PORTUGAL -- ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT STILL IN CONTROL

Created: 9/28/1974

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ON THE SITUATION IN LISBON TODAY REMAIN SKETCHYi BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT HAS ilOVED FIRMLY TO TAKE EARLY THIS HORNING THE MOVEMENT ANNOUNCEDUMBER OF ARRESTS HAD BEEN MADE AND APPEALED FOR CALM. ITS ACTIONS GENERALLY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AIMED AT PUTTINGHREAT FROM THE RIGHT RATHER THAN FROM THE LEFT.

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SAID AFTER TELEPHONING LISBON THIS HORNING THAT THE ARrlED FORCES MOVEMENT REMAINED IN FULL

REPORTS ARE CIRCULATING IN LISBONRIGHTIST COUP" HAS BEEN ABORTED- IT IS NOT CLEAR HOWEVER, WHETHER SUCH REPORTS REFER TO AN ATTEMPT BY PRESIDENT SPINOLA OR BY FAR 1RIGHTIST FORCES OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF SPINOLA. IN ANY CASE, THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT MAY HAVE MOVED AGAINST UHAT ITS LEADERSHRRJEATAR RIGHTIST COUP. THE MOVEMENT MAY/CS'C HAVE USED THE POSSIBILITY OFTO THE PRO-SPINOLA DEMONSTRATION THAT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FORRETEXT TO MOVE AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT.

SPINOLA'S ROLE IN THESE EVENTS IS NOT CLEAR. HE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN EARLY THIS MORNING, SUCH AS THE SUSPENSION OF THE PRESS AND RADIO - ARIETY OF REPORTS INDICATE THAT SOME TIME AFTER THAT, HOWEVER, THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT TOOK ACCORDING TO ONE REPORT, SPINOLA AND PRIME MINISTER GONCALVES ARE NOW DISCUSSING THEMPDET.rl

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