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...chief of staff by Franco in June 1974. Reason: Diez had openly advocated that the government ease its repression of dissidents and he was also being likened to António de Spínola, the Portuguese general who played a key part in toppling the fascist dictatorship in Lisbon. Anonymous senders even began mailing Diez Alegria monocles-Spinola's hallmark...
...they blew up the NATO base at Fonte da Telha. In 1972 they stole hundreds of pounds of explosives from the army and blew up 15 army trucks; that same year they also severed the ocean cables linking Portugal to Africa and America. They bombed two army installations in Lisbon and one base in Oporto...
...outgoing man with ruddy skin, thick hands and peasant features, Pinheiro de Azevedo, 58, does not much like the nickname but concedes: "In some ways it is correct because when I have a decision in my head, I put it into action immediately. " Last week, at his office in Lisbon 's São Bento palace, Pinheiro de Azevedo talked candidly about some of the decisions he faces with TIME Correspondent George Taber. It was the first interview that the Premier has given to an American journalist. Excerpts from the conversation...
POLITICAL SITUATION. Lisbon is further down the road to the revolution. In Lisbon, the best workers, the best politicians and the best military men come together...
...they are very religious. They are poor men. They are also our concern. I don't say they are better or worse; we must also have their support. It is not easy [for them] to change suddenly. We must be patient. There are two countries in [Portuguese] politics: Lisbon and outside Lisbon...