FDR: “The United States shall drive the treacherous, invading Japanese from…”

On the recordJune 28, 1944

The United States shall drive the treacherous, invading Japanese from the Philippine Islands.

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Democratic · New York

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Statement on Signing Joint Resolutions on Philippine Independence and Rehabilitation

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FDR: “The United States shall drive the treacherous, invading Japanese from the Philippine Islands.”