It was widely reported, however, that Mr. Paul V, McNutt, U.S. Commissioner for the Philippines, after his return to the United States late this year, would stage gri active campaign for re-examination of the feasibility of delaying the granting of independence at least until 1960.
This date, it was generally believed, coincides with the period the Joint Committee recommended for preferential trade relations between the United States and the islands—United Press, Japanese Set Fire t Chinese Junk Fishing Fleet Intercepted
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