TEMPORARY POSTPONEMENT OF PLANNED AFRICAN PARTY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF PORTUGUESE GUINEA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (PAIGC) OPERATION AGAINST PORTUGUESE GUINEA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06814857
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2022
• Case Number: F-2018-01460
• Publication Date: January 19, 1973

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COUNTRY: PORTUGUESE GUINEA/GUINEA/USSR
DOI : JANUARY 1973
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY POSTPONEMENT OF PLANNED AFRICAN PARTY
FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF PORTUGUESE GUINEA AND
,THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS (PAIGC) OPERATION AGAINST
PORTUGUESE GUINEA
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1. THE PAIGC. OPERATION AGAINST PORTUGUESE GUINEA WHICH
WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE COMMENCED WITH THE 'DEPARTURE OF PAIGC
BOATS FROM CONAKRY ON 12 OR '13 JANUARY HAS BEEN POSTPONED
ON DIRECT ORDERS FROM PAIGC LEADER AMILCAR CABR A L.
THE POSTPONEMENT IS DUE TO THE LATE ARRIVAL I/.4 CONAKRY OF
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A SOVIET MERCHANT SHIP WHICH IS BRINGING NEW WEAPONS AND
MUNITIONS WHICH THE PAIGC WANTS TO USE IN THE OPERATION.
THE PAIGC ALSO HOPES THE DELAY WILL ALLOW ITS TWO NEW P-6
MOTOR PATROL BOATS TO BE , MADE OPEF ATIONAL AND TO BE READY
POSSIBLY TQ PARTICIPATE IN THE OPERATION.
2.
SOVIE1 AND PA IOC PERSONNEL ARE
ALSO ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE REPAINTING OF THE SECOND NEW
P-6 BOAT. ONE OF THE P-6 BOATS HAS BEEN OBSERVED UNDERWAY
IN AND AROUND CONAKRY PORT FOR SHORT PERIODS ON 16 AND
17 JANUARY WITH A CREW OF PAIGC PERSONNEL ON BOARD.)
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