Washington, Dec. 14, The Philippine Islands "Will on Important element in our assets if war comes," Mr, Fred L. Cri ford, Republican Representative from Michigan, told the House of Representatives yesterday, RE. Crawford asked that nation wide attention "be giver, to" the Philippine Economic -stiuation and inserted in the Congressional Direetory a Tengthy ceonomle analysts concerning extension of economic pre= beyond the 1946 neutral hat te "situation m me extremely delicate and pines are in the mdst of Government is determined give tolas defence not only for Continental domain, but also for its "outlying territories, gratifying 1 note that" Filipin Teaders in public and private Tite have expressed undivided loyalty to and cordial cooperation with " the United States in any emergency that ise, war comes, Ht ly wt known that the Filipinos will be an im= portant clement incur ex sets," he Said. Meanwhile, i was learned that the oblainanes of additional and supplies for Philippines defence must await thet @yansion of factory facilities in the United States, Government officiate have advised Board of Tasulwe Atfaies that the US, cannot at present divert shipments from the increasing kitar Army of British needs. The Fetcy ers wore. convinced (hat Femapierie cand "even Phifipines fette could "be served beat shippin on tinns aw posite U.S, "Mystery Envoy"
Reachas Lisbon Lisbon, Dec. 15
"rhe United States "mystery. cie voy," Col, William J. Donovan, thas arrived here by trans-Atlantic Clip= per after his plane hud been delayed ys by bad weather at Ber= who was recently: reporied to be the envoy of Prosident Toosovelt, stated that ho way tundeeided about his programme, but that he was going on to London some tim Three American military observers en route to London also travelled on the Clipper.—Reuter.
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