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PANAMA 08581 222207Z
ACTION ARA-15
INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SS-15 SSO-00 SCS-06 H-02 /039 W
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O 222209Z NOV 78
FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9895
INFO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS PANAMA 08581
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: CASC, OREP (RYAN, LEO), GY
SUBJECT: SMALL AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENT FOR GUYANA
REF: STATE 295945
BOTH PANAMANIAN OFFICIAL TWIN OTTERS NOT OPERATIONAL. WILL REPORT ON LEASING POSSIBILITIES SOONEST.
MOSS [Ambler H. Moss, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Panama]
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