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...from one car to another, then sped away. Some clearly feared for their lives, especially the nine dissident officers who issued the now famous moderate manifesto attacking the ruling troika for dragging Portugal toward a Communist dictatorship. Their leader and the author of the manifesto, former Foreign Minister Ernesto Melo Antunes, was reported to be spending each night in a different place to avoid, in the words of one Western diplomat, "getting snagged by some freelance left-wingers...
Growing Anarchy. The break in M.F.A. ranks was brought about by moderates determined to halt the gathering momentum toward Communist dictatorship. Led by former Foreign Minister Ernesto Melo Antunes, the moderates issued a petition of protest blaming the radicals-and indirectly the ruling junta-for growing anarchy, political drift and loss in confidence by the majority of the people...
...second and more optimistic prospect is that Socialist Mario Soares could form a working alliance with Ernesto Melo Antunes, Foreign Minister in the outgoing government, and other sophisticated moderate officers in the M.F.A. In light of recent political events, this scenario is barely credible, but it envisions Scares and the moderates convincing a majority of uncommitted officers in the M.F.A. that they must, for the nation's sake, respect the political feelings of the majority of Portuguese. To do this, Soares would have to define and present a realistic economic and social program and have the courage to mobilize...
Party members used aliases (Cunhal was known as "Duarte," Pato as "Melo" and "Fresão") and did not have legitimate identity papers-a particularly risky status during World War II-thus they were often not even able to send their children to school. The youngsters had to be taught informally at home or packed off to live with relatives. Says Pato: "This was the most painful thing for parents who had to live underground." Many of the children were pressed into service for the party as messengers and typesetters...
...past has generally favored the M.P.L.A., was not anxious to get involved. But last week in an emergency meeting, Lisbon's Revolutionary Council agreed to send 2,000 reinforcements to beef up its 24,000 troops still in the territory. At the same tune, Portuguese Foreign Minister Ernesto Melo Antunes flew to Luanda to plead for peace...