811.6363/61

The Secretary of War ( Weeks ) to the Secretary of State

My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 5, 1921 (TA),53 with respect to the Philippine Petroleum Act.

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As you are doubtless aware, under date of October 5, 1921, Major-General Leonard Wood, Retired, was appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the position of Governor General of the Philippine Islands.

On August 8, 1921, the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, wrote General Wood, inclosing copies of letters from the Department of State in the matter of the treatment of our nationals, with respect to oil lands, in foreign countries, and also a draft of a proposed bill, which, if enacted by the Philippine Legislature, would make the Philippine law conform exactly with that of the United States. A copy of the letter of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and also a copy of the proposed bill, are inclosed.54

General Wood is now on his way back from Japan to Manila, where he will be inaugurated as Governor General of the Philippine Islands on October 15th next, and the Department will shortly cable him in the matter in order that it may not be overlooked and that early action may be taken.

Very sincerely,

John W. Weeks
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