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philippines' security Rec. 5.5 p.m. Manila, Sept. 17. The Philippines Finance Minister, Senor Manuel Roxas, in a broadcast tonight. appealed to the United States to strengthen its position in the Philippines by sending more arms, planes and defensive cquipment. Tlie islands' military insecurity endangered the peace of the United States, he said. "She canont intend to leave the Philippines to be overrun by an invader," he added, commenting that the war and disruption of trade made it impossiblc to prepare the islands economically for independence in 1946.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1940, Page 7
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90APPEAL FOR HELP Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1940, Page 7
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