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On the recordSeptember 15, 1916
He (the Governor General of the Philippine Islands) shall annually and at such other times as he may be required make such official report of the transactions of the government of the Philippine Islands to an executive department of the United States to be designated by the President, and his said annual report shall be transmitted to the Congress of the United States; And he shall perform such additional duties and functions as may in pursuance of law be delegated or assigned to him by the President.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2456—Philippines—Requiring Governor General to Report to Secretary of War

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