SITUATION IN PORTUGAL

Created: 9/28/1974

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SITUATIONORTUGAL REF:. VARIOUS PRESS, FRIS V

THERE HAS BCCH'HO COJIFiyilA/lOIJ THAT PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT SPINOLA HAS "TAKEN OVER ALLtPOlJERi" AS AGENCERESKC REPORTED LAST MIGHT- S'J

THEREUMBER OF OTHER PRESSOW EVER 1THE ArP STOKY THAT THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL RADIO

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BENT OFF THE AIRHAT THE RADIO STATION UAS OCCUPIED BYMD THAT NO MORNING UEUSPAPEKS WERE PUBLISHED. ALL Of THESE .MEASURES HERE PROBABLY TAKEN IN ANTICIPATION OF VIOLENCE CONNECTED UITH TODAY'S RALLY IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL SPINOLA- V

ALL MILITARY UNITS IH THE LISBON AREA HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ALLuT. VHEKE ARE PRESS REPORTS THAT LEFTIST VIGILANTES HAVE SET UP' ROADBLOCKS AT ENTRANCES TO LISBON AND THAT THE AI.'ilY HAS TAKEN MPAI'TUG YI

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SUBJECT: PORTUGAL'S GENERAL SPINOLA HAY HAVE ASSUMED POWER

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PORTUGUESE EE-GENERAL SPINOLA HAS "TAKEN OVER ALL POWER"

OUR-HOURi ACCORDING TO PRESS

THE PORTUGUESE NATIONALrcrTrSE* CEASED TRANSMISSION

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SOLDIERS AND POLICEi THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY

IS GUOTED AS SAYING THAT NO NEWSPAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED TODAY. LL'^iV'S hlAv'C Mf. l'^-vi n T-

THESE REPORTS ARRIVE IME UHEN DIFFLKCNCES BETWEEN FACTIONS WITHIN THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT HAVE SHARPENED AND POLITICAL TENSIONS IN "LISBON HEIGHTENED BECAUSERO-SP1NOLA RALLY SET TON LATERTHE LEFT HAS CRITICJNtD THE RALLY ASHILE THE CENTER AND RIGHT HAVE WELCOMED IT. VIOLENCE IS POSSIBLE AT THE RALLYi AND THERC CONTINUE TO BE REPORTS THAT EXTREME RIGHTISTS. .ARE PREPARINGOUP.

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