THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 18, 1977 23 Panama Canal Treaty Raises Queries on Anti-Israel Actions By JOSEPH POLAKOFF (Copyright 1977, JTA, Inc.) The U.S. and Panamanian governments say -explicitly that the Panama Canal treaties awaiting U.S. Sen- ate consideration have the last word on any nation's use of the waterway, but former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger-and Dean Rusk contradict that official contention. They have pointed out that both the U.S. and Panama are obliged to obey the man- dates of the United Nations, and they recommend the U.S. veto any UN Security Council action which might bar free access through the canal by any nation. A formal opinion from Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance is being sought by Senate Foreign Relations Committee members intrigued by this - question. The legal principle involved is whether the United Nations, by imposing sanctions, can bar a nation's ships or cargoes from transiting the canal by calling on Panama and the United States to abide by its decision. Putting it another way, does the treaty entered into by the U.S. and Pan- ama supersede any action the United Nations may take respecting use and defense of the canal? The principle also may be applied to other inter- national waterways, such as the Suez and the Dardanelles. Since Israeli ships, sailing for the Zim Shipping Co. on _ its Pacific line, use the Pan- ama Canal, and the Arab states and their Communist and Third World allies have the votes to pass anti-Israel sanctions in the United Nations, the matter of whether the bilateral treaty or a UN action prevails is of over-riding importance to all maritime countries. The State Department has said that no country's ships can be legally barred from the canal, since the treaty 'specifies it will be "open to all nations on a free, open and non-discriminatory basis." The Panamanian Embassy observed that "Panama might apply sanc- tions as a government but it would not apply those sanc- tions toward another coun- try's use of the waterway." At the last Senate hear- ings on the treaties, the icsue was put bv Sen. Clai- borne Pell (D-R.I) to Kissi- nger and Rusk. It was the last question of a long hear- ing at which both former Secretaries of State had strongly urged Senate ratifi- cation of the treaty. Never- theless, when Pell, as tern- porary chairman, used his prerogative of asking addi- tional questions brought up the issue, both Kissinger and Rusk, by their attention and the tone of their respon- ses, indicated apprehension. COME EARLY. 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