HMB LETTERS CONFISCATED IN RAIDS ON MANILA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER DURING SEPTEMBER 1951

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Communications Center During September 1951
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10 July
Dear Comm Mar .1
I received your letter and am much relieved to ?rnow you are all OK and
the pic2 has gone on as scheduled. That's resourcefuilness--p when a
thing has got to be done, it is done, even with the enemy just around
the corner.
We are waiting for the full report of the pie before we send axy torments.
Be very careful in giving statistics re manpower and arms. We do not want
the enemy to get a glirpse of ayq of our data. I think I know more or less
the general conditions there. If there is any change for the better, just
report the improvement in men and arms.
Re Finance: You did right. From now, you take the percentage from all
these--e: ansion, family, etc. There is plenty of need for finance for
training nurnoses. I - to improve the getting of finance from contri-
butions and especially from confiscation from the enemy. Have you received
the authorization which we sent you re. confiscation for purposes of buying
arms and ammo? See to it, however, that there is also confiscation for
the higher organ.
Give money to Sags om our finance there. Budget Is 1,12 per person
per month. Hence,
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on the length of trip before they are in a condition to get the finance
from R-9.
Intensify your nrenarations of the mass and production base for the place
we talked about. We expect to have that place ready by the end of the
year. What do you say?
Will Fely and Vxs. Romero4 pass thru military line? If they pass thru
legal line, their husbands who will study should pass thru military line.
Have you received document on "Gawain sa loob ng Kaaway?e5 We are sending
you another copy. Please have it copied right away and give one copy to
Sag so that he can rake it along. There you will see the primary job of
the professionals. They may be formed in groups or not, depending on
whether they prefer groups or individuals. To start with, it is preferable
to have them as individuals--- make them do their jobs individually and
we contact them individually-but the MD6 plans and coordinates their
activity along this special line.
Also sending document on Election Boycott. Also give a copy to Sag.
Implement same religiously. Start organizing Dl's as we had during the
lap. regime. We meed such kind of work very badly, so do your best to
succeed in this work. We will send Political Transmission soon.
P.S. I understand you are sick. See to it that you get the right
medicines and at the right time. You can spend from our funds if you
can't get personal funds. I heard also Sane is thinner than usual..
Tell him to take very good care of his health, and help him take care
of his health. We should not dissipate our strength to the detriment of
the revolution. Regards to Espi8, and the rest of the comrades.
30 July 1951
Dear Con. Li.lias9
We got your letter alright, but it so happened that today we are also
expecting the arrival of a CB comrade who got our contact via another
way. We will learn from this one about the other two you were telling
us about. We'll write you accordingly as soon as possible. But keep
your contact with those other two intact while we have not told you
otherwise.
By the way, your letter to Ka. PacinglO carries an intention of going out,
but as you said, September lot yet. We want to inform you that there will
be opened a Special Party School for Instructors starting August let. If
you can make it, even one week late, this is the most appropriate time and
best chance for you to make-up in a Jiffy, whatever developments that had
happened.
How is your kid? Now Is Ben? Can he not do his part now, even as an
underground party worker in the Youth Movement? We hope that you do
your best to propel him to work now. Tell him to report to Ka. Ely,
Sec of CICOM. 1
So long my dear sister-comrade; we wish you health and firmness for all
the blows of circumstances that happened to our comrades now inside.
Comradely,
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TC) I Coom. Fanny (Quevarra ), 8-662
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Dear Commrade,
On the same day that your letter from Com. Paz and your letter for Com.
!ole came, Con. Paz arrived.13 So that we were very happy to receive
your letters. You used the roper and necessary initiative to write and
convey clear news and reports during that time when nobody will make it,
and there was nobody else who knew of your situation and progress. The
fact is, we are still expecting more information concerning our comrades
who are outside, like Cap, Bani, Fred and others which you seem to have
known already but not rention In your letter.34 If you know more of their
situation, and you still have the time to write before your departure,
we need to know.
Together with this letter of ours, or at the post waiting for you, are
the documents for R--6. We were told that some couriers from Cap whom
we have sent expenses for their return have arrived, but we would like
to be assured that those comrades were given direct orders, and were
entrusted with delicate matters. We are surprised that there is not
even a short note from Reco 6, neither did they write us about their
mission.
Upon your arrival there, you must consult with Cap and Alunan3-5 so as to
diaratch couriers here right away. We need their clear and. detailed
report since they made their last one. If they do not have a good means
of communication yet, you should fix it in the quickest possible time.
Reco 6 needs many selected couriers (and stable hosts for the entrance
and exit of couriers). So before you leave Manila, stabilize your post
there, leave countersigns behind which will bea way to recognize the
men you will send back. Eacamp?es: a handkerchief or a photograph from
a magazine to be shown, or out by the landlord and leaving a part, or
whatever you may agree on, and no one will go to them except your and
our couriers, once a month. Another reason why we want you to send back
a good courier is that if we succeed in raising a big amount, there is
something set aside for Reco 6 for the purchase of arms for you.
Komadrel6 is being helped direet]y by the High Organ, aside from the
Reco where she belongs. Their situation is still good. The keenness
of the movement continues among the comrades; new training in the
different schools (mass, party and military) continues, so that our
military action is very limited. This may be seen in news carried by
the newspapers.
We would like to 1-now soon the connection of Coms. Rey, Barrios, and 1?-hab,
because we have seven Visayan comrades who are presently under training
and may be sent whenever there is somebody to get them.17 Tiro were found
to be from where Ropy went, and the others may be sent to Negros, Pansy, etc.
Just tell Com. Diaz to try to make good connections with Pala.ran, with
the fishermen there, with fishing towns, and if. necessary we will dispatch
cadres there.18
Till then, a happy trip, and sincere wishes for your successful mission.
Comradely,
Abdon (compadre)
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Syr Dear Rosing,19
Our criticism of Dely is due to the :Loss of the person accompanying Tita
who has already reached us, and everything is alright now.20 She was
criticized because the person was missing then and the letter of Dely
came at the sane time as that of Tita telling of the lose of the person,
and the letter of Tita she told that she (Delp) also passed by the
COP.ZJ- We concluded that Daly was found wanting In her instructions,
because we had strict orders not to stop anywhere else. More especially,
Daly did not r!ention in her letter that she carried out all the Instruc-
tions given to her before she went to the places not specified. You
could see for yourself how great was our apprehension then, when the man
was lost due to our shortcomings. So that right away we sent the letter
in answer to that of Daly, together with the criticism. That is a lesson
for us. Let us study our own initiative, but let us clarify all corres-
pornding resnonsibilities so that the whole extent, of the task will be
clear.
Concerning the RED22 letters, none arrived here. So, tell Com. mm. 23
that since he is already there, he could talk directly with any of
you or the CiCom. The code is not necessary any more in the address
when writing through the mails in a careful family tone concern.:`?.ng
business only. What pertains to work or plans, arms, organs, etc.,
should be handled very carefully. I purposely did not reveal our combina--
tion to the CCP and it is certainly not necessary, because the COP has
nothing to do with it.24 What is necessary is for their post to be
strong, and we will be responsible for having the letters addressed there
picked up. And it is understood that whatever the name or address on
the onvelopa, the CCP will j st receive a letter and send it to us. In
the meantime, the letter Pam is looking for was originated where he is.,
Together with this is a letter of.Com5 to high, with an enclosed amount
of three thousand one hundred pesos (t.100.00). We suppose that you
yourself will take it to him.
Also with it are t5.00 for the purchase of 10 calcium apiol, l Remo,
I Ulm, and a bottle of sweet cod liver oil. He did not write separately
because you are already aware that the love end thought of both of us
for you and all the comrades cannot be divided. Take good care of your
health, and if you think that the Post Is running smoothly, toll us.
Send Haka26 to Reco 2. Have him go with their courier. Tell him that
Con. Tom27 is asking for hir. He will know the nature.of his work when
he arrives there. (ADDTT:rON: THEY SAY THAT YOU MUST AVOID SLEEPIT'G LATE.
SLEEP WELL.)
Will you check our consignments through Com Pepe Pas as follows: an
amoung of p1.5.00 for Pen, X5.00 for the NOD, and 1017.00 for the
Medical, and a f untain pen for the KKK. Tell him to expedite while the
CD I ine is good.
Till next time, together with our prosperous wishes to all.
14 August 1951
My Dear July,29
It seems that the berm suffered by RECO-2 is big. Probably Naka30 will
not be able to get in there yet. If he is still there, what Is he doing...?
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Good If Estong- has a nice background. Our security rules are really
like that. Be very careful over there, study, and train yourselves in
various things that will improve our Movement.
Receive the c'2.OO to replace that which was borrowed from you by Fanny.
Did they leave any post.. for Leyte..? If so write +hem so they will
send a courier to Dick un the cadres that .we will give to them.
I did not write separately to Comrade Flriring.32 If you meet her, tell
her that I an glad of their reaching there, but increase your alertness
and security because Nora is reported to have inforrzed.
We will send Rosing to the city after August 30, or earlier.
P.S. Enclosed is a letter of Den Puenafe, to July,
3 September 1951
TO: Comrade Abelardo 3RS, RECO4 4
Dear Comrade,
We are not pleased with the conduct of communications there. We think
that you should stabilize your post there before we send you critical
documents, organization instructions, and other necessities.
We are sururised that Comrade Lita35 did not bring any letter from you
while it was specifically mentioned in our letter to you that we required
your answer before we sent you the things you need. And because we have
not talked personally with any of the courier comrades from you (Lita and
Lina), they too have no clear information for us on the things we want to
know; that is why we always hold one of them as our reserve in the GOP.
Have you received our lett s..7 Also the resolutions and other documents
we sent through the R-2..736 Did you receive our answer to you during the
first days of August.. ?
Lita was made to return, and Lana will remain to wait for a clear answer
from you before sending the critical and valuable things that you need.
Our situation is good. We transferred to a now location in the lamest
%"rx rountainO37 where we encountered loyal friends, who are also utilized
as quick runners. Of course subsistence is quite difficult.
We await your response in the quickest possible time. Regards and ever
fresh memories to you all.
s/ A.B. DON'8
8 September 1951
TO : All Comrades in BECO..2
c/o Pedring, RS; & Tom, PBS39
SUBJECT: Grreetin !s and Conpratu-1 ations (And Reply to Yours of August 29)
Beloved Comrades:
At last we have breathed in happiness and relief, after the continuous
propaganda of the enemy to the effect that he has inflicted heavy casualties
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on our side in the recent Operation Omaha....' For one continuous week,,
the radios and newspanere carried headline reports of Operation Omaha,
using 4 airplanes, 7,000 men, troops from 7 to 9 Battalion Combat Teems,
and later boasting of having killed Comrades Pedring, Eddy, Tom, Bee, Bio,
and no loss than 150 others, that they recognized Pedring, Eddy, Bee, and
others from the corpses they exhumed when they reached the camp site, etc.,
until at last they sub-divided the "prices" of 40 thousand pesos for the
death of at least three ranking regional co .nders.40
Of course, we did not believe their Fascist lies, but we could not help
getting anxious and apprehensive because of our knowledge that you were
there, that you still have some tendencies to stick-it-out, and which we
found true from your report of 29 August 1951.
In reference to your self-criticism (for the Rao Bureau) regarding the
fact that every day for almoet a week an observation plane flew over the
camp and its surroundings. Mere, the R41 was negligent and did not take
steps to transfer. Your resort also admits weakness in the misfortune of
the late Comrade Eddie.42 Although we had a single casualty, he was
valuable.
lie were indeed impatient in the sudden cutting-off of our +xm+nunication,
not only because it took time to reestablish it, but because we did not
know what really happened and haw large the damage was. We speculated
that the damage that the enerr was boasting about by the 48 1iustangs
might be true. Because of this, we were compelled to write and send
through three direction
g: a/o Carling QBC, c/o SE000M Arayet and
c/o DC.-2 via Susa- SR.4:5 An additional reason for our having written,
is that in case you proceeded forth and it will take time before you
could send couriers, we will ask for NFD share from the collections of
the DCs 1 and a- directly, because there is a lack of funds for the
large expansion work now being planned. So that if you have tiny to send
from there, we are waiting. If you have a very reliable courier (for
example "Baby Zenaida") she can take them up to the COP, where two of
our couriers will be waiting within ten days from now. a .aside from the
fact that one always stays there because he takes cadres to the continuous
schooling which we opened for the expansionist cadres. So that if your
cadres have already designated two women for the R-6 or 7, send them
right away to the COP so they could catch up with the schooling or they
could go with those going to F-6.44
The raid there was due to three principal causes:
(A) Your station was known to the enempr for a long time, but every time
he made small raids, all were in vain, so he prepared carefully for it;
(B) The Nogro who was there was a clever spy (see Time T',agazine, I' Sep-
tember issue);45
(C) The Negroes who were there (like Dumaguit, etc...) and the nearby
Negritos are attached to the eneny camp.
We are agreeable to yoirplan to transfer the site of the Reco Bureau,
and you are the ones to know where it is good, based on the reports you
receive. It is better if you will be far from the mountain people, a
location that they would not be able to approach, but a location favorable to
the dispatch of couriers at least twice a month (for your connection with
the High Organ and for the procurement of your office and maintenance
supplies). We think that In the quickest time, you should create two
"ED reproduction units", one in M. Suku (Arayat), one close by % FC--20
or the DC that covers Kuliat (Angeles), so that we can just send them
model copies and it is up to them to reproduce the necessary documents,
leaflets, materials, the I pe al ay (Liberator,, the Titis and others).
Sooner or later, we have to show that to each DC-FC (1 PCom in the future).
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Check up on what documents of ours were seized.
Conpratu?atians on the news we got about your disarm ng We, and the
concentration of many 46 Screen them carefully, and take extreme care
on counter-Infiltration. If you have any available to add, send us
some eight Security Tien.
Comrade],y,
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letter can be identified. To Judge from the subject matter, it would
a ear that the letter was from the Mtional Organization Department
or the General Secretary of the Party to a Regional Command (RECO)
leader or RECO Supervisor.
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Comment. Mar is given as a pseudonym of Maroiano de Leon
n t ~docur tints captured in the Government raids of October 1950.
wh'1ch also was based on documents captured in Manila during
September 1951 is of interest in connection with the Letters on which
this report is based.
2. Comment. The reference here Is not known.
3. Comment. Sag may be Sagasa who is believed to be Political
bureau Supervisor of RECO-9. This name also has been .used by Arturo
Savi whose activities have been referred to in a previous report
4. Comment. Rely may be Josef ina Adelan; lam. Romero cannot
be identified,
5. Comment. This Tagalog phrase has been translated as "Penetration
of Me E '. The reference may be to either espionage or to pene-
tration of Government agencies or the Philippine armed forces. Documents
captured during October 1950 contained a similar discussion of the
'han-Il.ing of persons engaged in collecting information within the Govern-
ment.
6 Comment, This is a reference to the Party and I Military
Department.
7. Comment. This name cannot be identified as a pseudonym.
It may in 'aet be a reference to Sagasa who was referred to above.
g. Comment. This name cannot be identified.
9. Comment. This letter is referred as one probably
written by Luis Taruc. Lilia cannot be identified.
10 Comment. Pacing is a pseudonym used by Jesus Lava who
was recently described as the Party General Secretary.
11. Comment. Ely has been used as a pseudonym by Tali-ran
n ero of ECO-4. It has been reported that a person using this
name served as Chairman of the National Communications Division in
Manila in 1949. Cicom refers to the Manila City Command. "0" is
believed to refer to Luis Taruc.
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12 mxmnt. This ierson cannot be identified. R-6 probably
re era to 0-6. Luis !L ruc (Abdon or A.E. Don) is believed to have
written this letter.
13. Comment. Mole is probably Jesus Lava. Paz cannot be identified,
although this pseudo Mm appeared in the documents captured in October
1950.
14 Conn . Cap probably refers to Guillermo Capadocia; Bani
refer to Mariano Palgos.
15 - -- Comment. The name Alnnan appears in the documents captured
in October 1950. It has been reported that a person known as Alunan
was Secretary, of RECO-6,
16. Comment. This name cannot be identified,
17. Co=nsent. These names cannot be identified.
18. Comment. The name Alicia Diaz appears in the documents
which were captured in October 1950.
19. Comment. Rosing refers to Rosa Collantes, who is in ltnila.
The "O" in this signature refers to the National Organization Depart-
ment, but it does not necessarily mean that Taruc 3.s the originator,
since Tcxy is specified. KKK in this letter refers to Communist Youth Organization
20. Cosmrtent, The person using this name cannot be identified.
21. Comment. This probably refers to the Manila Communi cations
Coordinating Post. Defy cannot be identified.
22 Comment. his probably is a reference to RECO Educational
Department.
23 Comment. This person cannot be identified. This may be
a dim nut.ve form of Ramon, Ramos, or Ramson, all of which are
pseudoxrms which appeared in the documents captured in October 1950.
24. Comment. This appears to be a reference to the Manila
Communications Coordinating Post.
2 Comment. This probably refers either to Pando (Mateo del
Caetill.o , or to the National Finance Division.
26. Cont. This person cannot be identified.
27. omment n This may be a reference to Tomas Calms, who has
use opt as a pseudor m.
2 onment. This apparently refers to a secure courier line
operated by the National Communications Division.
29 Comment. July is the pseudonym of Antonio Alipio who is referred
to The originator of this ?.etter is Luis Taruc. This
appears to be confirmed by the references to Rosa Collantes returning
to Manila.
30. Comment. Maka, who has been referred to previously, is
un mown.
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31 Comment. The name Estong appears in the documents which
were can ured in October 1950. However, the person referred to here
cannot be identified.
32,~Comment. paring apparently is not the same person as ?fir who
was referred to previously. Nora, who cannot be identified, apparently
is under detention. Ben Buerafe cannot be identified.
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33. Comment. The peeudor~ym Abelardo appears in the documents
captured in October 1950.
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34. Comment. This appears to be a reference to the RECO-8
Secret tat.
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35. Comment. This name appeared in the documents captured in
October 195,, but the person referred to !-ere cannot be identified.
25X1A 36. Comment. This may be a reference to RECO-2.
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indicating a location in Mountain Province at -which Teruc is stationed.
" 38.~_Comn nt. This is a variant of a pseudonym used by Luis Thruc.
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39. - Cor nt. Since this letter Is believed to be from the NOD
(Luis Taria c )and is addressed to R#CO.2, Pedring, RECO Supervisor,
and Tom, Political Bareau Supervisor, it may indicate that Taruc is
no longer a member of the REDO-2 command,
25X1A Comment. Pedring is pseudonym which has been used by both
e ro Tame and by Pedro P. Vic encio, according; to the documents
captured in October 1950. However, Pedro Taruc reportedly was killed
during August 1951 by Government troops. Tom has been used as a
nseudor m by Tomas Calma anl probably by other HMB lie aders .
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40,~Womment, Defense Secretary Magsey'say claimed that more than
1 aualties were caused by the Government's operation Omaha,,
The letter indicates that this campaign resulted in only one 111-1B
casualty.
25X1A 41 Cocotte t. R arp rently refers to a P.ECO Supervisor.
42 Comment. This person cannot be identified,
43 Comment. This has been interpreted as follows- Carling
of the Quezon City-Rizal command; Section Committee, Mount Arayat or
Arayat, Pampanga, and District Committee 2, in care of the RECO
Secretariat. Carling and Susa cannot be identified.
44 Comment. This is probably a reference to REC0-6,
45 Comment, An American negro successfully penetrated an
organ in Luzon, according to this report.
46. Comment. This is a reference to Filipino Temporary Police-
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