STATUS OF THE AFRICAN PARTY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF PORTUGUESE GUINEA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (PAIGC)

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
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• Case Number: F-2018-01460
• Publication Date: February 10, 1973

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DIST 10 FEBRUARY 1973
COUNTRY: PORTUGUESE GUINEA/GUINEA/USER/CUBA , t , .
DOI EARLY FEBRUARY 1973
SUBJECT: STATUS OF THE AFRICAN PARTY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE
OF PORTUGUESE GUINEA AND TH1: CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (PAIGC)
I. THE BASIC INVESTIGATION OF PAIGC SECRETARY
GENERAL AMIL CAR CABR AL 'S ASSASSINATION HAS BEEN
CONCLUDED AND ALL PAIGC PERSONNEL IN GUINEA WHO WERE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER THE ASSASSINATION HAVE BEEN
INTERROGATED AND RELEASED. THE ONLY P4IGC PERSONNEL
ST ILL IN CUSTOD`? ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NiETS-Eli TO THE 'KILLING
AND OTHERS ABOUT WHOM THERE IS EVIDENC,: OF POSSIBLE
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COMDLICITY. ESTIMATES VARY, BUT IT
Is GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PAIGC PERSONNEL
ARE STILL IN CUSTODY.)
2. THE PAIGC HAS REASSUMED CONTROL OF ALL OF ITS
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BUILDINGS, INSTALLATIONS, AND AMMUNITTON SUPPLIES WHICH
WERE TAKEN OVER BY THE GUINEAN ARMY IMMEDIATELY AFTER
CABAL'S DEATH. THE ONLY. EXCEPTIONIS THAT THE PAIGC
DATRCt BOATS BASED IN CONAKRY Ponr ARE STILL UNDER GUINEAN
CONTROL PENDING THE PAIGC'S APPOINTMENT OF. NEW NAVAL OFFICERS.
THESE BOATS ARE BEING MAINTAINED.BY SOVIET NAVAL TECHNICIANS,
3. THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICERS OF. THE .PATGC ARE TO
T3E MOVED FROM THEIR PRESENT LOCATION TWTHE OUTSKIRTS OF
CONAKRY TO A BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN CONAKRY,: THIS. BUILDING
IS LOCATED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, OF THEGUIHEAN PRESIDENCY
AND DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO THE BUILDING USED AS LIVING
QUARTERS BY THE CUBAN BODYGUARD OF .PRESIDENT .SEKOU T 0 U R Es
. THERE ARE UNCONFIRMED.STORIES`THAT---
THE MAJORITY OF PAIGC PERSONNEL FOiMERLY ASSIGNED TO CONAKRY
WILL BE MOVED TO NEW LOCATIONS WITHIN PORTUGUESE GUINEA, �
AND THAT EVENTUALLY ONLY A HEADQUARTERS STAFF WILL REMAIN IN CONAKRY).
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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
GUINEA AND TOURE ARE NO LONGER TRYING Tb. ACTIVELY INFLUENCE
THE AFFAIRS OF' THE PAIGC. ALTHOUGH TOURE WANTED TO RETAIN
N ACTIVE INFLUENCE WITHIN THE PAM, HE.WAS PERSUADED
BY HIS MINISTERS THAT TO DO SO .WOU'24 NUR? THE IMAGE
OF THE PAIGC.)
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