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He was to establish and train a local army responsible their own protection.
Explanation:
General Douglas MacArthur's father, Lieutenant-General Arthur MacArthur, was appointed as Governor of The Philippines after Douglas graduated from West Point. At the time Douglas MacArthur met and befriended Manuel L. Quezon, future president of The Philippines. In 1935, president Quezon invited General MacArthur to The Philippines in order to create a national army as part of the process of independence of the country.
