CUBAN UNIT PUMPS LISBON ON NATO

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000300560030-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: August 28, 1975
• Content Type: NSPR

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Intelligence reports claim
that a Cuban military delega-
tion has been pumping Portu-
guese officers in Lisbon for
NATO secrets. The Cubans were
particularly curious, according
to the reports, about U.S. naval
maneuvers in the Caribbean.
This confirms the worst fears
of other NATO partners, who
have been worried about NATO
security since the Communist-
leaning junta took over Portu-
'gal,
As a NATO member, Portugal
has had access to NATO codes
and classified documents. Lis-
ibon also has been kept in-
formed on -NATO policies, stra-
tegies and tactics.
Since the Communist sympa-
t izers have come to power in
Portugal, NATO codes have
been changed and Lisbon has
been cut off from the flow of
sensitive information. But a
trickl of data reaches Portugal
from itsNATO conferees.
In an earlier column, we re-
ported the aarrival in Lisbon of a
Cuban delegation that included-
array commanders Seven G sas
Iseguairo and Fernando Vecino
Alegret and navy Capt. Bmigdio
Baez.
Their surprise appearance
was passed off by Lisbon as a
ceremonial visit. But ourintelli-
gence sources are convinced
that the Cubans received secret
briefings on NATO and other
military matters.
The Cu.bans met at Portugal's
Armed Forces Movement Soci-
Vasco' Goncalves, Gen. Carlos court fora reported 51.5 million,
Fabiao. Adm. Antonio Rosa is investigating the govern-
Coutinho and Col. Varela ment's use of the Gateway
Gomes.The last runs the center. Building in Philadelphia. Here
Coutinho has been dubbed are the details:
the ."Red admiral" by Portu- Uncle Sam, seeking office
guese settlers in Angola. Asgov- space in Philadelphia, adver-
ernor of the colony, Goutinho tised for bids. GSA selected
encouraged the pro-Moscow fac- Gateway, the highest bidder, to
tion and helped it get Soviet receive the contract. At the time
arms through Luanda and Lo- of the award, the Gateway build-
bito. This enflamed the three- in g didn't exist; the site was a
cornered war in Angola and vacant lot.
forced the settlers to flee to Poi'- The contract called for annual
tugal. rents of about $2.6 million for at
t'he Cubans pressed theirPor- least 20 years. This would add
tuguese comrades, meanwhile, up to more than cr0 million. The
for information about NATO, es- government probably could
pecially the U.S. Navy's annual have built its own building for
Operation Springboard rsaneu- about one-third of that.
vers near Cuba, Not surprisingly, there were
It is understood that the Por- charges of favoritism and irreg-
tug;uese military leaders cool}- ularitias from competing devel-
erated, but there is no firm in- opers. The civil case, before it
teiligence on }that secrets were was settled out of court, turned
comprestised, up numerous allegations oi
Footnote: On Aug. 17, accord- fraud and corruption.
ing to our sources, the "Red ad- The damaging evidence as-
rniral" visited Cuba at the invi- sembled as part of the suit has
tation of Defense Minister Raul been impounded by the court.
Castro. The admiral was And no one, least of all GSA,
greeted by some of the Cubans seems anxious to help put to-
he met atthecenterinPortugal. gather a strong case before the
Another Cover-up-The Gen- statute of limitations runs out.
ral Sei-Aces Administration, ac- limitations rums our.
cording to inside sources, has Our sources have knowledge
withheld key doctt ents from that important documents have
FBI investigators. The FBI has been withheld from the k'f3I,
until the end of the year to crack apparently, to cover up the rote
a $30 million building scandal
in Philadelphia involving close on Rob_rt L. I.uitxil, tits for.
A edmintstrator, and Arthur
associates of Senate `,linority
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Thereafter, the statutory
deadline for prosecution runs J~cotndre:Scott has consist-
out. ently denied any role in the con-
The FBI, following up on a tract award. The Justice De-
civil suit that was settled out of partrrienc confirmed that the,
ology Center with junta chiefj.
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statute o tImn tar~oft5 would ru t
out at the end of the year, but
claimed that GSA had cooper.
aced with the FBI. Our sources
have information to the con-
trary. A spokeswoman for GSA
declined to comment.
postscript From Chicago--In
an earlier column, we reported
that President Nixon defended
Chico a'.fayor Richard J. Daley
in 190 after Attorney General
John N..,litchell threatened to,
cut the mayor "to shreds."
Those present during the con-
versation wont l way With the
impression that the Justice De-
partment as a result, riight.have
been lenient with Daley in an
investigation.
We asked former U.S. Attar-.
ney James Thompson to as`:;
whether the3 ustice Department
had tried to influence his inves-
tigation of Daley. Thompson
told us that ha had received no
instructions on Daley front the
Justice Department ,
Although lie hail not assigned
a t squad" to go rafter Baley, -
Thoiapson said, he investigated
all reports of wrong by 11he
mayor and submitted it:forma-
tion to . grand jury. But it was
insufficient, Thompson said, to
justify any action against Daley.
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