MORTAR ATTACK ON AMEMBASSY LISBON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801110128-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 128
• Publication Date: November 26, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI IMMEDIATE 0228
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4898
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 11450
NAIROBI PASS TO CODEL SMITH
STATE FOR A/SY/FO
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: ASEC, PTER, OVIP, PD
SUBJECT: MORTAR ATTACK ON AMEMBASSY LISBON
1. FOUR MORTAR ROUNDS EXPLODED AROUND THE GROUNDS OF
EMBASSY LISBON AT 5:15 AM LOCAL TIME ON NOVEMBER 25.
THREE ROUNDS FELL WITHIN THE WALL, WHILE A FOURTH
EXPLODED OUTSIDE THE FRONT GATE NEAR THE GUARD
HOUSE. LOCAL SECURITY POLICE RESPONDED TO THE ATTACK
RAPIDLY. POLICE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE
EXPLOSIVES WERE 60 MILIMETER "M-23" MORTAR ROUNDS OF
PORTUGUESE ORIGIN. NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED IN THE
ATTACK. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BROKEN GLASS AND VERY
MINOR SHRAPNEL DAMAGE ON THREE EMBASSY VEHICLES, AND
INSIGNIFICANT SHRAPNEL DAMAGE TO CHANCERY. ONE
MORTAR ROUND APPARENTLY EXPLODED IN THE TREETOPS IN
FRONT OF THE EMBASSY AND BROUGHT DOWN SEVERAL SMALL
BRANCHES. AT 1:15 PM THE FAR-LEFT PORTUGUESE
TERRORIST GROUP "FORCAS POPULARES DE 25 ABRIL"
(POPULAR FORCES OF APRIL 25--FP-25) CLAIMED
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK. THE GROUP'S MESSAGE
DEMANDED PORTUGUESE WITHDRAWAL FROM NATO. IT ALSO
CONDEMNED ALLEGED U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE NOVEMBER
25, 1975 "MILITARY COUP," A SHOW OF FORCE BY MODERATE
MILITARY OFFICERS THAT ENDED THE PROGRESSIVE LEFTWARD
DRIFT OF PORTUGAL'S POST-APRIL 1974 REVOLUTIONARY
PROCESS.
2. WE "AVE NO, IIr iS ATI T 14#i $? IFIC
THREAT DIRH'1` 0 4
DISRUPT ITSPLANW 9 VISIT. ENBAfSY IS IN A HTOH
SECURITY POSTURE BUT IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.
HOLMES
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