CLASSIFIED
}
12.
UPON ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES KNOWN AS THE FANAMA CANAL COMPANY AND THE CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT SHALL CEASE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA THAT FORMERLY CONST 11 U1ED THE CANAL ZONE.
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ARTICLE IV
PROTECT ION AND DEFENSE
1. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA COMMIT THEMSELVES TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE PANAMA CANAL. EACH PARTY SHALL ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH IT'S CONST IT UT IONAL PROCESSES, TO MEET THE DANGER RESULTING FROM AN ARMED ATTACK OR OTHER ACTIONS WHICH THREATEN THE SECURITY OF THE PANAMA CANAL OR OF SHIPS TRANSITING
IT.
2. FOR THE DURATION OF THIS TREATY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO FROTECT AND DEFEND THE CANAL. THE RIGHIS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10 STATION TRAIN, AND MOVE MILITARY FORCES WITHIN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA ARE DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE, SIGNED THIS DATE. THE USE OF AREAS AND INSTALLATIONS AND THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES CF AMERICA IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT.
3.
IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION AND COOPERAT ION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF BOTH PARTIES IN THE FROTECT ION AND DEFENSE OF THE CANAL, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL ESTABLISH A COMBINED BOARD COMPRISED OF AN EQUAL NUMBER OF SENIOR MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH PARTY. IHESE REPRE SENT AT IVES SHALL BE CHARGED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERN- MENTS WITH CONSULTING AND COOPERATING ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE CANAL, AND WITH PLANNING FOR ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN CONCERT FOR THAT PURPOSE. SUCH COMBINED PROTECTION AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS SHALL NOT INHIBIT THE IDENTITY OR LINES OF AUTHORITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER ICA OR THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. THE COMBINED BOARD SHALL PROVIDE FOR COORDINATION AND COOPERATION CONCERNING SUCH MATTERS AS:
(A) THE PREPARATION OF CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE CANAL BASED UPON THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF BOTH PARTIES;
(B) THE PLANNING AND CONDUCT OF COMBINED
MILITARY EXERCISES; AND
(C)
THE CONDUCT OF UNITED STATES AND PANA- MANIAN MIL IT ARY OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROTEC- TION AND DEFENSE OF THE CANAL.
4. THE COMBINED BOARD SHALL, AT FIVE-YEAR INTER - VALS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF 1HIS TREATY REVIEW THE RESOURCES BEING MADE AVAILABLE BY THE TWO PARTIES FOR
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