President-elect Jimmy Carter is expected to appoint Sol M. Linowitz as co-negotiator with Ellsworth Bunker in an effort to work out a new canal treaty with Panama, according to reports. Linowitz, a Washington attorney and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States and a member of the American Jewish Committee, will reportedly be designated a special representative of Carter with the rank of ambassador in the canal treaty effort. Linowitz has long advocated a new treaty that would set a date for ending U.S. control of the Panama Canal and Zone. Linowitz was not available for comment regarding the reports.
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