Letter, Douglas MacArthur to Franklin Roosevelt

Original Exhibition Caption: General Douglas MacArthur sent FDR this triumphant letter, written on the day Allied forces returned to liberate the Philippines.

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PSF : Macarthur GENERAL HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA URGENT SECRET OPNL PRIORITY CONFIDENTIAL PRIORITY SIGNAL CORPS MESSAGE RESTRICTED ROUTINE IN CLEAR DEFERRED New Tae loban. . Philippine Ideas C/C (Office) No. Spacial 0c.20.1944 (Date) Dear Wr. President: This not is written from the beach, near Taeloban, where we have juich landed. It will be the first letter from the frud Philippines and I thought you night like to add ih to your philate collection. I hope it gets through The operation is going smoothly and if successful will strategically as will as technically cat the every forces in two. Strategically it will price This is increply to No. (Insert Sig Corps No. to which this reply refers.)