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Veterans groups oppose Panama Canal treaties in sharp terms
Washington veterans organizations led by the American Legion the VFW and the American Veterans of World War II condemned the Panama Canal treaties calling them a slow motion act of strategic self mutilation They argued the United States must retain control amid threats from Panama and warned the pact could erode U S influence and canal neutrality They also accused Torrijos regime of repression and questioned treaty guarantees on intervention and warship passage
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House International Relations Committee
William J. Hodgers
American Legion
John Wasylik
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank D. Ruggiero
Dean Rusk
Henry Kissinger
Torrijos
Hitler
U.S
Rodgers
United States
Panama
Ruggiero
Carter
Cuba
Latin America