FDR: “The only thing lacking is the formal establishment of the Philippine…”

On the recordAugust 11, 1943

The only thing lacking is the formal establishment of the Philippine Republic.

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Democratic · New York

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Address to the People of the Philippines on Post-War Independence

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FDR: “The only thing lacking is the formal establishment of the Philippine Republic.”