Office of the Historian

811.6363/40

The Secretary of State to the Secretary of War (Weeks)46

Washington, April 9, 1921.

Sir: I have the honor to refer to previous correspondence, particularly a letter signed by the Assistant Secretary of War, dated February 3, 1921, relative to the Philippine Petroleum Act.

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You have doubtless already noticed in the published text of the British note on economic rights in mandated territories, dated February 28, 1921,47 that reference is made to the provision of the Philippine Petroleum Act which confines petroleum development in the Philippines to citizens of the United States or of the Philippines. In view of this reference and of previous conversations between the American Legation at The Hague and the Netherlands Government on the subject, I shall be glad to receive information regarding the progress of the movement for amending the Act. If amendments have been introduced into the Philippine Legislature or passed by it, would it be possible for you to send me a copy of such amendments?

I have [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:
Henry P. Fletcher

Under Secretary
  1. For the attention of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.↩
  2. See telegram no. 160, Mar. 1, from the Ambassador in Great Britain, p. 80.↩