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Trade And Friendship Treaty between the Philippine Republic and the
United States of America (TAFT)

The Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America, desiring to:
1) Reinforce the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between them;
2) Strengthen economic relations;
3) And reduce concerns relating to recent events;

Have resolved, with a view to accomplishing these purposes, to conclude a treaty to improve trade and economic relatios.

Representing El Presidente, Enrique Monastario, Presidente de las Filipinas:
- Licenciado Piña, Esq., Vice-Presidente of the Philippines
- Commodore Dimitrio Lopez Garcia, Chief of Operations, Marina de Filipinas

Representing the President of the United States of America:
- Charles Gates Dawes, Vice President of the United States
- Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State
- Curtis D. Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy

Who, having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows:

Part I

Article 1
This agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America shall
commence on 00:00 hrs April 1, 1926 and remain in force until it expires on 24:00 hrs April 1,
1941.


Part II

Article 2
The Contracting Powers agree to reduce customs duties between their nations by 25 percent.

Article 3
The Republic of the Philippines agrees to reduce customs duties by 50% on the following items
produced in the United States of America: Automobiles, aircraft, railroad equipment, lumber,
petroleum products, naval stores

Article 4
The United States of America agrees to reduce custioms duties by 50% on the following items
produced in the Republic of the Philippines: Coconuts, lumber, rice, mangoes, sugarcane.

Article 5
Each Contracting Power agrees to guarantee citizens of the other Contracting Power medical
treatment in case of need.

Article 6
The Contracting Powers shall initiate a program of student exchange between universities in the
Contracting Powers.


Part III

Article 7
The Contracting Powers agree that an American aeronautical company, to be determined later,
shall be allowed to establish a factory at a location to be determined later in the Philippines.

Article 8
The Contracting Powers agree that, unless in exceptional cases of a threat to national
security, they shall not block or restrict legitimate orders of military or civilian equipment
by one Contracting Power from the other.


Part IV

Article 9
Neither of the Contracting Powers shall, under any circumstances, be obligated to provide any
form of military aid to the other Contracting Power.

Article 10
The Contracting Powers agree that, in the event of an attack upon the territory or property of
either Contracting Power, the other Contracting Power shall not interfere in any fashion,
overt or covert, with the attacked Contracting Power's right to defend itself by whatever means
it deems neccessary.

Article 11
Naval vessels of either Contracting Power shall be entitled to use port facilities of the
other Contracting Power for the purposes of maintenance, fueling, and repairs, at common market
rates, during peacetime.

Article 12
The provisions of Article 11 notwithstanding, neither Contracting Power shall be obliged to
breach the provisions of the Treaty of the Hague during time of war.


Part V

Article 13
The United States of America agrees to recognize the claim of the Republic of the Philippines
to territory on the Continent of Antarctica, provided that the Republic of the Philippines
establishes a semi-permament research station on said territory on or prior to 1 January, 1931.

Article 14
The Republic of the Philippines agrees to recognize any claims that the United States of
America may make on the Continent of Antarctica, provided that such claims do not infringe on
the claimed territory of an ally of the Republic of the Philippines, and that the United States
of America establishes a semi-permament research station on such territory within five years of
claiming said territory.


The Trade And Friendship Treaty is written in Iberian and English, both texts being equally
authentic.

Signed by the representatives of the Contracting Powers in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United
States of America, on this the Twenty-Fifth day of the Third month of the year Ninteen-hundred
and Twenty-Six, Anno Domini.


Philippines:
<Signature + seal> Licenciado Piña, Esq.
<Signature + seal> Commodore Dimitrio Lopez Garcia, Marina de Filipinas

United States of America:
<Signature + seal> Charles Gates Dawes
<Signature + seal> Frank B. Kellogg
<Signature + Seal> Curtis D. Wilbur