SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE KANGLEON'S STATEMENT CONCERNING THE HUKBALCHAPS AND THE PRESENT SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800480002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 24, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENT LLI3ENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
Philippines
DATE DISTR.
24 August 1 91.18
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
Secretary of iiatione `
.0tatement Concer iin
the Present SituatL.m:
Defenso T t;J:~r,1eonI s
the liukChale .at)s and
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SUPPLEMENT TO
The following statements were made on 24 August by Secretary of National
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1. "In return for surrendering their arms the Huks have insisted that the
Government comply with their three basic demands: a) drivo out Americana;
b) oanoel base agreements; and o) oauoel parity. They (Huks) want us
to out off our lifeline.
2. "General Castaueda possesses recordings of conversations between leading
Communists and I.iuks wvahich clearly indicate thatthe President's brother,,
Judge Antouio Quirino, is a Cristo
3, "I.]ariano Balgos, not Luis Tarue:, is the real head of the Co =mists.
4. "In the event of Liar between hissia and the United States, the Huks are
p reparin;; for a coup.
5. "President Quirino is still undecided as to what his next step will be.
He has ordered me (Kaxagleon) to have the Army prepared to give full
support to the Constabulary in the event of an all out move.
C. "The Presidents brother is trying to sell out the Philippine Government,"
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