CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR PORTUGAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-507-2-25-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 25
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/09/29: LOC-HAK-507-2-25-9
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THE SRCRR?A*Y, OF DE7BNS&
THE DBPUT'Y S1C !'*RY OF STATE
THE DIRE OF CWT" L INTELGEDC?
SUBJECT: Contingency Planning for Pnrtugal
at/ of recent davelopiuts in Portugal,
The Pr siftnt has directed t at/, Iicationr for. US
study should contain a detailed intelligence
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acre9 an to Azores bases and the
trends on our interests, including US bilateral, NATO,
The study should then consider tho ' t o such
ate other political forces in Portugal,
as+ easaent Of the situation, and project.
the trends through which Communist forces might co" to
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/09/29: LOC-HAK-507-2-25-9
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western orientation of Portuguese foreign policy, and
describe the options open to the US Government to protect
its interests. The options should contain detailed and
pecific. steps for each of the contingencies and provide
for intelligence and other 'consultation and coordination
with friendly states.
The study should be prepared on a close-bold basis
by an NSC ad hock group maiming- reeppterntatives of
the 'addresse`r and the NSC staff, and chaired by the
.representative of the Department of State. The study
sli+uid be submitted for consideration by the President
not later than October 19, 1974.
MW"y A. Kissinger
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/09/29: LOC-HAK-507-2-25-9