13 May 1980** (St 210/62) Portugal

Secretariat. Request from the Portuguese Communist Party leadership for purchase of foreign-made “special” equipment (3 pp). [R 13 May 1980, St 210-62]

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English Translation by George Sklyar, July 2010

[Translator’s notes are bracketed] #CT210/… of 05.13.80 TOP SECRET SPECIAL FOLDER RESOLUTION

Of the Secretariat, CC of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Re: Request of the Leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party

  1. [It is hereby resolved] to grant the request of the leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party and task the KGB of the USSR with the purchase and supply of special equipment for the PCP.

The expenses involved shall be referred the expense items of the party budget.

  1. The Ministry of Finance of the USSR (Comrade Garbuzov) shall supply the Department of Administrative Affairs of the CC CPSU with 2,500 rubles’ worth of hard currency.

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104/05.07.80/Excerpts to be forwarded to Comrades Andropov, Ponomaryov, Pavlov; Clause 2 c/o Comrade Garbuzov

Forwarded 05.13.80 [signed illegibly]

 

CENTRAL COMMITTEE

OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION

TOP SECRET (“Special Folder”)

#Ct-210/62gs, of 05.13.80

Extract from Protocol [Minutes] #210 §62gs, Secretariat of the CC Re: Request of the leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party

  1. [It is hereby resolved] to grant the request of the leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party and task the KGB of the USSR with the purchase and supply of special equipment for the PCP.

The expenses involved shall be referred the expense items of the party budget.

  1. The Ministry of Finance of the USSR (Comrade Garbuzov) shall supply the Department of Administrative Affairs of the CC CPSU with 2,500 rubles’ worth of hard currency.

SECRETARY OF THE CC [Copies] forwarded to Comrades Andropov, Ponomaryov, Pavlov; Clause 2 hereof forwarded to Comrade Garbuzov.

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SPECIAL FOLDER

Top Secret

[Stamped] CC CPSU/ 1200/May 6, 1980/Sector 2/ TO BE RETURNED TO THE GENERAL DEPARTMENT CC CPSU

CC CPSU

Re: Request of the leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party

The leadership of the Portuguese Communist Party (Comrade O[ctavio] Pato) requests that [CC CPSU] purchase special equipment of foreign manufacture to upgrade that party’s security.

We believe it expedient to grant the request of the PCP leadership, and that three thousand USD should be allocated for the purpose.

Expenses involved in the acquisition and supply of this special equipment to the Portuguese friends could be referred to the expense items of the party budget.

The Committee for State Security of the USSR could be tasked with the acquisition and supply (this matter has been coordinated with Comrade Andropov).

Draft Resolution of the CC CPSU is enclosed herewith.

(Signed) V. Zagladin,

Deputy Head of the International Department, CC CPSU

April 25, 1980

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