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The rally held against the Manila Summit Conference on October 24 to 25, 1966, was among those that ended in violence. The media and government officials reminded the public to be polite to the country's visitors and display 'traditional Filipino hospitality,' expecting the KM to stage a demonstration.
1966 SEATO conference in Manila Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, First Lady Imelda Marcos, and US President Lyndon Johnson conversing at the Manila Conference of SEATO nations on the Vietnam War in Manila in October 1966
Sep 12, 2012 · Manila Summit Conference, 1966. In October 1966 New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake met with other Asian and Pacific leaders at the Manila Conference in the Philippines to discuss the escalating conflict in Vietnam.
Manila Summit Conference Documents. October 25, 1966. [I.] DECLARATION OF GOALS OF FREEDOM. We, the seven nations gathered in Manila, declare our unity, our resolve, and our purpose in seeking together the goals of freedom in Vietnam and in the Asian and Pacific areas. They are:
The Philippines hosted the Manila Summit of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization in October 1966, where seven members promised aid to South Vietnam against the communist North. There was some opposition regarding the deployment of the Philippine Civic Action Group to South Vietnam by academics, students, and laborers who held protests during ...
Document 281. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume IV, Vietnam, 1966. 281. Editorial Note. The Manila Summit Conference opened at 9:07 a.m. October 24, 1966.
The summary of the President's remarks was read at 7:03 p.m. on October 24 by Bill D. Moyers, Special Assistant to the President, at a joint news conference with Jose D. Aspiras, Press Secretary to President Marcos, held at the Manila Hotel in Manila. The text of the joint news conference was released in Manila.
