FDR: “We do not want to upset the normal trend of things any more than we possibly can help.”

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

We are absolutely un changed in our policy of two years ago, for immediate Filipino independence.

The coming victory of the United Nations means that they, and not their enemies, have power to establish the foundations of the future.