I THC WIIITC IIOUSC I 'ASllltJ 101 J June 1 J 971 V 'IO The SC'c re t n-y of State 'fhc S c rct a ry of Defense _S UBJECT -Panama C_a nal T-rcat y Negotiations - I have reviewed An1bat sador Anderson's letter of April 12 1971 and the 1·eport of the NSC Undc1· Secret des Con m Htce elate cl June 10 1971 con_ccrning Unitc cl States goals and obje ct i ·cs or negotiaii ms wi-1 i P a i 12 nm on canal treaty rc a io1i s b11 ·t11c·· b a sis of tha t 1·cvicw - I have- decided to aut l orizc An1bassador A n derson undertak e formv l ·ncgotin tiow with Pa nan1a with a view to obtaining ii rccn c nt on the ie-xt of a draft treaty this -year The princi_p es set orth· in N'SD v1 64 wi11 continue to provi de the b i sis for the United States p ot ition in O1e f orth c omi llg nc got i a ti ons e cc pt insofar a they a rc modified or c - p ui 1°ecl by t1 c fol c- ing s pcr ifi c dccii ions to __ Recon-imcndations throu ------- ---B-3 ____ ____ _ h report oi the NSC Uncle 1 7 cont a inc cl in the June l 0 1971 Sec rctarics· Conu11ittec a re approved -- Q s pec t to RccmT11 1c 1ida_ _jon J3 r of the NSC Under Secretaries Coinn-1it t c report cc 1ccrning t h e du ra tion of the t caty I h a ve decided tha 1 the Unit eel Stat-cs negotiating objective should continue to be control of canal opc 1·ations and lc c_nsc for an opcn-en lccl period Provision for review of thi a rr ngcn1cni il t_ son1 _specific future cl d e may be inc uc1_cd in the U S position Shoulcl_Amb s saclor Anderson conclude · in the course of negotia tions that ach5cvcmcnt f O r n 10 j9r g oti jc cti VC will rcqu i r _ a g rec ncnt to a flxc l-tcnn tre 1y -1- i ll be -p1•cj rcd to·consic1cr promptly a rcvisio '1 of this objcictivc 0 t- ob _ -- _ -- W5 th n•f ncct to r ccon-ii w rnl tion B-2° of the NSC Un ckr Sccrc1i ric s · · r t ncc r11i -ig j11 ·5f di tjon ov r th Can tl Zone· 1 ha ·c C ciclcd · i ha t Oic ini ti ' r trnfH cl 5-l t 's - l t oti tiJ_ g jc cl i IC s J O l Hl be to·-pc r - n it U S juri dic·li o 1 tcJ bi ph - cl ·ou within a n1ininH11n of ty •c• ity prut clj1 g non-ner oti b c rjt hl for U S control 11d ob • 1 · DECLASSIFIED e o 12951 SEC S 5 · • NIC M lf0 1114181 i T«rf OEl'l' GUfOEt lNES PHorocoPY FRoM'blt Lo t-ORD t 1ffi•R-¢TE rt3 7-t o-z 2 I clcfc nsc of the c 111 d ftir the tlu r 1 i on of the treaty J-Iowcvc r Arn1J 1r uJor rndl 'l So 1 i 1 ull1uri • ecl to nC'gotiatc a t horlc 1· iirnc pcrjocl for th p11a c--o-qL of jui-i t1iction i -i ftcr initial negotiation he clc c r 1 such action nccc ai y 1 o achieve our nonneg0Hc1blc objecti ye Such a fall-hack pocition should he ihc n1axin1um that C n h c r ucccssfully Jlc otiatcd with the Government o P 1 namn ccmsislent wifh an orderly tr 1 nsfor of jurisdiction to Panan1a c Hcdi ·_c U S control nd _c lcfcnsc of the canal afte·r such jurisclicticm is phased out· ·· wd Co ngrc sional acccpi ancc _ ' j I • I I I • - _ - -- Ce nj rc -s 5 _n J cnnsnlbtions should he initiatccl as_- 9on as _posiiblc to test r uppo ·t for a tr e aty along the lines outlinc d above - - 'Ihe NSC Under Secretaries Cornn1itte c h ould subm it to n1c by July 5 1971 rccornmcncbU ons and or op j ons for U S po iqr tow p xc1'°1 fJ1a ma n the event treaty negotiations rc l'ch ' n in1passe or n1ust-be b i oken off - - ' -- • · Arn bassaclor Anderson intcmb t o rc111ain in close consultation with the · ·s-c rctaric-s of •State ·a 1_9_Defc_E C du1·ing the pcxiod of ncnotiations and I have asked him to keep 1ne closely and r crioclic ally infor1110d as to the siatus of negotiations and Congressional_ consnltn tions • I _ cc · The CJ1airma n - NSC Undl 1·· Sc·cr·c l f f s- C-on1fr itt 'The Secretary of the Arrny 1 hc Chairrnan Joint Chief of Staff •r11e j rector o Ccn rnl l n t c l ig c n c c Spcci il l tcprC s cJ1t i vc f Jnlc _ OCCilJllC Canal Ncgoli d ions -· · o r · · · ·• · ' - - · · _ - •' t PHOTOCOPY FROM GERALD FORD LIBRARY