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leading this effort to come up with a good 1981 authorization bill; the executive branch and the President himself much appreciate those efforts.
Senator LEVIN. Thank you for that.
There is one other question I want to ask.
FIRST MEETING OF BOARD
What was the attendance at that Board meeting that you had a few weeks ago?
Mr. BLUMENFELD. All nine Board members attended, as well as some invited guests.
Senator LEVIN. Do you send minutes of those meetings as a normal matter to these committees, both in the House and in the Senate?
Mr. BLUMENFELD. NO, sir; we have not.
Senator LEVIN. Are they public?
Mr. BLUMENFELD. No; they are not public documents.
Senator LEVIN. Any problems in sending us minutes of meetings?
Mr. BLUMENFELD. I anticipate no such problem.
Senator LEVIN. Could you send minutes of those meetings to this committee?
Mr. BLUMENFELD. Yes, indeed.
Senator LEVIN. Mr. Blumenfeld and Mr. McAuliffe, we thank you all. Thank you all for coming today. Thanks for the good work.
We are going to come back into session.
We now have the opportunity to have the question directly from Senator Byrd, rather than for the record. We, of course, welcome Senator Byrd and call upon him.
Senator BYRD. Thank you very much, Senator Levin. I appreciate it.
CABLE FROM PRESIDENT OF PANAMA
General McAuliffe, are you aware of President Royo's cable dated May 1 to President Carter which protested naval maneuvers in the Caribbean, including a planned amphibious landing at Guantanamo Bay on May 8, 1980?
Mr. McAULIFFE. I am generally aware of it, sir. I have not seen the message, but I am aware of it.
Senator BYRD. I have a copy of the cable and request that it be interred in the record.
[The information follows:]
PANAMA
ROYO SENDS MESSAGE TO CARTER ON U.S. MANEUVERS
PAO40240 Panama City LA ESTRELLA DE PANAMA in Spanish 3 May 80 pp A-1, D-6
[Text] President Aristides Royo has expressed his concern to U.S. President Jimmy Carter over the announced U.S. maneuvers in the Caribbean, specifically at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba. In a cable to President Jimmy Carter, Royo states that "the Republic of Panama does not consider these maneuvers ordinary exercises, since they go against the many efforts which all the countries in the region have been making to have the area considered a zone of peace." President Royo's message to President Carter is dated 1 May. It is believed that it was received in Washington shortly before the U.S. President announced the suspension of the maneuvers in the Caribbean. The text of the message is as follows: