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Turning a Page. Winding up the first leg of his trip, the President flew to Townsville on Australia's northeastern coast to attend church, then flew into Manila to join Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the heads of state and Foreign Ministers of the six other nations attending the conference. The Philippine capital had a bright, brushed-and-combed look for his arrival: most of the potholes on main avenues had been filled; the pimps, prostitutes and "bini boys" (homosexuals) had been hustled out of sight; Malacañang Palace had been refurbished; and the aging Manila Hotel...
...seven fighting allies of the Pacific converged on Manila last week, two other groups of allies were winding up conferences. Their cautious confrontations were a reminder of how the world's balance of ideological power has altered in the past decade...
...their resignations en masse. Their aim: to undercut Northern influence in the government and solidify a Southern bloc of soldiers and civilians for next year's national elections. The seven dissidents reasoned that Ky would do anything to avoid a messy internal dispute on the eve of the Manila Conference. "The general idea," said one Southern Cabinet Minister, "was to force the government to resolve our problems before Manila...
...angry Southerners. Their prime mover last week was Economics Minister Au Truong Thanh, 41, who flew into Saigon from Washington with fury blazing behind his tinted bifocals. In a private session with Ky, he once again demanded Loan's dismissal. Otherwise, Thanh would not accompany Ky to Manila. "So you want to leave?" Ky asked quietly. "What can I do?" The other six Cabinet members were given the same shrug. "If you want to resign," they were told, "we cannot stop...
Confused as to whether or not their resignations had been accepted, the Ministers fell easy prey to Ky's maneuvering: he appealed to their vanity and simultaneously hinted at a compromise after the Manila talks were over. In the end, only Economics Minister Thanh made good his resignation. Labor Minister Nguyen Huu Hung agreed to accompany Ky to Manila. And who remained behind to take charge of the government when Ky flew off to Manila at week's end? Deputy Premier Nguyen Luu Vien, one of the most outspoken of the Southern side...