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The World - News from Jan. 14, 1986

Philippine Cardinal Jaime Sin said he has secured a commitment from top generals not to stage a coup if the result of next month’s presidential election is not to their liking. Sin, Roman Catholic primate of the Philippines and a frequent critic of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who is seeking to stay in power, said he met with the generals because “I was foreseeing something.”

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