CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 2002
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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
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SUMMARY
SOUTHEAST ASIA
2. Magsaysay-Recto break seen irreconcilable. (page 3).
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
2. Magsaysay-Recto break seen irreconcilable.
President Magsaysay is apparently
determined to destroy Senator Claro
Recto and is publicly committed to block-
ing his renomination for the Senate on the Nacionalista Party ticket,
according to the American embassy in Manila, which believes a
reconciliation is now virtually impossible. A senator close to the
president has advised him to seek Recto's expulsion by the Nacion-
alista executive committee prior to the party's nominating conven-
tion, which is less than three weeks off.
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Support for Magsaysay from provincial
officials is impressive, but Nacionalista Senator Jose Laurel and
his son, the house speaker, are now backing Recto's renomination.
There are rumors that the Laurels and other congressmen still
hope to heal the Recto-Magsaysay breach.
Comment: Magsaysay is in effect forcing
a showdown with the "old-guard" Nacionalista leadership. Accord-
ing to a press report., the controversy has now been submitted to
the party executive, many members of which are local officials
seeking Magsaysay's support in the November election. Rectols
position, however, is considerably strengthened by support from
Jose Laurel. probably the leading party figure next to the presi-
dent. If Magsaysay's present maneuver fails, his influence in the
coming election and on the next legislative session may be consider-
ably reduced.
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