PHILIPPINES’ CONCERN.
INADEQUATE DEFENCES,
(Rec 1.30 p.m.) MANILA, Sept. 17. The Secretary ' of Finance (Seiior Manuel Roxas), in a broadcast, appealed to the United States to strengthen its position in the Philippines by sending more arms, planes and defensive equipment. He added that the islands’ military insecurity endangered United States peace. - “She cannot intend to leave the Philippines to be overrun by the invader,” he said. The war and disruption of trade made impossible the preparation of the islands economically for independence in 1946.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 249, 18 September 1940, Page 8
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84PHILIPPINES’ CONCERN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 249, 18 September 1940, Page 8
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