The World : Marcos Charges U.S. Plot

Deposed Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos charged that a team dispatched by the State Department helped plan a coup against him. He said he discovered and foiled the plot before the Feb. 7 elections. In an interview with Time magazine, Marcos said: “We cannot confirm it, but it included plans to assassinate both the First Lady and me. We planted several of our officers inside (the operation), so we got all the details.” Marcos charged that the planners imported arms and equipment with the help of Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. A State Department official dismissed the charges by Marcos as “balderdash.”