Office of the Historian

811.24596/4–2947: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

restricted
u.s. urgent
Washington, May 19, 1947—7 p.m.

582. You many inform Roxas that although Article 1318 gives United States exclusive jurisdiction “in time of war” and United States is now legally at war this Government has no intention of claiming such jurisdiction as it was not understanding of parties to agreement that Article 13(6) should apply during present war.

Dept does not consider that this has any bearing on or is a precedent for lease case mentioned your 687, Apr. 2919 since question in that case is what was intention of parties to lease contract.

Pass to Army and Navy.

Marshall
  1. Reference is to the agreement on military bases signed March 14.↩
  2. Not printed.↩