Note 36 — Chapter VII · Insurgent Rule in the Visayas and Elsewhere
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(Contemporary copy in Spanish.—P.I.R., Books C-L:)
“January 19, 1899.
“The President of the Philippine Republic very cordially greets his great and powerful brother, the Sultan of Jolo, and makes known:—
“That the Filipinos, after having thrown off the yoke of foreign domination cannot forget their brothers of Jolo to whom they are bound by the ties of race, interests, security and defense in this region of the Far East.
“The Philippine Republic has resolved to respect absolutely the beliefs and traditions of each island in order to establish on solid bases the bonds of fraternal unity demanded by our mutual interests.
“I therefore in the name of all the Filipinos very gladly offer to the powerful Sultan of Jolo and to all brothers who acknowledge his great authority, the highest assurance of friendship, consideration and esteem.
“Malolos, January 18, 1899.”
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