The Ambassador of Iraq to Indonesia paid a courtesy call on me. And I asked him to visit Mindanao and to request his government to sell us crude oil for Filoil.
We received the International Rotary Paul Harris Award for our efforts at peace and world understanding. A paradox that the man who proclaimed Martial Law should be given this award. But the Rotarios would be more than happy if they know how we have prevented war by refusing to be inveigled into a confrontation with Malaysia—how we refused to bring in other countries into the melee, disregarded Libya’s and to the Muslim rebels and met the problem on our own.
Met the members of the cabinet, Comelec [Commission on Elections], League of Governors. Concon [Constitutional Convention] delegates etc. on the registration of the Barangays and the referendum.
We have decided that the referendum will be secret and held on July 27-31st. I will extend the registration period to the 21st from the 4th of July and there will be only one question. Do you want the administration to continue with the ______ the New Constitution?
No Official Gazette entry for this day.