Ronald Reagan: “An unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate military…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1986

An unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate military assistance to the Philippines.

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Republican · California

Source

Memorandum on Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Immediate Military Assistance to the Philippines

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