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740.0011 European War 1939/22164b: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Gauss )64

Washington , June 10, 1942—1 p.m.

506. Please inform the Foreign Office confidentially that the Commonwealth of the Philippines has indicated a desire to adhere to Declaration by United Nations; that we find no objection; that in the absence of any objection from the Chinese, British, or Soviet Governments, such adherence will be formally accepted at a White House ceremony on June 14.65

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  1. Repeated as No. 2631 to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom and as No. 287 to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union; message was sent with the approval of President Roosevelt.↩
  2. No objection was made by the three Governments.↩