The Archive · 1938

Philippine Affairs Report Issued

Plan to Advance Date of Independence Rejected

Manila, Nov. 29.

Accompanied by a statement expressing President Roosevelt's approval, a summary of the three-volume report of the joint United States-Filipino preparatory committee on Philippine affairs, Which was created in April last year, was issued simultaneously in Washington and Manila today.

The committee rejects the proposal of Senor Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippine Commonweath, to advance the date of Philippine's independence on July 4, 1946, under the existing law, to 1938-39, But would extend from 1936 to December 31, 1960, the gradual elimination of United States preferences for Philippine products.—Reuter. at 2.30, 5.30 and 9 pin, Deanna DURBIN in

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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