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It is ppaTcnt that not unly will it be 2c j ob tc Gut the m2 tuit~1 tu y eu but 21s o y su will b e confrontl ( Vvith c j ob in ~ ttin~ it put to[ thLT cn el leid l~ ~wn

The min pl2n freD Llonilo B2Y ha s bLln Tlccntly rLcLivccl 11(18 cn c in thE r DLpartLcnt cne is unlGr study- In r C2chinc a n cnSWlr the pl-~nncrs vrill umL ubtldly be Luidld by uur r lquirumlnts fer ingrss 2nd etr L S8 uf ships thrcJU rh the cntrcn cc

In rzGClrd to y our nuxt p ltr2c r 2ph I am ccmpletcly with y cmiddotu n l have so ht ct cv ery turn t 8 1J1prcNC th~ sGcurity i mil Boy emu the Philippines I micht s ecy in this c~rmccshy

t n tln t Of)inj- ~ in enCT21~ in r c[ crd t o herr f ~r we s11 uld c in r~ intinin~ ur psiti n in th PbilipJins SlCLS t b e ch2n ~ inc upw rc~ 11ilc such chc n~c i s inc n it is n o t llmys prClctic lblc t - b dcfinit l l~T iinJ l -n questi ns t bclt ris c In the E1n tir1C Yf~ pill s n ( y u 2l1 f t h r~J tlri cl

Y U Cl sk f -or t the (xtvntit CD b e 2cle 2_vci l cbll ncl C2n be shi) pccl - I1ci(ort-lly snd [01 c 5 - 11)1- y~ t) r t-ri tcnes 111 send y --u 2 b 21e l cl-th f e r Ukir~l11cTgtn~nt 18 r( 0~vTL r t ru

FJ hov ~~lr2dy nqu( stL (~ y ur C l~vis- c s t s cnclin~

cut c~ ivisi cn c f birclb middotct minl- SV(-pGrs 0 The t ~ivisi )n 7ill be ii t t c d middotLlt fc r r~l~ ~nLtic Llinc SVlclp ill in 12tu d Lnll~rJr r p--rshyh2P s in cbr~J2r~T bull

In r ltccrd t c y Ul v2rius rUCCTlmlncl2ti ~ ns ~ n ~1ir

jictttrS I will s -y th2t I pu rh2ps in ~t le cst S ElL~ f thl instol1c (S kulcl hov l1cde r L c 3 1ncm lntins simila r t yurs l~ I bCl-n in y ur pl2cc rrith the iUL1tlLdcu tlll n cvi~iLcblc

t - y u onc~ y ur st~1ff I-IuweVlT the rcc[lncncbtL ns fr- Ei th c SL_~IC must be cnnsiclo rec1 in thl- lil~ht f UT cxpendinG c~ri2ti 11 pr ~ crL1 2S 1FLll s that jf f ~ rl-ifJn c untries ~nd in th li ~ht f ur pLDS n t nly L r E~nila ln d Uk r hilipshy~ irl~s but ls f r the rst f the luv21 Lstoblisrull-nt F r s- -- ti1 l- V-FC ha d Ivcl it in ur incis ~ incre - se the subIl2rinc f r c ~ in t h hSLlIC -nd t ( mlkL this frcl E1 T (f cff l ctiv( by _~ n t the pn tr 1 pLnu strlngth 1m ldcliti nol requisitu 5

_ _YS --- Jos b O(11 -cn incr-i1s -- i n U- f i htor strnLth f the _rr- ~Ll~ - rcu1tly 1122 the Lrrrry ~ nv 2ln Yi th us C l1 this

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It is ppaTcnt that not unly will it be 2c j ob tc Gut the m2 tuit~1 tu y eu but 21s o y su will b e confrontl ( Vvith c j ob in ~ ttin~ it put to[ thLT cn el leid l~ ~wn

The min pl2n freD Llonilo B2Y ha s bLln Tlccntly rLcLivccl 11(18 cn c in thE r DLpartLcnt cne is unlGr study- In r C2chinc a n cnSWlr the pl-~nncrs vrill umL ubtldly be Luidld by uur r lquirumlnts fer ingrss 2nd etr L S8 uf ships thrcJU rh the cntrcn cc

In rzGClrd to y our nuxt p ltr2c r 2ph I am ccmpletcly with y cmiddotu n l have so ht ct cv ery turn t 8 1J1prcNC th~ sGcurity i mil Boy emu the Philippines I micht s ecy in this c~rmccshy

t n tln t Of)inj- ~ in enCT21~ in r c[ crd t o herr f ~r we s11 uld c in r~ intinin~ ur psiti n in th PbilipJins SlCLS t b e ch2n ~ inc upw rc~ 11ilc such chc n~c i s inc n it is n o t llmys prClctic lblc t - b dcfinit l l~T iinJ l -n questi ns t bclt ris c In the E1n tir1C Yf~ pill s n ( y u 2l1 f t h r~J tlri cl

Y U Cl sk f -or t the (xtvntit CD b e 2cle 2_vci l cbll ncl C2n be shi) pccl - I1ci(ort-lly snd [01 c 5 - 11)1- y~ t) r t-ri tcnes 111 send y --u 2 b 21e l cl-th f e r Ukir~l11cTgtn~nt 18 r( 0~vTL r t ru

FJ hov ~~lr2dy nqu( stL (~ y ur C l~vis- c s t s cnclin~

cut c~ ivisi cn c f birclb middotct minl- SV(-pGrs 0 The t ~ivisi )n 7ill be ii t t c d middotLlt fc r r~l~ ~nLtic Llinc SVlclp ill in 12tu d Lnll~rJr r p--rshyh2P s in cbr~J2r~T bull

In r ltccrd t c y Ul v2rius rUCCTlmlncl2ti ~ ns ~ n ~1ir

jictttrS I will s -y th2t I pu rh2ps in ~t le cst S ElL~ f thl instol1c (S kulcl hov l1cde r L c 3 1ncm lntins simila r t yurs l~ I bCl-n in y ur pl2cc rrith the iUL1tlLdcu tlll n cvi~iLcblc

t - y u onc~ y ur st~1ff I-IuweVlT the rcc[lncncbtL ns fr- Ei th c SL_~IC must be cnnsiclo rec1 in thl- lil~ht f UT cxpendinG c~ri2ti 11 pr ~ crL1 2S 1FLll s that jf f ~ rl-ifJn c untries ~nd in th li ~ht f ur pLDS n t nly L r E~nila ln d Uk r hilipshy~ irl~s but ls f r the rst f the luv21 Lstoblisrull-nt F r s- -- ti1 l- V-FC ha d Ivcl it in ur incis ~ incre - se the subIl2rinc f r c ~ in t h hSLlIC -nd t ( mlkL this frcl E1 T (f cff l ctiv( by _~ n t the pn tr 1 pLnu strlngth 1m ldcliti nol requisitu 5

_ _YS --- Jos b O(11 -cn incr-i1s -- i n U- f i htor strnLth f the _rr- ~Ll~ - rcu1tly 1122 the Lrrrry ~ nv 2ln Yi th us C l1 this

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