21.   The Panamanian government then gave permission for Coast Guard officials to enforce all applicable U.S. laws.

22.   The United States had given assurances that the safe haven operation would not cost the Panamanian government any money, a condition the Panama government had insisted upon.

23.   They accused the Panamanian government of corruption and warned that as the Americans leave, leftist rebels in neighboring Colombia could sabotage the canal.

24.   They said that although the Panamanian government had received tens of millions of dollars from the United States in aid, their housing was cramped, crumbling and leaky.

25.   Acting on the Cuban complaint, the Panamanian government arrested alleged ringleader Luis Posada Carriles and several alleged associates, but it has refused to extradite them to Cuba.

26.   After months of informal negotiations, Panama and the United States will begin talks later in July on establishing a regional anti-drug center, the Panamanian government announced Tuesday.

27.   Lee was invited to the conference by the Panamanian government, providing a rare opportunity for the diplomatically isolated president to attend a major international forum.

28.   The Ministry added that the Panamanian government asked the U.S. State Department, Justice Department and President Bill Clinton for evidence of the charges against Smith.

29.   The Panamanian government provided Cedras and his family with security only during their first two weeks in the country, as a courtesy.

30.   The Panamanian government gave the Coast Guard permission to board the vessel, she said.