CIAS MUZZLING REBELLION IN ANGOLA?

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500180018-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: October 5, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2004/04/08: CIA-RDP75
Docu>nents_DiVision.
1966:
Kl Sept. 22:-Ame-
rica's Centra Intelligence
Agency (CIA) is bzc;cing Po: tu? ; '
gal's suppr.ssicn of rebellion:;
in Angola and Mozambique, .'it
tvas alleged in court here on
Tuesday, reports Ar.
The case concerns the export
of the seven '. American
bombers to : ortugal and etas
brought by the Dcpartrrent of
Justice or, tI e'? grounds that
export of a-rna;,,erts is forbid,
ilcn? by li v
Ong o' the accused is'28yea3
old ca r?: Alot.John ^awke.'
It- - WJS lawyer who
stated whim ..Me -case started
yesteru~iy th it -he was ;working
on the firer ai t deal. on behalf,
of the CIA; .
Certain U S Government or-
to nisakoeep? secret the fact wanted
they meant to help the Portu-
guese Gove.n +.ent . to superress
the rebellion in. Angola and Mo-
zambique,
There was silence from pile
CIA. but ; lawyer Edwin Marg:r
,asked the jury for an acquittal
on the grounds that the
Government', was. following t U.S.
policies-one for ' public. consuns
Ution and.-the other secret, .
On trial with ? ex-pilot Hawke
is Fzenehman Henri de Mont.
marin
.
The
a year ago were 'arrested
'treasury . Department, who' ac ,
cording. to Mr.. Marger, knew
nothing of the CIA's inteiesi
in the deal.
Several of the bombers had
already left the ' country ; yta
Sutfalo . (New 'York) and the
two n+cnvexe let out _'on. bail