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 l Sr-T .]j PHILIPPINES--MILITARY BASES-MAR. 14, 1947 4035 T/he P/i lip;ie Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANILA, March 14, 1947 EXCIELLEX.cTN

lli reply to your note of even date regarding the garrisoning and delvelopment of the bases covered by the Agreement of March 14, 1947, between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America concerning military bases, I have the honor to state that it is the understanding of my Government that the question of garrison- ing and development of said bases shall be the concern of the Govern- ment of the United States. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. ELPIDIO QUIRINO Vice-President and concurrently Secretary of Foreign Affairs His Excellency PAUL V. McNuT American Ambassador to the Philippines Manila The PhilippineSecretary of Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador REIUBLIC OF TIIE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANILA, March 12,[1] 1947 EXCELLENCY: In the signing of the Agreement on March 14, 1947, between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America con- cerning military bases, I have the honor to state that it is the under- standing of my Government that the existing national and provincial and other rights of way of the Republic of the Philippines running through the bases covered in Annex A and Annex B of the Agreement, Antc, p.M42. more particularly the national road running through Camp John Hay and the naval reservation at Baguio, shall continue to be used as such by the public and that this understanding shall be administratively brought about in the enforcement of said Agreement. I will highly appreciate it, therefore, if I can be informed of the concurrence of Your Excellency's Government with the understanding set forth above. ' [This date should be "March 14."]

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