\As I expected the Liberals and the Manila Times have started to make much of OPlan Saggitarius [sic].
So I have openly appealed to the Liberals not to connive with the communists, revealing that Jose Maria Sison and other communists have met with Liberals for a common front and consolidation of forces on propaganda, logistics, armed support and prevent the use of emergency powers—giving details.
I am sure this will start another raging controversy.
The reason there is a clamor for martial law is the open threat of the communists to punish the officers including me even after the termination of their office; the fact that if nothing is done the Communists will take over and the half measures like the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus will not do; and the society has to be reformed.
Official Gazette for September 16, 1972: THE PRESIDENT spent most of his working hours on urgent official papers.
In the afternoon, the President issued a statement on reports that the Liberal Party leaders have been meeting with the chairman of the Communist Party, Maoist faction, in the Philippines, on a common plan for the consolidation of forces between the CP and the LP, on propaganda, logistics, as well as armed support.
Late in the afternoon, the President and the First Lady, Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos, motored to the Manila International Airport to see off their son, Ferdinand, Jr. (Bongbong), who flew to London to resume his studies after spending his summer vacation with his parents and sisters here.
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