Intelligence Report Number 29: P.I. Rehabilitation
Abstract
This report answers request Source Control No. P-227, MIS, WDGS. As the Philippines become independent, rehabilitation is still the number one problem of the country. The economy, the cities, the life of the people are far behind what the United States expected the Philippines to have in the original plans for independence. Total destruction and damage by the war cannot be estimated, they were so great. Much of the hard work already done and the large sums of money which have been spent only took care of the disaster phase of rehabilitation. Work on the more permanent type of rehabilitation has been slow, hindered by lack of equipment and materials. Pre-war norms have been reached by few government and private enterprises. However, enough work has been done to sustain the country temporarily and much of the work now being done is of a more permanent nature. It is believed that President Roxas will be successful in speeding up the transition from planning stage to actual accomplishment and that most of the permanent rehabilitation projects will be well under way by the end of 1946.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 20, 1946
- Accession Number
- AD1127066
Entities
People
- Edward G. Lansdale