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shall conflict with rights herein granted to the United States, in
which case the rights of the United States shall be superior. All
damages caused to the owners of private lands or private property
of any kind by reason of the grants contained in this treaty or
by reason of the operations of the United States, its agents or
employees, or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation,
sanitation, and protection of the said canal or of the works of
sanitation and protection herein provided for, shall be appraised
and settled by a joint commission appointed by the governments
of the United States and the Republic of Panama, whose decisions
as to such damages shall be final, and whose awards as to
damages shall be paid solely by the United States. No part of
the works on said canal or the Panama railroad or any auxiliary
works relating thereto and authorised by the terms of this treaty
shall be prevented, delayed or impeded by or pending such
proceedings to ascertain such damages...”
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