The World - News from Sept. 26, 1985
Secretary of State George P. Shultz and the foreign ministers of Japan and Panama are scheduled to sign an agreement today at the United Nations to conduct a $20-million feasibility study for an alternative to the Panama Canal. The choice of possible routes, and whether the present canal could be enlarged, remain open questions, a State Department official said. The study is expected to take several years.
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