Washington, Nov. 16.
Political quarters here today, speulating on President Roosevelt's new western hemisphere defence" policy, believed it would greatly affect the forthcoming discussion of Pan-Ameri. can problems at Lima, Peru, next month.
Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, questioned by press correspondents on the matter, said that no decision had yet been made by the U.S. Government as to whether a formal request would be made that discussion of the policy be included in the Conference's agenda.
'A possible drastic change in the United States defence policy for the Philippines was foreseen in military quarters here as the result of President Roosevelt's indication of the United States' intention to protect the island territories as well as the continent—United Press.
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