Sunday The most important aspect of the General Agreement of Cooperation with Gabon, signed by President El Hadj Omar Bongo is the secret protocol that was not published which commits Gabon to furnish the Philippine 250 tons of uranium ore (yellow cake) every year....
Marcos Diaries
July 12, 1976
Monday In accordance with our policy I announced yesterday on meeting with the Vietnamese delegation headed by Phan Hien, Sec. Carlos P. Romulo has signed a joint communique for the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. I attached the joint...
July 7, 1976
Wednesday Inaugurated with Imelda, The Philippine Integrated Meat Co. in Ugong, Pasig. In the pelota court later on Manda [Manuel] Elizalde [Jr.] gave me a copy of the statement of Amado Mabandos, brother of Helen. The statement is certainly an eye-opener. I attach it...
July 5, 1976
Monday On board the Pangulo— Either the story of these kids of Panamin [Presidential Assistant on National Minorities], is a big hoax or the bishops and priests have gone completely mad. The participation of Bishop [Franciscio] Claver in sex attacks on the girls, the...
July 6, 1976
Tuesday We must systematize the reforestation program. Released P17 million but with the injunction to spread it out to the regions and provinces. Met the PCA (Phil. Coconut Authority).
July 3, 1976
Saturday Was met by Manda [Manuel] Elizalde [Jr.] at Nichols Air Base upon arrival from Tacloban with a fantastic report of several witnesses confirming the fact that Bishop [Francisco] Claver is the top ranking NPA [New People’s Army] in Mindanao before when some of...
July 4, 1976
Sunday Israeli commandos attacked the hijacked Air France Air Bus in Uganda and freed the 104 hostages mostly Israelis after killing all the Palestinian hijackers. No details but this is certainly one of the most outstanding military corps for some time. Kudos to the...
June 22, 1976
Tuesday Liberalized flights of airlines to Manila “Open skies” policy. Signed the Letter of Instruction after the conference. Asked Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile to write down his report on the conference with Amb. [William] Sullivan on the questions I have asked our...
June 28, 1976
Monday Met Prime Minister of Australia [John Malcolm] Fraser at the airport on a one-hour stop-over from Peking, Canton, Hongkong to Australia. He had interesting news. His foreign minister, Minister [Andrew] Peacock had opened up the question of the Spratleys and the...
June 20, 1976
Sunday Lilian Bergman arrived at 8:45 AM. Imelda had to rush to the MIA [Manila International Airport] from the Alay Lakad attended by about half a million people. Lilian is the principal stockholder of Allied Stores and Case and Co., a civil engineer with 199 patents...