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provide certain procedural guarantees to U.S. citizens and permanent residents prosecuted by Panamanian authorities.
 Text.-Amend article V to read as follows: "ARTICLE V
 GUARANTEE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
 "1. The Republic of Panama agrees that any person born before the date of entry into force of this Treaty in the Canal Zone who is a citizen of the United States of America under the immigration and nationality laws of the United States of America is not a national or citizen of the Republic of Panama.
 "2. Employees of the Panama Canal Commission and their dependents and designated contractors of the Panama Canal Commission, who are nationals of the United States of America, and members of United States Armed Forces or of the civilian component thereof, and their dependents, and designated contractors of the United States Armed Forces, who are nationals of the United States of America, shall respect the laws of the Republic of Panama and shall have their civil and human rights respected by the Republic of Panama.
 "3. Such employees, dependents, contractors, and members who have resided continuously in the former Canal Zone for a period of five years before the date of entry into force of this Treaty shall be considered f or purposes of the immigration and nationality laws of the United States of America, as having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States of America at the beginning of such period.
 "4. Such employees, dependents, contractors, and members who are citizens of the United States of America or are permanent residents of the United States of America under paragraph 3 and are prosecuted by authorities of the Republic of Panama shall be entitled to the following procedural guarantees:
 (a) To a prompt and speedy trial.
 (b) To be informed, in advance of trial, of the specific charge or charges made against him.
 (c) To be confronted with and to be allowed to cross-examine the witnesses against him.
 (d) To have evidence and witnesses in his favor presented. The authorities shall submit such evidence and call the witnesses if they are within the Republic of Panama.
 (e) To have legal representation of his own choice for his defense during all investigative and judicial phases from the time of submission to questioning and throughout the entire proceedings; or, if he indicates he lacks funds for his defense, to be defended by the appropriate public defender.
 (f) To have the services of a competent interpreter if he considers it necessary.
 (g) To communicate with a representative of the Government of the United States and to have such a representative present, as an observer, at his trial.