The Truth about the Panama Canal

New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House- Publishers, 1978. First Printing . Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good. 6" x 9. 240 Pages Indexed. Light blue boards with silver spine lettering the Arlington logo on the spine and front also in silver. Tight square book with no marks or stamps. Forewords by Senator Barry Goldwater and Representative John J. Rhodes. In this fascinating book, painstakingly researched, attorney Denison Kitchel explores the whole question. The Canal issue is complex. Mr. Kitchel clears it all up, generating light where we have had mostly heat. With scrupulous fairness he traces the history of American involvement, the building of the Canal, and the diplomatic and political developments that brought us where we are today-including, of course, the full story of the original 1903 treaty. The author then evaluates the legal, defense, foreign policy, and economic issues. Can we afford to loosen our control? Can we afford not to? Would turning the Canal over to Panama mean a giveaway to the Communists? What would the end of U.S. control mean for our economy? For our -national defense? Are the Panamanians capable of operating the Canal? Would the Canal remain neutral after the U.S. pulled out? Can we trust Panamanian leftist Torrijos-and those who are likely to succeed him? Can we protect our interests in the Isthmus without undermining our relations throughout Latin America? Contents in 17 Chapters: The Panama Canal Dilemma, The Impossible Dream Canal Baginnings, A Volcano Erupts The Canal Route War, Gunboat Diplomacy Birth of a Nation, The Dream Comes True Building the Canal, A Rose by any other Name Sovereignty, Pressure Cooker Two Generations of U.S.-Panama Relations 1913-1965, Stakcked Deck The U.S. Negotiating Phenomenon, Playing the Hand The Treaty Negotiations, Will the Real Panama Please Stand Up Panama Today and Tomorrow, A Home Away from Home The Canal Zone, No Job for Amateurs Operating the Canal, Forgotten Man The Zonian, Looking into the Crystal Ball The Economic Future of the Canal, The Crux of the Canal Issue U.S. National Security, Cards on the Table The Proposed New Treaties, and In the Highest National Interest. Plus Appendix A Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty 1903 and Appendix B Letter to President Carter from Admirals Robert B. Carney, Arleight A. Burke, George W. Anderson, and Thomas H. Moorer, June 8 1977. Plus Notes.