SECRETARY WEINBERGER S VISIT TO MANILA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001503870006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 5, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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C1NATANSOHN(>WEINBERGER'S_ARRIVAL CONCERNING
THE "INEQUITIES" AND "IRRITANTS" IN THE BASE AGREEMENT
HAS DISSIPATED. WHETHER THEY REVIVE WILL DEPEND UPON
THE GOP RESPONSE TO OUR CIG DRDPOSALS AS WELL AS THE
OCCURENCE OF OTHER INCIDENTS -AT THE BASES. ALL IN ALL,
THE VISIT HAS BEEN A MAJOR PLUS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS TERMS.
ONLY MINOR DISCORDANT NOTE WAS STRUCK BY TWO BRIEF,
SMALL DEMONSTRATIONS OUTSIDE EMBASSY, ONE LED BY LEFTIST
YOUTH FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY, THE OTHER BY A
WOMEN'S ANTI-NUCLEAR 5RO'J'. BOTH DEMOS WERE NON-VIOLENT
AND DISPERSED WITHIN AN iDUR, AND WERE SCARCELY DIS-
CERNI ELE HERE.
4. MORALE-BOOSTING:... THE SECRETARY'S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE
TIME AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH THE TROOPS ON BOARD THE U33
ROANOKE_AT._.SUBIC, AT.THE CLARK NCO MESS, AND ON THE
FLIGHT LINE WERE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. SO WAS HIS MESSAG
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION INTENDS TO CONTINUE STRIVING
TO SECURE FROM CONGRESS TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF U.S. APPRE-
CIATION FOR THE ROLE OUR SERVICEMEN PLAY OVERSEAS.
5. SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS. THE GOP CAN BE COUNTED JPON
TO PR.OBE.._.EACH__S.UCCESSIVE ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING THE
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CINATANSOHNMENT. AND THEIR INTEREST MAY WANE
SWIFTLY WHEN THEY LEARN THAT STOCKS WOULD NOT BE ON HAND
FOR PEACETIME TRAINING USE. NONETHELESS, WASHINGTON SHOULD
REVIEW IN DETAIL THE PROS AND CONS OF SUCH AN AGREEMENT.
I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS OF
UPGRADING TRAINING ACTIVITIES HERE, SUCH AS, FOR EXAM'LE,
USING ADDITIONAL MOBIL TRAINING TEAMS.
E. SECURITY ASSISTANCE. WHILE THIS SUBJECT DID NOT
FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN THE TALKS, ENRILE PASSED A PAPER
TO ME REELECTING GOP HOPES FOR MORE GENEROUS REPAYMNT
TERMS ON FMS CREDITS AND TH'EIP INTEREST IN CARGO SHARING
WITH RES'ECT TO EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES FROM THE U.S. THE
PHILS WILL UNDERSTAND IF aE DO JOT SWEETEN FMS TERMS
PRIOR TO THE MBA REVIEW ITSELF. AND WE HAVE A! READY
INDICATED THAT OUR RESPONSE TO THEIR CARGO SHARING PRO-
POSAL MUST AWAIT A REVIEW OF THE BROADER ISSUES OF
CARGO SHARING RAISED BY ?RESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1229.
F. DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS, SECRETARY WE:IN9ERGER1S OFFER
TO HOLD ANNUAL MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEETINGS WITH THE
PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MINISTER EVOKED A POSITIVE RESPONSE
FROM ENRILE. THIS SHOULD ENABLE US TO ADD A NEW DIMENSION
TO OUR DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITHOUT TINKERING WITH THE
EXISTING MOB._ _. I WILL NOT GET ANY FURTHER READOUT FROM
ENRILE ON HIS REACTION TO THIS, HOWEVER, UNTIL AFTER
HOLY WEE