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Code · U.S. Code · Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · CHAPTER 15— THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES · SUBCHAPTER VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · § 1394

§ 1394. Recognition of Philippine independence

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(a)Withdrawal of American sovereignty On the 4th day of July immediately following the expiration of a period of ten years from the date of the inauguration of the new government under the constitution provided for in this Act, the President of the United States shall by proclamation withdraw and surrender all right of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States in and over the territory and people of the Philippine Islands, including all military and other reservations of the Government of the United States in the Philippines (except such naval reservations and fueling stations as are reserved under section 1391 of this title), and, on behalf of the United States, shall recognize the independence of the Philippine Islands as a separate and self-governing nation and acknowledge the authority and control over the same of the government instituted by the people thereof, under the constitution then in force.
(b)Naval reservations and fueling stations The President of the United States is authorized and empowered to enter into negotiations with the government of the Philippine Islands, not later than two years after his proclamation recognizing the independence of the Philippine Islands, for the adjustment and settlement of all questions relating to naval reservations and fueling stations of the United States in the Philippine Islands, and pending such adjustment and settlement the matter of naval reservations and fueling stations shall remain in its present status.
(c)Property for diplomatic purposes
(1)Whenever the President of the United States shall find that any properties in the Philippines, owned by the Philippine Government or by private persons, would be suitable for diplomatic or consular establishments of the United States after the inauguration of the independent Government, he may, with the approval of the Philippine Government, and in exchange for the conveyance of title to the United States, transfer to the said Government or private persons any properties of the United States in the Philippines. Title to any properties so transferred to private persons, and title to any properties so acquired by the United States, shall be vested in fee simple in such persons and the United States, respectively, notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection
(a)of this section.
(2)Whenever, prior to July 4, 1946, the President of the United States shall find that any properties of the United States in the Philippines would be suitable for diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States after the inauguration of the independent Government, he shall designate the same by the issuance of a proclamation or proclamations, and title to any properties so designated shall continue to be vested in fee simple in the United States notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection
(a)of this section.
(3)Title to the lands and buildings pertaining to the official residences of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands in the cities of Manila and Baguio, together with all fixtures and movable objects, shall continue to be vested in the United States after July 4, 1946, notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection
(a)of this section.
(4)Administrative supervision and control over any properties acquired or designated by the President of the United States pursuant to this subsection, and over the official residences in the Philippines of the High Commissioner, shall, on and after July 4, 1946, be exercised by the Secretary of State, in accordance with Acts of Congress relating to property held by the United States in foreign countries for official establishments.
(Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, § 10, 48 Stat. 463; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, § 3, 53 Stat. 1230.)
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  • Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, § 10
  • 48 Stat. 463
  • Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, § 3
  • 53 Stat. 1230
  • act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84
  • 48 Stat. 456
  • section 1248 of Title 48
  • act Jan. 17, 1933, ch. 11
  • 47 Stat. 768
  • Act Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, § 7
  • 53 Stat. 1233
  • Act June 29, 1944, ch. 322, § 3
  • 58 Stat. 626
  • 60 Stat. 1352
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§ 1394
Recognition of Philippine independence
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ActMar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, § 10
Stat.48 Stat. 463
ActAug. 7, 1939, ch. 502, § 3
Stat.53 Stat. 1230
Actact Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84
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