He left with the angry statement that “anyway, I am going up on a promotion to Washington where the decisions for the Philippines will be made.” Amb. [Michael] Armacost was invited for lunch by F/L [First Lady] through Min. [Manuel[ Collantes and as F/L herself told...
Marcos Diaries
January 1, 1983
I had sought to protect the sacredness and preciousness of my memories of the war with the sanctity of silence. So I had refused to talk or write about them except in an indirect way when forced to as when I offered my medals to the dead for I believed all such medals...
August 31, 1979
We are behind schedule in our plans to liquidate the Old Society. We must concentrate more time and efforts on this objective. Last night Imelda attended the dinner given by the members of the old Senate for Ex-Sen. Pres. [Gil] Puyat. It was an ego trip for the old...
June 17, 1979
In the negotiations between China and Vietnam, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Han Nianlon traveled to Hanoi to meet with V ice Premier and Foreign Minister Phen Hien. Vietnam made three proposals: The creation of a demilitarized zone to secure peace in the border...
June 11, 1979
Clarification of Powers and Functions of the Ministry of National Defense (To Prevent the Division of Command Power in Crisis Situations). I have been asked repeatedly what powers the Ministry of National Defense has in the transfer of and reassignment of military...
January 7, 1979
Seaside The formal signing and exchange of notes and other documents between the U.S. and the Philippines finally took place at 5:00 PM, at Maharlika Hall. The documents include: The letter of Pres. [James] Carter to me The letter of Sec. Cyrus Vance to Min. [Carlos]...
December 30, 1978
When I was approaching Green No. 12 (we started at Hole No. 10) Paoay Lake Golf Course, I received the call to go back to the house at Paoay Lake to receive the telephone call of Sen. [Daniel] Inouye for which I had delayed my trip back to Manila. In short he said...
December 29, 1978
I decided to call Sen. Dan [Daniel] Inouye to seek his help, today. It is providential that our house in Paoay Lake has a long distance telephone that can reach any part of the world. Sen. Inouye was in Washington when I arrived at 2:00 PM from the inauguration of the...
December 28, 1978
When the United States decided to normalize relations with the People’s Republic of China, I concluded that the danger of nuclear war was reduced. Since the threat of nuclear attack, against which there could be a certain complete defense, was one of the principal...
December 24, 1978
At 8:00 AM I called up Amb. [Richard] Murphy by telephone to inform him that after he left the Philippine group met and agreed to inform him of the Philippine position: Leave the matter of jurisdiction unresolved but that the U.S. govt. [government] should agree to...