MAKING PUBLIC THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

WHEREAS, a Mutual Defense Treaty between the
Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America was concluded and
signed at Washington by their respective Plenipotentiaries on the thirtieth day
of August, nineteen hundred and fifty-one;

WHEREAS, the Senate of the Philippines, by its
Resolution No. 84, adopted on May 12, 1952, concurred in the making of the
aforesaid Mutual Defense Treaty in accordance with the Constitution of the
Philippines;

WHEREAS, the said Treaty has been ratified on
both parts, and the instruments of ratification of the two High Contracting
Parties were exchanged at Manila on the twenty-seventh day of August, nineteen
hundred and fifty-two; and

WHEREAS, it is stipulated in the said Treaty that
it will come into force when instruments of ratification thereof have been
exchanged at Manila;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Elpidio
Quirino, President of the Philippines, have caused the said Treaty, a certified
copy of which is hereto attached, to be made public to the end that the same
and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the Republic of the Philippines and the citizens thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of
October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of the
Independence of the Philippines, the seventh.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Executive Secretary

Normal
0

false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:”Table Normal”;
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:””;
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”;
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}