I talked to USec. [Carmelo] Barbero by telephone (through to Tripoli) at 8:00 PM tonight. While Nur Misuari says they will not participate in a plebiscite, Minister Ali Al Treki has agreed that a plebiscite should be called as agreed upon before in December 1976. So I...
1977
January 16, 1977
Prime Minister and Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew arrived at 1:05 PM for an unofficial visit. I accelerated the Constitution Day celebration to this morning at Maharlika Hall so I can attend to the Prime Minister. We have played 13 holes of golf at Manila Golf Club this afternoon....
January 17, 1977
Monday In the conference on board the Pangulo, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew informed me that the United States had asked him even before the American elections last January to allow the refueling in Singapore of submarine surveillance planes (Awac) flying towards the...
January 14, 1977
Friday We have solved our problems of over-supply of sugar by selling about 3 million tons with some ingenuity on the financing and pricing. An example is the Phillips Brothers contract and the Russian sale and the FarmanBarzano purchase. The modified Algerian...
January 15, 1977
Saturday The Islamic Conference Presidential representatives under Ambassador Juseri of Morocco, the Asst. Secretary General of the Islamic has just arrived (at 5:30 AM) with the MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front] under Dr. Tam Manjoorsi. And Imelda gave the ICAM...
January 11, 1977
Tuesday We have sold 500,000 tons of sugar to the Russians at 7.75 cents a pound and .75 cents to be made good by the brokers Barzano and Farman to make it 8.5 cents a pound. Now the spot price is gaining. Bobby [Roberto] Benedicto worked this out. And Bobby is in...
January 10, 1977
______ martial law administration as host for a conference of jurists, the answer may be found in the fact that martial law is primarily aimed at reestablishing public order. And although in the layman’s mind, martial law connotes authority, its ultimate basis must be...
January 9, 1977
Sunday The question has been asked, “Why have you suddenly changed your position on the bases from negotiations to possible renunciation?” Wideman of Washington Post of course, claiming diplomatic circles as his source, alleges this is just my way of increasing the...
January 7, 1977
Friday Tonight I have committed Philippines to the positions: (DFA [Department of Foreign Affairs] and DND [Department of National Defense] were not informed of this speech nor of the new approach because they may have tried to modify it.) Our sovereignly is not for...
January 8, 1977
Saturday From my point of view America is losing its credibility. The repeated violation of its written commitments has turned it into an untrustworthy ally. As I look deeper into our relations with the United States, I am shocked by the almost casual disregard of...