Gen. Ali Murtopo, Pres. Soeharto’s foreign policy adviser, has issued a statement that the Philippines drop the claim to Sabah to cool off tension.
I called up Amb. [Modesto] Farolan this noon (at about 1:00 PM) to hand carry the teller to which I added some diplomacy and the question as to what guarranty [sic] is there that the dropping of the claim would be followed by the cessation of aggression.
I asked that the Malaysians now pull out the men and arms they have injected into Philippine territory in illegal aggression.
I asked for a delay of the meeting of our plenipotentiaries until we have liquidated the insurgency in the south.
We may have to plan for the eventual confrontation with Malaysia.
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