under the control of the communist Armed...

under the control of the communist Armed Forces Movement.  With a 90 percent turnout of the electorate, Portuguese leaders have a strong mandate for a move away from capitalism.

     The success of radicals in the Portuguese Army is encouraging a similar movement in Italy.  While Italian Army sources claim the movement is small and contains no officers, the left-wing brought about a breakdown in military order last month.  A widespread moment of silence was observed by soldiers throughout Italy for a leftist killed in a street fight in Milan.

     Chances that this European trend will go untouched by the U.S. brings back memories of Kissinger's comments about "irresponsible" people in Chile.

     According to former CIA officer Victor Marchetti, author of CIA: The Cult of Intelligence, Agency activities have already been stepped up in Portugal.  Marchetti claims to have seen a CIA officer he knew during his own employment with "the Company" while on a recent visit to Portugal.  The agent was known to Marchetti as one of the operatives involved in disrupting South American governments not favored by the U.S.

CIA ASSASSIN

     CIA activities abroad, particularly in terms of ending regimes of leaders unpopular to American interests, has been a primary subject of the Presidential CIA investigation committee under Nelson Rockefeller.

     President Ford's statements earlier this year about limiting the scope of the commission to domestic surveillance only led to revelations about CIA involvement in assassinations of foreign leaders.  An outburst by former CIA director Richard Helms directed at CBS news reporter Daniel Schorr for revealing these activities brought out further evidence of the allegation.

     Former CIA employee L. Fletcher Prouty has revealed that he arranged air transportation for a ClA-backed assassination team aimed at Cuba and Castro.

     The CIA continues to deny involvement in assassinations, foreign or domestic.  More evidence of their role may become public soon, as the Rockefeller commission is due to release its report by June 6.

     One month later, Philip Agee's exposé on the Agency 's activities. Inside the Company: CIA Diary, is scheduled for American publication.  The Stonehill Publishing Company of New York is going ahead with the project, despite claims by CIA director William Colby that he will do everything possible to prevent U.S. publication.

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