Creation of Committee for Solicitation of World War II Memorabilia

September 27, 1983

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 911

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE SOLICITATION OF WORLD WAR II WAR RELICS, MEMENTOS AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FROM ALL SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SENDING THE SAME OR REPLICAS THEREOF TO BE DISPLAYED PERMANENTLY AT THE MUSEUM OF THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WHEREAS, the true and factual war exploits of the Filipino soldiers inducted into the service of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) who fought side by side with American soldiers in the Philippines during World War II, are of paramount concerns of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, war relics are related mementos of the battles fought in the Philippines which are displayed at the Museum of the Presidio of San Francisco, California, U.S.A., do not adequately represent the historic struggles, heroism and sacrifices of the USAFFE, veterans;

WHEREAS, the Museum of the Presidio of San Francisco has offered the Defenders of Bataan, Corregidor and Other USAFFE Fronts, Inc. (DBC) substantial additional space in the Museum to accommodate whatever war mementos the DBC can solicit and send to the Museum;

WHEREAS, the offer to have additional space at the Museum of the Presidio of San Francisco will provide the opportunity for the DBC to make the people of America and of the world aware of the role played by the USAFFE soldiers in the Philippines during World War II;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of powers vested in me by law, do hereby constitute and create a Committee to take charge of the solicitation of war relics, mementos and other memorabilia or replicas thereof to be sent to the Museum of the Presidio of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. The Committee shall be composed of the following:

Col. Uldarico S. Baclagon (Ret)	— Chairman
Col. Carlos H. Beloso (Ret)	— Vice-Chairman
Col. Manuel Acosta (Ret)	— Member
Col. Cesar A. Mijares (Ret)	— Member
Col. Edwin P. Ramsey (Ret)	— Member
B/Gen. Sinforoso Duque, AFP	— Honorary Adviser and Member

The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon all fellow veterans, ministries, bureaus, offices, agencies or instrumentalities of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its duties and functions.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 79 No. 45 page 6353 on November 7, 1983.