MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD FROM GEORGE W. ANDERSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002200100025-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 12, 1975
• Content Type: MFR

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WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD
NSC REVIEW COMPLETED
PFIAB/NSC Review Completed.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
12 February 1975
Yesterday evening I received a telephone call at home from Mr. Francis
Bessenyey, who is the President of the American-Portuguese Society
of which I am the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He stated that he
had just been approached by Mr. Valentim Xavier Pintado, who is the
managing director of the Banco Portuguese Atlantico. Mr. Pintado is
in the United States trying to solicit financial assistance for the Partido
Centro Democratico, which is the equivalent of the Christian Democratic
Party of Portugal. He emphasized the importance of this Party to
counter communist party efforts in connection with the election which
is now scheduled to take place on April 12th. I explained to Mr. Bessenyey
the atmosphere which prevailed in the United States, and the limitations
which are placed on the U. S. Government for participating in what would
be concluded to be "interference with the internal affairs of foreign
governments. " I cited to him the present controversy raised in the
Congress and the press with respect to the change of government in Chile
last year. I also told Mr. Bessenyey that I would think the matter over
overnight and let him know if I had any constructive suggestions as to
what might be done.
This morning I talked to the Director of CIA, and arranged for a meeting
with General Walters, the Deputy Director. I discussed the whole situation
with Gen. Walters, who confirmed my conclusions of the situation.
After Gen. Walters' departure, I telephoned Mr. Bessenyey at his home in
New York. I told him that I had given the matter considerable thought and
discussed it with some appropriate people. I indicated that it would be
advisable for him to inform Mr. Pintado that the best sources of funds
would probably be found from the Conservative Parties in European
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countries, particularly stressing the Christian Democratic Party in
the Federal Republic of Germany that might be in a better financial
position than the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. I also
suggested that they might well approach the French. I expressed the
hope that Mr. Bessenyey would tell Mr. Pintado of my deep regret that
I would not be available in Washington Thursday and Friday of this week,
when he contemplated coming down here to see me because of a trans -
cending commitment I had to be in Norfolk, Virginia, on those dates.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
ADM. G'0. V. ANDERSON, JRa
George W. Anderson
cc: Gen. Walters
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