Marriage of Convenience Strain Plagues U S Philippines Ties
Manila reporting on rising Filipino demands for greater independence while Washington resists changes to the U S Philippines defense structure. Tensions center on lease terms for bases Clark Field Subic Bay and Sangley Point amid long standing colonial era grievances and economic dependencies.
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Manila
UPI
Asia
U.S
Philippines
Leon Maria Guerrero
Clark Field Air Force Base
Subic Bay Naval Base
Sangley Point Naval Base
Manila Bay
Roxas Boulevard
Debre Sees Harriman Peace Path In Vietnam Talks
French Foreign Minister Michel Debre praised Averell Harriman for moving the Vietnam talks toward peace. Harriman, who retires Sunday, noted gratitude to France while Lodge is set to take over and Cyrus Vance met Pham Dan Lam to break a seating deadlock.
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Paris
UPI
Michel Debre
U.S
Averell Harriman
Vietnam
Debre
Harriman
Tangemenn
Johnson
North Vietnam
Tiarriman
Iis
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Cyrus Vance
Pham Dan Lam
Abrams Puts 50,000 in Saigon Area On Commissary Ban
General Abrams, MACV commander, forced a policy change effective March 15 barring all U S military personnel and civilians with access to authorized messes from using Saigon Cholon and Long Binh commissaries. Officials say about 40,000 Long Binh soldiers may be affected, with 50,000 total possibly understated. The move aims to curb black market access by tightening eligibility and reducing support for profiteers amid ongoing concerns over spoilage and shortages.
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Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Military Assistance Command
MACV
U.S
Long Binh
Cholon
MACY
Black Market Row
Abrams
Dirksen Details Push to Save Subversive Board
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen testified to a Judiciary Committee that he pressured Attorney General Ramsey Clark to lift a death sentence on the Subversive Activities Central Board. He said the board gained notice after Simon McHughie, tied to Johnson aides, joined, sparking a push to end the board. a compromise kept it alive with a 1968 deadline and a Justice Department flow of cases.
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UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Dirksen
Justice Department
Clark
Alformancy
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