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(H) EXERCISE ANY OTHER RIGHT GRANTED UNDER THIS TREATY, OR OTHERWISE AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE TWO PART IES.

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PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING GRANT OF RIGHTS,

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS TREATY AND THE PROVISIONS OF UNITED STATES LAW, CARRY OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES BY MEANS OF A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCY CALLED THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL BE CONSTITUTED BY AND IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

(A) THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION SHALL BE SUPERVISED BY A BOARD COMPOSED OF NINE MEMBERS, FIVE OF WHOM SHALL BE NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE PANAMANIAN NATIONALS PROPOSED BY THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA FOR APPOINTMENT TO

SUCH POSITIONS BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN A TIMELY MANNER.

(B) SHOULD THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA REQUEST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REMOVE A PANAMANIAN NATIONAL FROM MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL AGREE TO SUCH A REQUEST. IN THAT EVENT, THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL PROPOSE AN OTHER PANAMANIAN NATIONAL FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO SUCH POSITION IN A TIMEL Y MANNER. IN CASE OF REMOVAL OF A PANAMANIAN MEMBER OF THE BOARD AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BOTH PARTIES WILL CONSULT IN AD VANCE IN ORDER TO REACH AGREEMENT CONCERNING SUCH REMOVAL, AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL PRO POSE ANOTHER PANAMANIAN NATIONAL FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN HIS STEAD.

(C) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL EMPLOY A NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS ADM IN ISTRATOR OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, AND A PANAMANIAN NATIONAL. AS DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1989. BEGINNING JANUARY ! 1990, A

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PAN AMAN IAN NATIONAL SHALL BE EMPLOYED AS THE ADMINISTRAT OR AND A NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL OCCUPY THE POSITION OF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATO. SUCH PANAMANIAN NATIONALS SHALL BE PROPOSED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA FOR APPOINTMENT TO SUCH POSITIONS BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

(D) SHOULD THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REMOVE THE PANAMANIAN NATIONAL FROM HIS POSITION AS DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, OR ADMINISTRATOR. THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL PROPOSE ANOTHER PANAMANIAN NATIONAL FOR APPOINTMENT TO SUCH POSITION BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

4. AN ILLUSTRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION WILL PERFO RM IN CARRYING OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER THIS ARTICLE IS SET FORTH AT THE ANNEX. ALSO SET FORTH IN THE ANNEX ARE PROCEDURES FOR THE DISCONTINUANCE OR TRANSFER OF THOSE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREAT Y BY THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY OR THE CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT

"ICH ARE NOT TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE PANAMA CANAL

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