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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 4, folder \"Philippines - President Marcos\" of\nthe National Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders\nCollection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 4 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n764\nN\nN\n$\nCOPY\nOP IMMED\nDE RUEHC #4129 2301735\n0 1717282 AUG 78\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC\nTO AMEMBASSY MANILA IMMEDIATE 8940\n0\nN\nF\nD\nN\n*\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 204129\nE.O. 11652: N/A\nAGS:SWEL, TPHY, RP\nSUBJECT: MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM PRESIDENT FORD ON\nMINDANAO EARTHQUAKE\nREF: MANILA 12404\nPLEASE DELIVER FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT FORD TO\nPRESIDENT MARCOS:\nQUOTE DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I AM DEEPLY DISTRESSED TO LEARN\nOF THE CALAMITY WHICH STRUCK MINDANAO AS A RESULT OF THE\nAUGUST 17 EARTHQUAKE. AMERICANS JOIN ME IN OFFERING PRO-\nFOUND CONDOLENCES ON THE MANY LIVES LOST. THE UNITED\nSTATES STANDS READY TO RESPOND WITH HUMANITARIAN ASSIST=\nANCE AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PACILITATE YOUR NATION'S SPEEDY\nRECOVERY FROM THIS DISASTER. SINCERELY, GERALD R. FORD,\nUNQUOTE.\nKISSINGER\nBT\nWHSR COMMENT\nED\nPSNI021097\nPAGE 01\nOF 01\nTOR:238/17148Z\n0768171728Z AUG 76\nN\nz\nCOPY\nFORD\n, NARA, Date 3/9/04\nBy\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nState Dept. Guidelines\nE.O. 12958, Sec. 3.5\nDECLASSIFIED\n840\n*******1) NCLASSIFI E D*******8 COPY\nROUTINE\nMJA221JVA535\nDE RUMVC #6284 2948820\nR 200800Z OCT 75\nPM AMEMBASSY MANILA\nTO SECSTATE WASHDC 1698\nUNCLAS MANILA 16284\nE.O. 116521 N/A\nTAGS: PFOR, RP, us\nSUBJI LETTER TO PRESIDENT FORD FROM PRESIDENT MARCOS\n1. ON OCTOBER 20, EMBASSY RECEIVED DFA NOTE NO. 76-2563\nDATED OCTOBER 18 ENCLOSING A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MARCOS\nTO PRESIDENT FORD. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF MARCOS' LETTER.\nQUOTE: MR. PRESIDENT: ON BEHALF OF OUR PEOPLE, I AM PLEASED\nTO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXQUISITE AMERICAN REDWOOD PLAQUE YOU\nRECENTLY SENT, A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EMBLEMATIC\nOF THE WARM AND FRIENDLY TIES BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.\nPARAGRAPH WE SHARE WITH YOU THE SAME GOALS OF FREEDOM,\nPEACE AND PROSPERITY WHICH HAVE ANIMATED AMERICA IN THE\nLAST TWO HUNDRED YEARS. IN HAVING JOINED WITH FULL SPIRIT\nYOUR BICENTENNAIL FESTIVITIES, WE HAVE CELEBRATED AS WELL\nTHE HUMAN DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL MEN. SINCERELY,\nFERDINAND E. MARCOS. END QUOTE.\n2. EMBASSY WILL POUCH ORIGINAL TO DEPARTMENT, ATTENTION\nEA/PHL.\nSULLIVAN\nBT\nFORD\n*WHSR COMMENT\n***\nSCOWCROFT, HYLAND, CRARLANE\nOERAID\nLIBRARY\nPSN1228570 PAGE 01 OF 01 TOR:294/19:56Z DTG1200800Z OCT 76\n*******U N CLASSIFIE D*******S COPY\n0"
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