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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 17-802
 

DEFENSE
 

Cooperation
 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and PANAMA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Panama September 20, 2016 and 

August 2, 2017 
 

 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PANAMA 

Defense: Cooperation 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

at Panama September 20, 2016 

and August 2, 2017; 

Entered into force August 2, 2017. 
No. 1144 

The Embassy ofthe United States of America presents its compliments to 

the Ministry of Foreign Relations ofthe Republic ofPanama, Directorate ofLegal 

Affairs and Treaties, and has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between 

representatives ofthe two Governments regarding the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 or successor legislation, the Arms Export Control Act); 10 U.S.C. § 2282 

(formerly section 1206), and other Department ofDefense authorities; and the 

furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense services, from the 

United States ofAmerica to Panama under such authorities. In this regard, the 

Embassy refers to the Agreement Between the Government ofthe United States of 

America and the Government ofthe Republic ofPanama regarding grants under 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or successor legislation, and the 

furnishing ofdefense articles, related training, and other services, including 

pursuant to the International Military Education and Training program, from the 

United States of America to the Government ofthe Republic ofPanama pursuant 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or successor legislation, effected by 

exchange of notes at Panama City on July 24 and August 23, 2007 ("2007 

Agreement"). 

In accordance with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic 

ofPanama agree: 

A. That, unless the written consent of the Government of the United States 

of America has been first obtained, the Government of the Republic of Panama 

shall not: 

(I) Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by anyone not an officer, employee, or 

agent ofthe Government ofthe Republic of Panama~ 

(II) Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the Government of 

the Republic of Panama to transfer such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by gift, sale, or otherwise; or 
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(III) Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services for purposes other than those 

for which furnished. 

B. That such defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

or other defense services shall be returned to the Government of the United States 

of America when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were 

furnished, unless the Government of the United States of America consents to 

another disposition; 

C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the Republic 

of Panama in disposing of, with prior written consent of the Government of the 

United States of America, any defense article furnished by the Government of the 

United States of America on a grant basis, including scrap from any such defense 

article, shall be paid to the Government ofthe United States of America; and 

D. That the Government of the Republic of Panama shall maintain the 

security of such defense articles, related training, including training materials, or 

other defense services; that it shall provide substantially the same degree of 
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security protection as that afforded to such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services by the Government of the 

United States of America; and that it shall, as the Government of the United States 

of America may require, permit continuous observation, scheduled inspections, 

physical inventories, and review by, and furnish necessary information to, 

representatives of the Government of the United States of America with regard to 

the use thereof by the Government ofthe Republic ofPanama. 

E. That the Government of the United States of America may also, from 

time to time, make the provision of articles and services furnished under other 

authority subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement proposed herein. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Republic 

of Panama, the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of the Ministry's note and 

shall supersede in its entirety the aforementioned 2007 Agreement. 
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The Embassy ofthe United States of America avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to reiterate to the Ministry ofForeign Relations ofthe Republic of 

Panama, Directorate ofLegal Affairs and Treaties, the assurances ofits highest 

consideration. 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Panama, September 20, 2016. 
LS No. 2018-0082743 U.S. Department of State Spanish/English Office of Language Services BBM/GPG Translating Division 

Translation 

Republic of Panama 

Ministry of Foreign Relations 

Panama 4, Panama 

N.V.-AJ/DT No. 179-MIRE-2017-62594 

The Ministry of Foreign Relations, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Treaties presents its 

compliments to the Embassy ofthe United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge 

receipt ofits note verbale No. 1144 of September 20, 2016, which reads as follows: 

[Quote:] 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to the Ministry of 

Foreign Relations ofthe Republic of Panama, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Treaties, and has 

the honor to refer to earlier discussions between representatives ofthe two Governments 

regarding the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or successor legislation, the Arms Export Control 

Act); 10 U.S.C. § 2282 (formerly section 1206), and other Department of Defense authorities; 

and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense Services, from the 

United States of America to Panama under such authorities. In this regard, the Embassy refers to 

the Agreement Between the Government ofthe United States of America and the Government of 

the Republic of Panama regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 

or successor legislation, and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other 

Services, including pursuant to the International Military Education and Training program, from 

the United States of America to the Government ofthe Republic of Panama pursuant to the 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Panama City. 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or successor legislation, effected by exchange ofnotes at 

Panama City on July 24 and August 23, 2007 ("2007 Agreement"). 

In accordance with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government of the 

United States of America and the Government ofthe Republic of Panama agree: 

A. That, unless the consent ofthe Government of the United States of America has been 

first obtained, the Government ofthe Republic of Panama shall not: 

(I) Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

or other defense Services by anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the Government ofthe 

Republic of Panama; 

(II) Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the Government of the 

Republic of Panama to transfer such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials, or other defense Services by gift, sale, or otherwise; or 

(III) Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials, or other defense Services for purposes other than those for which furnished. 

B. That such defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other 

defense Services shall be returned to the Government of the United States of America when they 

are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were furnished, unless the Government of 

the United States of America consents to another disposition; 

C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the Republic of Panama 

in disposing of, with prior written consent of the Government of the United States of America, 
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any defense article furnished by the Government of the United States of America on a grant 

basis, including scrap from any such defense article, shall be paid to the Government of the 

United States ofAmerica; and 

D. That the Government of the Republic of Panama shall maintain the security of such 

defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense Services; that it 

shall provide substantially the same degree of security protection as that afforded to such 

defense arricies, related training, including training materials, or other defense Services by the 

Government of the United States of America; and that it shall, as the Government of the United 

States of America may require, permit continuous observation, scheduled inspections, physical 

inventories, and review by, and furnish necessary information to, representatives of the 

Government of the United States of America with regard to the use thereof by the Government 

ofthe Republic of Panama. 

E. That the Government of the United States of America may also, from time to time, 

make the provision of articles and Services furnished under other authority subject to the terms 

and conditions ofthe agreement proposed herein. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Panama, 

the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to that effect 

shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments, which shall enter into force on the 

date of the Ministry's note and shall supersede in its entirety the aforementioned 2007 

Agreement. 
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The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis opportunity to 

reiterate to the Ministry of Foreign Relations ofthe Republic of Panama, Directorate of 

Legal Affairs and Treaties, the assurances of its highest consideration. 

[Unquote.] 

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Relations has the honor to inform the Embassy of 

the United States of America that the above proposal is acceptable to the Government ofthe 

Republic of Panama and that the Embassy's note and this note shall constitute an agreement 

between our two governments which shall enter into force on the date ofthis note. 

[Complimentary close]. 


Panama City, August 2, 2017 


[Initialed] 


[Ministry stamp] 

REPUBLICADE PANAMA 

Minist.erio de Rebciones Exteriores 

PANAMA4. PANAMA 

N.V. -AJ/DT No. 179 -MIRE-2017-62594 

El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores -Direcci6n General de Asuntos 

Juridicos y Tratados- saluda muy atentamente a la Honorable Embajada de los 

Estados Unidos de America y tiene el honor de acusar recibo de su atenta Nata 

Verbal No.1144 de 20 de septiembre de 2016, que dice lo siguiente: 

"La Embajada de los Estados Unidas de America saluda muy 

atentamente al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la Republica de 

Panama, Direcci6n de Asuntos Juridicas y Tratados, y tiene el honor de 

referirse a conversaciones habidas entre representantes de nuestros dos 

Gobiernos acerca de la Ley de Asistencia al Exterior de 1961 y su legislaci6n 

sucesora, la Ley de Control de Exportaci6n de Armas; la Secci6n 2282 del 

Titulo 10 del C6digo de las EE.UU. (conocida anteriormente coma la secci6n 

1206) y otras facultades del Departamento de Defensa; y la suministraci6n 

de artf culos de defensa, la capacitaci6n asociada a la misma y otros 

servicios de defensa par parte de los Estados Unidos de America a Panama 

en virtud de esas facultades. En este sentido, la Embajada invoca el Acuerdo 

entre el Gobiemo de /os Estados Unidos de America y el Gobierno de la 

Republica de Panama relativo a /as subvenciones hechas con sujeci6n a la 

Ley de Asistencia al Exterior de 1961 y sus enmiendas o legislaciones 

sucesoras, y la suministraci6n de art! cu/os de defensa, la capacitaci6n 

asociada a la misma y otros servicios, inclusive de confonnidad con el 

Programa Internacional de Educaci6n y Capacitaci6n Militar de los Estados 

Unidos al Gobierno de la Republica de Panama, en virtud de la Ley de 

Asistencia al Exterior de 1961 o legislaciones sucesoras, celebrado mediante 

canje de notas en la Ciudad de Panama las dias 24 de julio y 23 de agosto 

de 2007 ("Acuerdo de 2007"). 

De conformidad con esas conversaciones, la Embajada propane que 

el Gabierno de los Estadas Unidos de America y el Gobierno de la Republica 

de Panama acuerden: 

A. Que, salvo aprobaci6n previa obtenida del Gobierno de 

Estados Unidos de America, el Gobierno de la Republica de Panama: 

I) No permitira ... 

A la Honorable 


Embajada de los 


Estados Unidos de America 


Ciudad 

I) No permitira ningun uso de tales articulos de defensa, 

capacitaci6n relacionada con los mismos, incluidos los materiales de 

instrucci6n, ni otros servicios de defensa por nadie que no sea oficial, 

empleado, o representante del Gobierno de la Republica de Panama; 

II) No transferira, ni permitira que ningun oficial, empleado, 

ni representante del Gobierno de la Republica de Panama transfiera 

tales articulos de defensa, capacitaci6n relacionada con los mismos, 

incluidos los materiales de instrucci6n y otros servicios de defensa, 

como regale, venta, ni de ninguna otra forma; ni 

Ill) Usara ni permitira el uso de tales articulos de defensa, 

capacitaci6n relacionada con los mismos, incluidos los materiales de 

instrucci6n y otros servicios de defensa, para prop6sitos que no sean 

aquellos para los cuales se entregaron. 

8. Que esos articulos de defensa, capacitaci6n relacionada con 

los mismos, incluidos los materiales de instrucci6n, u otros servicios de 

defensa, seran devueltos al Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America 

cuando ya no sean necesarios para los prop6sitos par los que fueron 

suministrados, a menos que el Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America 

apruebe otra disposici6n; 

C. Que el beneficio neto de la venta recibido por el Gobierno de la 

Republica de Panama al deshacerse, con el permiso previo por escrita del 

Gobierna de los Estadas Unidas de America, de cualquier articula de 

defensa proparcionado por el Gabierna de las Estados Unidas de America 

camo dadiva, incluida cualquier chatarra restante de ta! articulo de defensa, 

seran pagados al Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America; y 

D. Que el Gabierna de la Republica de Panama debera mantener 

la seguridad de tales articulas de defensa, capacitaci6n relacionada con las 

mismos, incluidos las materiales de instrucci6n y otros servicios de defensa; 

que debera suministrar esencialmente el mismo grade de protecci6n de 

seguridad que les otorga el Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America a 

tales articulos de defensa, capacitaci6n relacionada con los mismas, 

incluidos las materiales de instrucci6n, y otros servicios de defensa; y que 

debera, segun lo requiera el Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America; 

permitir la observaci6n permanente, inspecciones programadas, inventarios 

fisicos y la evaluaci6n par representantes del Gobierno de las Estados 

Unidos de America, ademas de suministrarles la informaci6n necesaria, con 

respecto al uso de esos artf culos par el Gobierno de la Republica de 

Panama. 

E. Que el Gobierno de las Estados Unidos de America podra 

tambien, de vez en cuando, sujetar el suministra de articulos y servicios 

brindados conforme a otras autoridades a los terminos y condiciones del 

acuerdo aqui propuesto. 

Si las propuestas ... 
Si las propuestas antedichas son aceptable para el Gobierno de la 

Republica de Panama, la Embajada propane que esta nota y la nota del 

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del mismo tenor, constituyan un acuerdo 

entre los dos gobiernos, el cual entrara en vigor en la fecha de la nota del 

Ministerio y debera sustituir en su totalidad el Acuerdo de 2007 mencionado 

anteriormente. 

La Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America aprovecha la 

oportunidad pare reiterar al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la 

Republica de Panama, Direcci6n de Asuntos Juridicos y Tratados, las 

seguridades de su masalta consideraci6n". 

Sobre el particular, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores -Direcci6n 

General de Asuntos Juridicos y Tratados- tiene el honor de informar a la Honorable 

Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America que la propuesta anterior es 

aceptable al Gobierno de la Republica de Panama y que la Nota de esa Honorable 

Embajada y la presente constituyen un Acuerdo entre nuestros dos Gobiernos que 

entrara en vigencia en la fecha de la presente Nata. 

El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores -Direcci6n General de Asuntos 

Juridicos y Tratados- aprovecha la oportunidad para reiterar a la Honorable 

Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America las seguridades de su mas alta y 

distinguida consideraci6n. 

Panama, 2 de agosto de 2017