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PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE CANAL. AL SO, THE BINED BOARD SHALL MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS THE TWO GOVERNMENTS RESPECTING PROJECTED REQUIRE - MENTS, THE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES

OF THE TWO PARTIES, AND OTHER MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE

CANAL.

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TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE CONSISTENT WITH ITS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE OF THE PANAMA CANAL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAINTAIN ITS ARMED FORCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IN NORMAL TIMES AT A LEVEL NOT IN EXCESS OF THAT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER. ICA IN THE TERRITORY OF THE FORMER CANAL ZONE IMMEDI- ATELY PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY.

ARTICLE V

PRINCIPLE OF NON-INTERVENTION

EMPLOYEES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, THEIR DEPEN- DENTS AND DESIGNATED CONTRACTORS OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION, WHO ARE NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SHALL RESPECT THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AND SHALL ABSTAIN FROM ANY ACTIVITY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SPIRIT OF THIS TREATY. ACCORDINGLY, THEY SHALL ABSTAIN FROM ANY POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA AS WELL AS FROM ANY INTERVENTION IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES WITHIN ITS AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE ARE FULFILLED.

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ARTICLE VI

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA COMMIT THEMSELVES TO IMPLEMENT THIS TREATY IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FANAMA. TO THIS END, THEY SHALL CONSULT AND COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER IN ALL APPROPRIATE WAYS TO ENSURE THAT THEY SHALL GIVE DUE REGARD TO THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

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A JOINT COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM THE UNITED

WHICH STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS 'TREATY AND SHALL RECOMMEND AS APPROPRIATE TO THE TWO

GOVERNMENTS WAYS TO AVOID CR, SHOULD THIS NOT BE POSSIBLE. TO MITIGATE THE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WHICH MIGHT RESULT FROM THE IR RESPECTIVE ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE TREATY.

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3. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA SHALL FURNISH THE JOINT COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT COMPLETE INFORMATION ON ANY ACT ION TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS TREATY WHICH, IN THE JUDGMENT OF BOTH, MIGHT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVI- RONMENT. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION AS FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE CONTEMPLATED ACT ION- AS POSSIBLE TO FACILITATE THE STUDY BY THE COM- MISSION OF ANY POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND IO ALLOW FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION BEFORE THE CONTEMPLATED ACTION IS CARRIED · OUT.