The morning I spent in meeting the Norwegian labor experts, the Mexican economic mission, the cigarette manufacturers with Ralph Nubla, Com. of BIR [Bureau of Internal Revenue] [Misael] Vera, PVTA [Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration] Gen. Man. [Federico] Moreno and going over the papers for the Foreign Policy Council.
The merger of the operations of the two smaller airlines, the Filipinos and the Air Manila was presented to me in the evening. And so was the shipbuilding complex in the Free Trade Zone as well as the program for Progressive Car Manufacturing.
Official Gazette for December 7, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS received two foreign delegations which paid courtesy calls following their arrival on separate missions here.
The President also received two local delegations which came to pledge their support to the administration, particularly to the intensified tax collection drive.
The first delegation to call on the President was a group of Norwegian manpower and labor-management relations experts invited to lecture at a two-day seminar under the joint sponsorship of the International Labor Organization and the Norwegian Agency for International Development in Quezon City, December 8 and 9.
Accompanied by Labor Undersecretary Amado G. Inciong, the delegation included Campbell Balfor of the United Kingdom; Lars Bjorheim, director of the Cooperation Council of the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions and Norwegian Employers Confederation; Harry Oevar Hansen, teacher of Norwegian Trade Unions Residential School for shop stewards; Jon Rikard Ivarson, ILO expert; Nils Johan Schjander, general manager of Norwegian Institute for Personnel Management; and B. N. Datar, ILO Asian regional officer.
The second delegation which called on the President was a Mexican commercial mission headed by Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto, undersecretary of industry and commerce. The group was accompanied by Ambassador Pablo Padilla Ramirez.
The Mexican delegation informed the President that the purpose of its visit here was not only to promote closer commercial ties between the Philippines and their country, but also to look into the possibility of entering into joint economic ventures with Filipino entrepreneurs.
The delegation also offered to supply the Philippine National Railways with rolling stocks and spare parts.
The President told the delegation that he was glad they had come all the way across the Pacific to initiate trade ties and that the common history of the Philippines and Mexico should lead to better cooperation between the two countries.
The Mexican delegation also presented the President with a replica of a Mexican sombrero preserved in silver alloy and two Mexican shirts.
Other members of the delegation were Jose Bravo, assistant director of the Bank of International Industries; Luis Bravo, assistant director of finance; Jose Terrones, president of the Chamber of Industries and Transformation; Roberto Villa, economic assistant of the Chamber of Industries; Hector Menchaca of the National Board of Science and Technology; Joaquin Gamboa of the Board of Workers; and Francisco Lopez, secretary to Berrueto.
Bishop Macario Ga of the Iglesia Filipina Inclependiente called to pay his respect following his elevation to the post of Obispo Maximus of the IFI, after the death of Bishop Isabelo de los Reyes.
As new head of the IFI, Bishop Ga pledged the support of his church and those of his followers to the policies and future undertakings of the President and the First Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
The Chamber of Cigarette Manufacturers, on its part, pledged support and cooperation, through the chamber president, Ralph Nubla of Crown Tobacco, who called at Malacañang, to the President’s campaign aimed at intensifying tax collections.
The reports indicate that the India-Pakistan conflict has now graduated into a full scale war with bombings, tank engagements and the Indians deep into East Bengal territory. With Russia backing India and China (Red) backing Pakistan, the threat of the local war involving neighboring states is real.
The UN [United Nations] Security Council has not succeeded in passing a resolution. The U.S. resolutions for mutual withdrawal to start of hostilities was vetoed by Russia.
The KM’s [Kabataang Makabayan] and Muslims passing by Gate 4 of Malacañang during a demonstration three several pillboxes which injured three Malacañang employees.
There are reports of continued conspiracy and plans for a coup d’etat in addition to intensification of recruitment and training by communists.
I attach this report of Noche and Maning.