Tuesday, July 16, 1940
Long and tiresome lecture of Bachus on the Schlieffen Plan. News in Daily Bulletin re abolition of Army — Lim calls Gen Staff to discuss… Read More »Tuesday, July 16, 1940
Fidel Segundo
(April 24, 1894–January 6, 1945), second Filipino graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. At the time of this diary, serving as assistant chief of staff of the Philippine Army.
Wednesday, April 3, 1940
Meeting at Malacanang w Pres Q. Mac, Sutherland, Sec Sison and Gen. Staff re site Mil. Acad. Meeting opens up with Pres Q & MacA… Read More »Wednesday, April 3, 1940
Tuesday, March 26, 1940
Pres Q[uezon] explodes a bombshell in graduation exercises of [Philippine] Normal School. He now says that he does not believe any longer in the MacA[rthur]… Read More »Tuesday, March 26, 1940
Wednesday, March 13, 1940
At Baguio. Review for the President. Incident Marching Valdes coming to the stands. Also the idiot Roxas and two others. After review we went to… Read More »Wednesday, March 13, 1940
Tuesday, February 20, 1940
Conference of GS w Sec Sison at Mal– Subject — Economy. Sison made inferences about MacA relief. Did not Pres Q ask the GS whether… Read More »Tuesday, February 20, 1940
Friday, Jan. 26, 1940
Went to Malacanang for PAAF Ex. Council meeting. Went to McA and wished him many happy returns. Picture in Herald omits my name as usual… Read More »Friday, Jan. 26, 1940
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1940
Had several conferences w Carag, Cunanan, [illegible] Richards. Had hot words w Col Garcia whom I accused w high handedness re report of board. He… Read More »Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1940
Monday, Jan. 22, 1940
Conference on special letter to Sec Nat Def re promise of Sugar Excise money for the purchase of equipment. Worked out sale of tickets of… Read More »Monday, Jan. 22, 1940
Friday, Jan. 19, 1940
Went to Murphy and inspected M.G. crew in order to equip M.G. units. Lim called me up early to tell me of his estimate of the… Read More »Friday, Jan. 19, 1940