The Archive · 1940

Philippines Problem

Meanwhile, officials here dectined to confirm or dens' reports that dependents of Army and Navy person el in the Philippines also would be evacuated from the Far East.

"They Pointed out that the evacuation of Americans from the Philip pines" presents a complicated. prob-Tem because technically all Filipinos 80" pointed out thatthe lippiness had not been mentioned State Department. announces:

advising "Americans to leave Cina, Japan, Atanchowwo, Hongkome ud. French Indo-China soon However, officials emphasized ar. practical measure, 10 provide Sccomodations for American who ight flood into the Philippines from ther parts of the Orient in. the event of 9 sudden emerseney, it might fe"fotnd "advisable to. evacuate "as 35 many women and children a5 pos: Eble from the Philippines now. United Press.

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