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D22160-7
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- 1946-05-08 (Creation)
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Col. A.S. Strickland, commander of McChord Field, warms the coffee of Manuel Acuna Roxas, President-elect of the Philippines, at breakfast during a fuel stop at the base on a flight from Manila to Washington, D.C. McChord was informed only that morning that a transport carrying President-elect Roxas might be making a short stopover. Mr. Roxas was on his way to confer with President Truman regarding the placement of American military bases on the Islands. In reading from a prepared speech after the breakfast, Mr. Roxas indicated that his newly independent country was prepared to offer military support as well as military bases to maintain peace in the Pacific. (T.Times, 5/9/1946) ALBUM 3.
Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;