ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈeɪtθ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv ˌɛltˈiː. dʒˈɛn. ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈɛl. ˈaɪkɪlbˌɜːɡɚ wʌz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɪnvˈeɪd ænd sˈiːz ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv pˈælæwən, pwˈɛɹɾoʊ pɹˈɪnssə, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wʊd pɹəsˈiːd tə ðə zˈæmboʊŋɡə pənˈɪnsjʊlə ɪn wˈɛstɚn mˌɪndənˈaʊ ænd pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə sˈuːluː ˌɑːɹkɪpɪlˈeɪɡoʊ.
The U.S. Eighth Army of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger was directed to invade and seize the provincial capital of Palawan, Puerto Princesa, after which they would proceed to the Zamboanga Peninsula in western Mindanao and parts of the Sulu Archipelago.