In the Laurel anniversary ceremonies and dinner at the house of Sotero and Lorna Laurel in San Juan, the Laurels were unanimous in the criticism of the fact that we and the Philippines seem to be begging for mercy from Libya and the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar...

USec. Barbero and Amb. Dreiza, the Libyan chargé d’affaires called up by long distance at 5:00 AM. So we went to Busuanga at 8:00 practically without sleep. Amb. [Carlos] Valdez called up to say that Dreiza had seen USec. Barbero and was optimistic as Dreiza had...

I have invited Pres. [Muammar] Ghaddafi to come to Manila even before the plebiscite—as of yesterday. And we have decided that if Pres. Ghaddafi wants Imelda to go, she will go to Libya under the guise of the Industrial Exhibit and Fair at Tripoli, then invite him...

The second round of negotiations in Tripoli have been recessed by mutual agreement in a pleasant mood, so USec. [Carmelo] Barbero reports. Resumption to be set by us—the two Presidents. No Official Gazette entry for this day.

Amb. Carlos Valdez has called to transmit the message of USec. [Carmelo] Barbero that Col. [Muammar] Ghaddafi is not yet in Tripoli and so has not received my last cable. Because Fidel Castro is arriving tomorrow and everybody is irritable and edgy, he feels he should...

The Security Council has issued instructions to USec. [Carmelo] Barbero at my instance. And I have answered Col. [Muammar] Ghaddafi asking that I talk to him by telephone on the matter of the noninclusion of Pulawan, Cotabato Sur and Davao [del] Sur being gaps which...

I have just received the answer of President [Muammar] Ghaddafi to my letter of Feb. 19, 1977 and it confirms the existence of a crisis in the second round of negotiations in Tripoli. For he stated that if the three unified autonomous region, these would be considered...

I met two groups of Human Rights vigilantes today. The first were the bishops of the Catholic Church and the two representatives of the International Commission Jurists, Prof. John Humphrey and Mr. William Butler. The meeting with the bishops was very demeaning to the...

We sent additional instructions to USec. [Carmelo] Barbero from the Security Council that met yesterday noon: Reject the MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front] proposals as an offense to the honor and integrity of the Republic of the Philippines. Question the manner of...

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...