MEMORANDUM FOR The Chairman, NSC Under Secretaries ...
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
DECLASSIFIED A/ISS/IPS, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended September 4, 2008
MEMORANDUM FOR The Chairman, NSC Under Secretaries Committee SUBJECT:
Panama Canal Commission Report
The President has received the final report of the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission and has directed that the NSC Under Secretaries Committee undertake a study to (1) review the Commission's report and its recommendations, (2) consider the implications of the report for the United States position in treaty negotiations, and (3) prepare options and recommendations for a detailed negotiating strategy and schedule consistent with the guidance set forth in NSDM 64. The President has asked that specific consideration be given to options for the US to initiate negotiations if the Panamanian Government has not taken the initiative prior to completion of the study. The study should take into account factors which may affect Congressional ratification of prospective new treaty arrangements, including timing and Congressional attitudes, and should include recommendations for appropriate Congressional consultations. The study should be submitted to the President no later than February 20, 1971,
Henry A. Kissinger
cc: The Secretary of State The Secretary of Defense The Secretary of the Treasury Director, Office of Management and Budget Secretary of the Army Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Director, Central Intelligence Agency Special Representative for Interoceanic Canal Negotiations
DECLASSIFIED A/ISS/IPS, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended September 4, 2008
MEMORANDUM FOR The Chairman, NSC Under Secretaries Committee SUBJECT:
Panama Canal Commission Report
The President has received the final report of the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission and has directed that the NSC Under Secretaries Committee undertake a study to (1) review the Commission's report and its recommendations, (2) consider the implications of the report for the United States position in treaty negotiations, and (3) prepare options and recommendations for a detailed negotiating strategy and schedule consistent with the guidance set forth in NSDM 64. The President has asked that specific consideration be given to options for the US to initiate negotiations if the Panamanian Government has not taken the initiative prior to completion of the study. The study should take into account factors which may affect Congressional ratification of prospective new treaty arrangements, including timing and Congressional attitudes, and should include recommendations for appropriate Congressional consultations. The study should be submitted to the President no later than February 20, 1971,
Henry A. Kissinger
cc: The Secretary of State The Secretary of Defense The Secretary of the Treasury Director, Office of Management and Budget Secretary of the Army Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Director, Central Intelligence Agency Special Representative for Interoceanic Canal Negotiations
