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Return G Russell SECRETIAL DO NOT TYPE IN THIS SPACE 493.239/94 +2751 DEPARTMENT QF1 (Classification) FOREIGN SERVICE STATE XR 919.53 BUREAU OF FROM AMEMBASSY, PANAMA UNTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS 238 September 27, 1951 DESP. NO. DATE 36 OCT - 8 1951 TO : THE DEPARTMENT o STATE. WASHINGTON AIR POUCH OCT PRIORITY 5 REF Department's Telegram No. 398, June 4, 1951. For Dept. Use Only SUBJECT: PANAMANIAN DECREE NO. 631 OF AUGUST 18, 1951 OCT E 4 C D The Government of Panama promulgated and made effective on August 18, 1951, Decree No. 631 which A IRA establishes measures for the control of vessels of UNA Panamanian registry trading with Communist China and INFO I REP North Korea and the transportation of War materials to DCR certain ports and geographic areas. The Decree, which N EUR parallels United States Government action forbidding FE vessels of United States registry to call at such ports E was the result of steps initiated by the Department of State. The drafting of the decree in its final form S/S F G was made possible by frequent consultation over a period L of several weeks between Ambassador John C. WILEY, Counselor of Embassy Murray M. WISE, President AROSE- DC/L DS MENA, Minister of Foreign Affairs MOLINO, other Cabinet 3 mi Ministers and important officials of the Panamanian 26792 Government. The effective representation by the Embassy is summarized below: The Department of State in a telegram dated June 4, 1951, informed the Embassy that it would be most helpful if, in submitting its first report to the United Nations Additional Measures Committee due June 18, 1951, the Panamanian Government could state that it had taken or would take necessary steps to control cargoes of stra- tegic materials to North Korea and Communist China carried in vessels of Panamanian registry. The Embassy was instructed to suggest to the Foreign Office that the Government of Panama might wish to consider taking steps to advise all ships flying the Panamanian flag that their certificates of registration would be withdrawn if calls were made at Chinese Communist or North Korean ports. Immediately upon the receipt of this telegram on June 5, Mr. Murray M. Wise, who was then acting as Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the Embassy, met in his office with Second Secretary G. Wallace LaRUE, Officer in Charge of the Political Section, his assistant, Second Secretary Rufus Z. SMITH, and Consul Charles M. GERRITY, Officer in Charge of the Consular Section of the Embassy RANGES ion of the telegram. After BUREAU OF UNITED NATIONS CMGerrity/wow fill, OCT 1951 I - REPORTER (S) PREPARATION TIME I ACTION COPY DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Vit The action office must return this permanent record copy to DC/R files with an endorsement of action taken. 56