Played golf with Russ Volckman and his wife Helen, and Helen Cu- Unjieng at 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM at the Manila Golf Club.
Then Imelda picked me up for the meeting of the International Veterans and the World War II veterans where I was guest speaker at 12:00 AM.
In this speech I revealed for the first time that the PKI of Indonesia (Partai Komunista Indonesia) had actually motivated the organization of the New Communist Party, the Kabataan Makabayan and other front organizations through Jose Maria Sison who cleared the plans and charter with the Chinese International operator.
I revealed that the Indonesian government had furnished our government with some documents to prove this.
Then I defined the policy of the strong right arm and the affectionate left arm.
As well as what the position of the veteran should be.
Official Gazette for April 8, 1972: WITH only one scheduled appointment, the President concentrated on paper work.
Toward noon the President, together with the First Lady, Imelda R. Marcos, motored to Fort Bonifacio to address the international convention of veterans.
The President defined the Philippine position on communism which, he said, is a determined fight against local communism and a “live and let live” policy with respect to international communism.
The Chief Executive invited the leaders and members of the Communist Party of the Philippines to surrender and help build a strong nation.
He revealed for the first time that intelligence reports link the local communists to the Partai Komunist of Indonesia (PKI).
The President also said that according to confidential documents the PKI and the local communists had prepared plans not only for international communism but regional communism.
“Therefore it is quite clear that their motivation was foreign and not local or domestic; that their plans were prepared abroad and even the charter of the Kabataang Makabayan and the New Communist Party of the Philippines was cleared with communist leaders in Indonesia and Red China.”
With respect to international communism, the President said “our policy is live and let live, but if anybody seeks to coerce the Philippines into embracing communism, that is entirely a different matter.”
Turning to American veterans of Bataan who participated in the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the fall of Bataan, the President said “there is a deep and wide reservoir of goodwill for the United States in the Philippines and that reservoir still exists.”
After his address, the President inducted into office the members of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Veterans of World War II, namely: Rep. Simeon Valdez, chairman; Delfin R. Bacho, vice chairman; and Enrique Filart, Tomas Nufable, S. Navarro, M. Kierulf, Simeon Medalla, Marcelo Angangco, Carlos R. Lardizabal, Eliodoro Congco and Luis Samson, members.
The President and the First Lady, Imelda R. Marcos, arrived at the Veterans Center a little past 12 noon.
The President resumed his desk work in the afternoon.