Letter to Michael K. Deaver from Senator John Sparkman with enclosed testimony by Hon. Ronald Reagan. 630 Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, president, American Jewish Congress, dated October 10, 1977---- 636 Letter to Hon. Dick Clark from Hans Smit, dated October 21, 1977, with enclosure.--. 637 Prepared statement of National Coalition of Cuban-Americans- 639 Letter to Norvill Jones, Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee from William P. Hilmes, dated November 29, 1977-- 640 Statement by Col. John K. Eney, USA (ret.), dated November 30, 1977.. 640 Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Richard C. Spaulding with enclosure.- 642 Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Frances E. Neely, Friends Committee on National Legislation, dated September 27, 1977, with enclosed policy statement on approval of Panama Canal Treaties-- 643 Letter to Senator John Sparkman from John Risca Williams, dated September 12, 1977, with attached report.-- 643 Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Maj. Gen. Philip D. Shutler, USMC, Vice Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff, dated December 13, 670 Committee questions submitted to the State Department for coordinated executive branch response. 670 Section-by-section analysis of the Panama Canal Treaty, the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama of the Department of State-- tive director, AFI-CIO Maritime Committee, dated December 28, 721 American Veteran's Committee Resolution on “Panama Treaties” 722 689 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1977 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:40 a.m., in room 318, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. John Sparkman (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Sparkman, Church, Pell, Glenn, Sarbanes, Case, Percy, Griffin, and Baker. The CHAIRMAN. Let the committee come to order, please. According to our poll, we are going to have a very good attendance this morning. I see that 10 Senators will be here and 3 additional Senators may be able to come. I think we had better get started, however. Senator Glenn, I was almost going to say that I thought we had an unbalanced line to the left, but I will not say that now that you are here. I am glad you could come this morning. OPENING STATEMENT The Committee on Foreign Relations is meeting this morning to continue its consideration of the proposed Panama Canal treaties. Throughout this week, in fact, every day this week, we will take testimony from a variety of experts and public witnesses on these agreements. To start the hearing process this morning we are pleased and honored to have with us three retired military officers who have served their country at the highest level. We will hear from them individually, beginning with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, who, if I may interpolate, is my fellow Alabamian. Following Admiral Moorer's testimony we will ask the former Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, to present his views to the committee. Last, but by no means least, we have another former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs, Gen. Maxwell Taylor. After hearing from our military experts the committee will take testimony from a panel of four American citizens who are residents of the Canal Zone. These individuals represent several civic groups in the Canal Zone. We look forward to hearing from them. May we begin with Admiral Moorer. I will ask him if any of his colleagues who wrote to President Carter on June 8 objecting to the Panama Canal agreements are with him this morning. I want the record to show that an invitation was extended to each one of them, either directly by the committee or through Admiral Moorer. Admiral Moorer, we welcome you to the witness stand. We will be very glad to hear from you. But first, I would ask our Senators if any of them has an opening statement or other remarks at this time. Senator Percy ? COMMENT BY SENATOR PERCY I have explained to Admiral Moorer that a few of us have other hearings which we must attend this morning. The suggestion was made over the weekend by Senator Church that the members of this committee go to Panama. I would hope we could go. It has been many years since I was down there, and I was not there for the purpose we now have in mind. Certainly I think we are all agreed at this stage-Strom Thurmond expressed this, too, in his very eloquent testimony-that we cannot live with the 1903 treaty, that we cannot hold the Panamanians to that outdated instrument. We cannot live without disruption down there and assure security for the canal if we hold them to an agreement that in the light of today's circumstances is unrealistic and unfair. I think there is some agreement among the members of this committee, also, that the ambiguities in our present treaties must be cleared up. We cannot possibly enter into a new covenant and risk a misunderstanding on both sides as to what we really mean by the language which we have signed. Everyone admits now that there are ambiguities that must be clarified. I think Senator Church's suggestion is an excellent one, that members of this committee, who have the responsibility for making a recommendation to the Senate, should hear firsthand from the Panamanians, from the Panamanian Government, and those who negotiated the treaties. Once we finish our hearings here, we should see firsthand down there what the conditions are and talk to the people right on the scene. I cannot speak for all of the minority, but I think it would be good to try to make ourselves available on a very high priority basis after the Congress adjourns. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Senator BAKER. Mr. Chairman, would you yield to me for a moment on that point ? The CHAIRMAN. Senator Baker. COMMITTEE TRADITION OF NOT HEARING FOREIGN WITNESSES Senator BAKER. I was much taken with Senator Church's suggestion, as you were, Senator Percy, indeed as I was with Senator Church's entire presentation on television yesterday. It was thoughtful and it was thorough, as I would expect from him. Mr. Chairman, I was wondering if we were to accept the suggestion by Senator Church that hearings be held in the Canal Zone, would we |