According to the officials, Mr. Bush even read to the senators selections from a highly classified letter from the committee to the White House discussing the guidelines. They said the president conceded the notification requirement didn't affect his decision to lend only minor support to this month's Panama coup effort.
the coup plotters intended to kill Mr. Noriega
No notification was ever considered, officials said, apparently because the U.S. didn't think the coup plotters intended to kill Mr. Noriega, but merely sought to imprison him.
According to the officials, Mr. Bush even read to the senators selections from a highly classified letter from the committee to the White House discussing the guidelines. They said the president conceded the notification requirement didn't affect his decision to lend only minor support to this month's Panama coup effort.</s>No notification was ever considered, officials said, apparently because the U.S. didn't think the coup plotters intended to kill Mr. Noriega, but merely sought to imprison him.</s>the coup plotters intended to kill Mr. Noriega