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HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE March 1, 1946 CONFIDENTIAL: To be held in STRICT CONFIDENCE and no portion, synopsis or intimation to be given out or published until the READING of the President's Message has begun in either the Senate or House of Representatives. Extreme care must therefore be exercised to avoid premature publication. CHARLES G. ROSS TRUMAN Secretary to the President NARA STREET TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: As required by Section 2 (a)(11) of the Act of Congress approved March 24, 1934, entitled "An Act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes, I transmit copies of laws enacted by the First Congress of the Philippines. Included are Commonwealth Acts Nos. 679 to 726, and Joint Resolution No. 6, which were passed by the First Congress during its second, third, fourth, and fifth special sessions in 1945. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, March 1, 1946