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Viewing cable 08PANAMA943, PANAMA: "NOT READY FOR GRAY HULLS" UNDER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08PANAMA943 2008-12-24 16:29 2011-05-31 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Panama 
VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHZP #0943 3591629
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 241629Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2755
INFO RUEHSJ/AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE 1955
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 2729
RHMFISS/COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
RHMFISS/DIRJIATF SOUTH
RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 000943 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/23/2018 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PBTS PM
SUBJECT: PANAMA:  "NOT READY FOR GRAY HULLS" UNDER 
SALAS-BECKER 
 
REF: PANAMA 933 
 
Classified By: POLCOUNS BRIAN R. NARANJO.  REASONS:  1.4 (B) AND (D) 
 
(C) "Panama is not ready to consider deployment of U.S. gray 
hulled ships in Panamanian waters under (the) Salas-Becker 
(Maritime Cooperation Agreement)," First VP and FM Samuel 
Lewis informed Ambassador on December 22.  Ambassador had 
congratulated Lewis on the success of U.S.-Panama 
consultations to establish standard operating procedures to 
implement Salas-Becker (reftel).  Lewis was shocked that his 
MFA-led GOP interagency team expressed willingness to 
consider deployment of U.S. Navy gray hull ships in 
Panamanian waters under Salas-Becker, regardless of whether 
or not U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETs) 
were embarked aboard.  "We are not politically ready to 
consider gray hulls," Lewis stated, noting that his 
negotiating team had gone beyond its instructions. 
STEPHENSON