4 4 ▁crew men ▁of ▁the ▁Or isk any ▁would ▁be ▁killed ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁in ▁an ▁on board ▁fire . ▁The ▁Canada – Un ited ▁States ▁Autom ot ive ▁Product s ▁Ag re ement , ▁signed ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁Auto ▁P act ", ▁came ▁into ▁effect , ▁setting ▁equal ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁autom ob iles ▁and ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁equipment . ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Dean ▁Rus k ▁and ▁Philippines ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Secretary ▁Nar cis o ▁Ram os ▁signed ▁the ▁Ram os - R usk ▁Ag re ement , ▁am ending ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 9 - year ▁le ases ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁for ▁military ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁p act , ▁the ▁remaining ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁le ases ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁and ▁all ▁le ases ▁would ▁exp ire ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 4 6 ." U . S ., ▁Philippines ▁Sign ▁Base ▁Le ase ▁Red u ction ", ▁Lincoln ▁( NE ) ▁Even ing ▁Journal , ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁p 1 ▁In ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁after ▁national ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁as ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁constitution al ▁revision , ▁Buddh