I have just had my second session with Ambassador William Sullivan on the economic and military treaties of the Philippines with the U.S. The first was about an hour at the Talaga Resthouse swimming pool (10:30 AM-11:30 AM). This afternoon we had a longer period–5:00 PM-6:40 PM.
I have had to meet with him as the principal problems that we are raised by the termination of the Laurel-Langley Trade Agreement, Military Bases and Military Assistance have not been solved. This pertain to:
Economic—A new trade agreement
U.S. side
- Real Estate ownership
- Retail Trade and the Anti-Dummy Law
- Management of corporations by aliens
- Foreshore leases
- Other contracts
Phil. side—U.S. Trade Bill—treatment of our exports—coco oil to be classed with palm oil, plywood and veneer, military textile and shoes.
What military assistance can be given by the U.S.
- Air force
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No Official Gazette entries for the days March 27 and 28, 1974.Official Gazette for March 29, 1974: THE PRESIDENT has issued Presidential Decree No. 424 creating the National Water Resources Council, for the proper integration of water resources development efforts to meet the country’s present and future needs. To operate under the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, the council shall exercise broad powers, including: 1) The coordination of water resources development activities within the context of national plans and policies; 2) The review and approval of water sources development plans and programs; and 3) The undertaking of hydrologic surveys and the establishment of observation station networks and data center for the scientific survey of surface and ground water potentials.
SOCIAL Security System warned employers against failure to comply with the SSS Law regarding the payment of sickness benefits to qualified SSS members. SSS Administrator Gilberto Teodoro said the SSS Law provides that “the payment of such (sickness) allowances shall be promptly made by the employer every regular payday or on the 15th and last day of each month. . . for as long as such allowances are due and payable.” Failure to comply with this provision, he pointed out, shall subject the employer to the penalties of a fine of not less than P500 nor more than P5,000 or imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
DEPARTMENT of Health has organized a six-man medical team to check the reported outbreak of El Tor and gastro-enteritis in Jolo, Sulu. Health Secretary Clemente S. Gatmaitan said the medical team is composed of two doctor-epidemiologists and four nurses. The team will replace the first medical team which was dispatched to Jolo recently to attend fire victims on orders of the President.
All weather fighters—ground support planes
2. Tactical missiles
Bases
Duration (Co-terminus with mutual defense) Jurisdiction, CITL
Missiles (Intercontinental Ballistic) Nuclear Warheads
I bad an understanding with Amb. [Henry] Byroade (at my suggestion) that the bases concept of the agreement be agreed upon by us before the formal negotiations.
When I called in the Foreign Policy Advisory Council and the National Security Council to advise me on the position to be taken, as usual Ex-Pres. [Diosdado] Macapagal was pompous and bureaucratic insisting that I talk to [Henry] Kissinger and not [William] Sullivan a mere ambassador. I placated him by telling him I would also send Sec. [Carlos] Romulo to talk to Kissinger which probably would be impossible now as the latter is rather occupied on the Middle East and the visit of Pres. [Richard] Nixon to Russia next summer.
I could unilaterally, by decree, resolve the issues bothering the Americans. But what concrete and similar concession can they give us?
He has promised only to give military aid from Thailand and Korean bases to be dismantled (tactical missiles training and guidance mechanism), F-5 (A or E if any).
And the side agreement that if the U.S. Trade Bill is approved then they would protest our products—which sugar, plywood, veneer, coco oil.