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HereW"lth·a copy or the recent 

correspondence ·from Amb. MacVeagh 

which Ila enclosed: 

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A memorandum to MacVeagh 

from S.ala11ar. 

A letter to MacVeagh from 

Salazar.· 

An earlier letter .from 

MacVeagh to Salazar. 

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Lisbon, February 13,· 1952 

M;y" dear Mr. Armstrong: 

I enclose herewith a memorandum, in English translation, which 

Dr.Salasar has just sent me in reply to m:fne o:t December 20th. I 

also enclose a copy or a personal letter 'to me, in which he explains 

the delay in his reply, :in view or a personal appeal to e:xpedite 

matters which I .made to him on January 22nd (copy also enclosed). 

You will note that ·o.r. Salall&l" saw Ambassador Ulrich shortly 

after 11\Y' demarche last month, and both satisfied hilllselt that our 

·complaint was justified and gave orders that the otf ense he not 

repeated. 

You will also note that, contraey to the statement attributed 

to Ulrich, the Portuguese authorities have no complaint to make 

about the NATO code machines, and are aware of their various 

advantages; likewise that they .f'eel competent to handle them, though 

the7 will be glad of our technical assistance if the need arises. 

Ve17 sincerely yours, 

Park Amstrong~ Dq., 

/8/ Liricoln MacVeagh · American Ambassador 

Special Assistant, Intelligence, 

Department of State 

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Enclosures: 

(1) Translation of memcrmdum f'rom lll".Salazar. 

(2) Translaticn of letter from Dr. Salazar. 

(3) Copy of' personal letter from the Ambassador 

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MEMORANDJM 

With reference to the top secret communicatian"of His Excellency 

Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh addressed to the Prime Minister under 

date or December 20, 1951, the following clarif'ications are submitted: 

(a) The Portuguese Ambassador in Landon did not disclpae 

to anyone that he had transmitted to his govemment an7 information 

which in his opinian should not have had such a destination. 

(b) The Ambassador in effect did conmrunicate to the 

govemment a report regarding the admission of Greece and Turkey 

to the Atlantic Pact,which was made by the representative of the 

United States before the Council of Deputies with the indication that 

it was so confidential that it should not be transmitted to the 

respective govemments. The Ambassador transmitted this information 

because, unless lmown to his government, it had no practical value, 

and he considered that the purpose of the recommendation was sinply 

to accentuate the extremelY' confidential nature or the information 

given; which in fact was the manner in which he communicated it. 

(c) It having been verified, however, that the intention 

of the recommendation was different, instructions h~e been given to 

observe strictly and literally, within the NA'70, the requests for 

secrecy which any or the members may make in connection with their 

statements. 

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(d) have no complamt 

to make about. the NATO code ma.chines, but they are also aware that the 

machines Ui question may be used to transmit messages of cOJ11IDOn interest 

to the member nations as well as messages in private code language. 

It is not believed that there is an7 necessity for special technical 

assistance for the utilization ot these machines, but the government 

·has takEll due note and is grateful tor the after and will promp~-~ 

request such assistance if' the occasion should arise. 

February 11, 19S2 

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Mr. Ambassador: 

I have to aclmowledge the receipt or your Excellency's letter 

or January 22, and greatly apologize for only now rep:qing to the memorandum 

which you personally left with ma at the Sao Bento Paace on December 20. 

The delay in fumishing you the infonnatian, which is contained :in the 

attached memorandum, is due exclusively to the nmltiplicity or affairs 

which have confronted me and not because I postponed or del81'8d any 

necessary investigation. 

Just after the receipt of Your Excellency's communication, by 

taking advantage or the presence in Lisbon of our .Ambassador, it was 

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or which could not henceforth be avoided. This set me at ease and 

.is the reason tor the delay' in sending you this communication, without 

prejudice however to :IQ' immediately having taken all the necessary 

measures. It is my belief that we may rest at ease for the tutiure. 

I take advantage of this opportunity to. congratulate Your 

Ex:celleney upon your appointment to Madrid. I do so in the lmowledge 

that you are going to perform outstanding services toward drawing 

closer and perhaps even integrating Spain 1n the cause of the Western 
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Powers, as is necessary and just, although saddened because we are 

losing the excellent collaboration which you have given here in rendering closer the political. and economic relations between Portugal and 

the United States, a colla. boraticn tor which on '1113' part I am deeply 

grateful. You have '1113' best wishes tor the success of the efforts which 

;you most certainl.y' will undertake in the neighboring country and from 

which the entire Pen::insula as well as the cause of the West will 

assured]Jr benefit. 

I present to Your Excellency the .expression of Jl\Y' highest 

consideration. 

Signed: Antonio de Olivera Salazar 

Pi>ruary 11, 19S2 

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Persenal and !op Seciet 

Dear Dr.Salazar: 

mcLOSURE No. .3 

(Copy) 

January 22, 19S2 

As you· know, I hate to bot.her you ex:cept when I can •t help it; 

and I bUit .to do so now. Hcnfever, they are wondering in W~shington 

·.whether you have had time yet to consider the ·very secret matter I 

br0ught Up with you, under instructions, on December 20th. 

It ·seems now that, at the approach:fng RAm meeting here in 

Lisbon, the CO'IJllcil of Depu~i~s will be abolis~ed, so that a 

repetition or any mistake which may have been made by anybody in 

that group med no longer be fe~red. But if, as al:so seems likely", 

a new and higher Permanent Council .. is to be torm.ed to take ~ts place, 

the second matter I spoke of, about the machine and our will~gness 

to demonstrate it, it you think desirable, becomes perhaps. even more 

urgent than ever. 

. With my apologies for referring again to this subject, s:l.n~e I 

know how fully occupied you al.1181'&. are ·with important matters, I am. 

S:lncerely and resp~cttullJ' ;yours, 

Signed: Lincoln MacVeagh 

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