9:15 AM Message by the telephone from USec. [Carmelo] Barbero through Amb. Carlos Valdez in Rome— That their meetings started at 6:00 PM and after 1½ hours Minister Ali Al Treki came down to preside and said he was more optimistic because he had talked to Pres. Marcos...
1977
February 21, 1977
Met the Executive Committee of the Security Council which received the report of Amb. Castro as well as the latest cable of Minister Ali Abdussalam Treki to me threatening termination of the negotiations because of the call to a plebiscite. Imelda and I sent letters...
February 18, 1977
7:25 AM I received the following message from Amb. Carlos Valdez in Rome by telephone. USec. [Carmelo] Barbero says: Not to worry about the proposals of MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front] because since then the situation has improved. In the conference yesterday,...
February 15, 1977
The Libyans and the Arabs are a most unreliable lot. Minister Ali Al Treki suggested the plebiscite before the negotiations’ end. Now his assistant Atraz claims the Libyan position is against the plebiscite and asks for postponement to after the negotiations ending...
February 16, 1977
I have postponed the plebiscite in the 13 provinces of Mindanao and Palawan to Mar. 17, 1977. When Amb. Dreiza of Libya cane to see me at the PICC [Philippine International Convention Center] during the sessions of the Batasang Bayan, he left the impression that...
February 13, 1977
Sec. Gen. Karim Gaye has sent a cable opposing the holding of a plebiscite. I also attach copy of his call. I also attach our answers pointedly informing him this is an internal matter and that it was agreed upon in the Dec. 23, 1976 agreement as well as on February 9...
February 14, 1977
I attach copy of another cable I dictated for Sec. [Carlos] Romulo to send to Sec. Gen. Karim Gaye. I talked to USec. [Carmelo] Barbero and in the conference this morning, they now agree to have our government hold the plebiscite but they will not participate. On the...
February 11, 1977
We decided in the joint meeting of the General Military Council, the Cabinet and civilian leaders to hold a plebiscite on the Mindanao or Southern autonomous region on February 21st and an election of the regional assemblies throughout the Philippines in March 21st...
February 12, 1977
Interview with Henry Kamm of the New York Times. He seemed more interested in Ex-Sen. [Benigno] Aquino [Jr.] than in other matters. He wants to interview him and print his interview to balance our statement on torture and maltreatment of prisoners. At first...
February 4, 1977
Instructed Amb. E. [Eduardo] Romualdez by telephone to set the negotiations with the Americans on the bases as soon as possible but after April because of the negotiations with Libya and the MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front]—on the same level— Issues— Mutual...