Inquiry In Manila
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter-—Copyright) MANILA, June 15. Military authorities-in Manila say they have discovered evidence which may link a national youth organisation with a Communist plot to overthrow the Philippines Government A police spokesman says captured documents and testimonies of southern village leaders tend to link the Kabataang Makabayan organisation with the plot. A Manila-based youth organisation, it has about 1000 members and is the spearhead of a movement against what it calls feudalism, fascism and American imperialism. The Secretary of Defence (Mr Juan Ponce Enrile) and the Chief of Police (Mr Eduardo Garcia) drove to a southern village yesterday to investigate reports that seven leaders of the movement had been conducting “teach-ins” there.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32324, 16 June 1970, Page 17
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