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ausencia de reglamentación por parte del Estado, existenla huaquería y contrabando de la riqueza arqueológica,sino, por negligencia o incapacidad de los funcionarios encargadosde hacer cumplir la ley . Uno no alcanza acomprender cómo esos mismos funcionarios participan atítulo honorario en actividades de grupos que actúan almargen de todo compromiso legal. Sólo así se explica laactitud desafiante de la "ARCHAELOGICAL SOCIETYOF PANAMA" fundada el 13 de Diciembre de 1949 consede en la Zona del Canal y dirigida por estadounidensesque tiene como su "particular hobby" la huaquería entodo el territorio nacional, de lo que dan cuenta en "ASHORT HISTORY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIE-TY OF PANAMA" donde B . J . Brown, relata"Before the organization of this Society, small groupsor persons would head for the Panama interior or nearbyjungle to explore, take photographs, make archaeologicalexcavations, collect specimens, pan gold, or just take atrip - each individual concentrating en his particularhobby or interest . After many such trips one of the mostavid of the specimen collectors proposed that perhapsit would be better te trips, exchange information, helpother, and sponsor suggestion was not acted upon untilsome time later-nearly ten years ago, when some of thetrip-takers, mostly interested in archaeology, began tesee the advantages of such a plan . They first informalmeetin was held in May 1949, te discuss the idea of Mr .H. H. Shacklett for forming an Archaeological club . (2)Mr. K. W. Vinton had consulted with the ExecutiveSecretary of the Panama Canal and reported that suchan organization with official recognition was possible .So it was agreed te organize and B . J. Brown was selectedte draft the constitution . On December 13, 1949, thefounders met, formed the Society, adopted the constitu-(2) El subrayado es nuestro .76