CABLE TO PANMA RE LUNCHEON FOR THE DIRECTOR AT THE PANAMANIAN EMBASSY

Created: 12/8/1976

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[AT THE PANAMANIAN IN ADDITION TO AflUILINO BOYD, THE PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR WAS ALSO PRESENT. NORIEGA MAS SENT TO WASHINGTON BY GENERAL TORRIJOS SPECIFICALLY TO ATTEND THIS

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a- THE DIRECTOR WASOPYETTER FROM TORRIJOS TO SECRETARY KISSINGER IN WHICH TORRIJOS VERY STRONGLY DENIESHARGE THAT THE GN HAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT BOMBINGS IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE- SECRETARY UALDHEIM OF THE UNITED NATIONS WAS

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3. IN HIS COMMENTSJ NORIEGA TRIED TO GIVE FURTHER HEIGHT TO THE HRITTEN DENIAL OF GN INVOLVEMENT IN THE BOMBINGS. HE CLAIMED THAT THE BOMBS MERE MADE IN MIAMI AND THAT CUBAN EXILES MERE INVOLVED- HE ASKED WHY. ARMY HAS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE BOMBINGS IF- BELIEVED THAT

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DURING THE COURSE OF THED RAISEDOF TAKING THIS ISSUE TO THE UNITED NATIONS. ITTHAT THE PANAMANIANS WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUEBUT IN THE PROCESS PUT PRESSURE ON THE

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