THE CARIBBEAN AREA — PANAMA 



8, Post-AYar Expansion ; 



Unlike many other emergency measures, this corporation is not dependent on 

 emergency conditions for survivsil. Conversely, when normal conmerce is re-established, its 

 opportimities for expansion idll be greatly increased. Tuna fish, usually transported in 

 fishing boats from the fishing grounds near the Equator to the canneries in California, 

 could be landed and frozen in Panama. From this point they could be forwarded to either 

 coast in refrigerated steamers or canned in Panama, This would increase the fishing 

 efficiency of the boats and would, also, enable the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast fish 

 canneries to pack tuna. Many other products, such as frozen fillets, spiny lobster, and 

 fertilizers, and salted, smoked, and dried fish can, undoubtedly, also be produced in any 

 reasonable plan of expansion. A number of these products are already produced in the United 

 States and shipped to Panama and neighboring countries. The local production of these 

 items, particularly fertilizers and cheap food products, will assist materially in the 

 economics and nutrition of those countries. 



Prior to the war with Japan, the United States imported millions of dollars worth 

 of products which can, to a large extent, be supplied from Latin America, The location and 

 richness of fishing grounds adjacent to Panama insures that a significent portion of our 

 imports can be obtained there. 



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