December 23, 1942
Conference with Rōyama: Comparative study of the conditions and tasks faced by USA and Japan at the beginning of their respective administrations of the Philippine… Read More »December 23, 1942
1942
December 22 (Tuesday), 1942
Conference with Rōyama: What should be our basic premise in pursuing our re- search and investigatory functions in the Philippines? On the basis of what… Read More »December 22 (Tuesday), 1942
December 21, 1942
Yesterday, the bombing continued – thank goodness it was not near us. Planes flew overhead, but they went in the direction of Barotac Viejo and… Read More »December 21, 1942
December 20, 1942
I am now sitting near the air raid shelter writing. Yesterday was something terrible. The planes came at daylight and bombed and machine gunned all… Read More »December 20, 1942
December 19, 1942
Yesterday I found Lulu’s stag dinner was Lt. Col. Manolo Enriquez’ idea as Manolo and I were real friends of Lulu during my PMA days… Read More »December 19, 1942
December 19, 1942
This morning we had a bad fright, and remained most of the morning in the shelter. Yesterday morning, about 3:00 a.m. the Japanese entered the… Read More »December 19, 1942
December 16, 1942 (Wednesday)
Conference with Rōyama: Difficult to find evidence that serious thought is being given in any quarter to future Philippine administration. Just how many of those… Read More »December 16, 1942 (Wednesday)
December 15, 1942
On my own return from the two weeks session of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, I reported to Quezon at the… Read More »December 15, 1942
December 15, 1942
Around our vicinity it is now quiet. There are no Japanese in Barotac or Pototan. They are going in the other direction towards Passi and… Read More »December 15, 1942