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Herbert Hoover: In the interest of the Philippine people, the time clement involves the necessity that independence must be assured of…

On the recordOctober 26, 1931
In the interest of the Philippine people, the time clement involves the necessity that independence must be assured of durability and the Government of the Philippines must be assured of stability.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Philippine Independence

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