WESTERN EUROPE CANADA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00865A001600010001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 18, 1975
• Content Type: NOTES

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Western Europe
Canada
International Organizations
Secret
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No. 0249-75
August 18, 1975
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This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington com-
munity by the Western Europe Division, Office of Current Intelligence, with
occasional contributions from other offices within the Directorate of
Intelligence. Comments and queries are welcome. They should be directed to
the authors of the individual articles.
Portuguese Communists Determined to
Regain Waning Influence . . . . . . . . . . .
West Germans Deny Terrorist Attack
Imminent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Portuguese Communists Determined to Regain
Waning Influence
Portuguese Communists yesterday vowed to
continue their campaign in the north to reassert
the party's presence there.
Their initial foray into the north, a party
rally on Saturday in the town of Alcobaca, proved
that the anti-Communists are equally determined to
be rid of them. The Communists, now experiencing
the same type of harassment faced by the more
conservative parties several months ago, are
demanding that the military guarantee the right
of free assembly.
They have scheduled another demonstration
tomorrow in Porto, claiming they have sufficient
power to respond and "smash the counterrevolution-
aries." Anti-Communists around Porto are certain
to react to this second challenge and more violence
may result because the Communists have promised to
"take precautions" against a repetition of events
in Alcobaca.
Pro-Communist Prime Minister Goncalves, under
heavy pressure to resign, publicly admitted Satur-
day that his new government--now over a week old--
is unable to function because of the split in the
armed forces. He appealed to the people to demand
a quick solution to the "political ambiguities"
dividing the military and political parties which
prevent the cabinet from dealing with Portugal's
more pressing problems. Goncalves promised that
he and his left-wing cabinet would not "shirk
their responsibilities." The statement will do
little to gain support for Goncalves, but it does
make clear to those opposing him that he will not
step down voluntarily.
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The dissident officers in the Armed Forces
Movement are continuing to circulate the anti-
regime document drafted by former foreign minister
Antunes, hoping to gauge support among the rank
an i r vin a ainst Goncalves. According
to the cautious officers
believe it cou to e as long as a month to get
the support they want and they may not plan any
concrete action before then.
The dissidents are clearly hesitant to move
against their fellow officers and may lose their
advantage if they continue to delay. The Socialists
and other anti-Communist civilian groups, however-
can be expected to continue pressuring them, par-
ticularly if the Communist counteroffensive in
the north continues. (Secret No Foreign Dissem/
Controlled Dissem)
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West Germans Deny Terrorist Attack
Imminent
The West German Federal Criminal Office has
denied newspaper reports that an international band
of terrorists is preparing to stage a spectacular
attack of some kind with the object of directly
freeing, or winning the release of, members of the
Baader-Meinhof gang now on trial in Stuttgart.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, citing
information released by the Parliamentary-Political
Press Service," reported on August 12 that a group
of German, French, Japanese, and Argentine terror-
ists would participate in the alleged attack. The
press service, in turn, referred to a report sup-
posedly issued by a German-French commission that
was preparing for a meeting on August 22 between the
German and French interior ministers.
The West German security officials also said
there has been no increase in anti-terrorist protec-
tive measures. The authorities did admit that they
are maintaining maximum vigilance throughout West
Germany because they operate on the premise that
politically-motivated terrorists may strike at any
time.
Since the Munich Olympics, West Germans, and the
West German press in particular, are especially
sensitive to reports concerning possible terrorist
activities. The official denials--and the admission
that vigilance remains high--will not put an end to
similar allegations as long as the Baader-Meinhof
group remains in the headlines and so many loony
tunes run loose in West Germany. (Confidential)
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