Panama Canal Commission
E211464
The Panama Canal Commission was the U.S. government agency that operated and maintained the Panama Canal until control was transferred to Panama at the end of 1999.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panama Canal Commission canonical | 3 |
| Panama Canal administration | 1 |
| Panama Canal organization under the Governor of the Canal Zone | 1 |
| United States Panama Canal administration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Panama Canal Commission Context triple: [Panama Canal Authority, replaced, Panama Canal Commission]
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Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority is the Panamanian government agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Panama Canal and its related services.
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B.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was a federal agency created in the 1930s to develop, regulate, and expand the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial and auxiliary ships.
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E.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Panama Canal Commission Target entity description: The Panama Canal Commission was the U.S. government agency that operated and maintained the Panama Canal until control was transferred to Panama at the end of 1999.
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A.
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority is the Panamanian government agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Panama Canal and its related services.
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B.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission was a federal agency created in the 1930s to develop, regulate, and expand the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial and auxiliary ships.
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E.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal government agency ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1999 ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Panamanian civilian employees
ⓘ
United States civilian employees ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| governedBy | binational board of directors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Engineering and Construction Bureau
ⓘ
Finance Bureau ⓘ Marine Bureau ⓘ Office of the Administrator ⓘ Office of the Administrator ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Deputy Administrator
Personnel Bureau ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Balboa Heights, Panama ⓘ |
| industry |
canal operation
ⓘ
maritime transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Treaty area
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Torrijos–Carter Treaties
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Treaty of 1977
Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Standard Time (Panama)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Standard Time
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| maintained | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| mandate |
efficient and safe operation of the Panama Canal
ⓘ
maintenance and improvement of canal facilities ⓘ |
| operated | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Defense of the United States
|
| operatingArea |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
Panama ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Panama
|
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Government
|
| parentOrganization |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Government
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| precededBy | Panama Canal Company ⓘ |
| reorganizedFrom |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canal Zone Government
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| replaced | Panama Canal Company ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection of tolls for canal transit
ⓘ
maintenance of Panama Canal infrastructure ⓘ operation of locks of the Panama Canal ⓘ safety of canal transit ⓘ |
| sharesControlWith |
Panama
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Panama
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| significantEvent |
implementation of Torrijos–Carter Treaties
ⓘ
transfer of canal operations to Panama in 1999 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Panama Canal Authority ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
United States Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense of the United States
Secretary of the Army ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Army of the United States
|
| transferCompletedOn | 1999-12-31 ⓘ |
| transferredControlTo |
Panama
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Panama
|
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Subject: Panama Canal Commission Description of subject: The Panama Canal Commission was the U.S. government agency that operated and maintained the Panama Canal until control was transferred to Panama at the end of 1999.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.