countries resorted to rather complicated subterfuges in order to
equip her more discretely. Finally, this trend now seems to be
reaching its climax with growing sympathy for Portugal's position
openly expressed, the almost total abandonment of excuses, and the
construction of armaments specifically for the colonies, (e.g. the
3 warships now being built in West Germany),
This trend is well illustrated by the United States of America,
The mutual defence agreement of 1951 was the basis of large arms
supplies to Portugal, although it was explicitly stated.that the
use of these in the colonies was a breach of the treaty. Such a
breach wwas frequently noted by the United States, who pointed it
out to the Portuguese, although the assistance never ceased.  In
the United Nations at this time the United States supported calls
for preparations for Angolan independence and requests to end the
terror there, and also reduced (but never stopped) its military
assistance. At first it denied NATO weapons being used in the
colonies, but by the end of 1962 the American representative to the
UN admitted that the US was well aware that in fact NATO weapons were
being used. Lisbon had ignored all protests. It is therefore
interesting that some time later the American representative was
to declare that:  "it is impossible for the small staff of the
American consulate in Luanda to investigate the charge of NATO
weapons being used in Angola", Yet the American Military Assistance
Advisory Group in Lisbon - consisting of 25 Americans - has as part
of its functions "to observe the report on the utilisation of
material furnished and personnel trained by the military assistance
programme"!  Moreover, the American Secretary of State was to
declare that:  "It is neither in our interest to see the Portuguese
leave Africa, not to curtail their influence out there".
 ;    - After the outbreak of the Angolan war,
manouvree -       Portugal suddenly needed small weapons and
ammunition and decided that the Israeli UZI
a few examples     automatic rifle was required.  A London paper
1 reported some time later that the West Germans
who had obtained the UZI!s on the condition.'-that they were not
resold, had in fact sold 10,000 to Portugal, This was denied by the
West Germans but two journalists came up with the proof - they
found that Portuguese soldiers in Mozambique were equipped with
UZI's marked with the German eagle, the mark used on all West
German weapons, '
- In 1965 Canada refused to permit West Germany to sell Portugal
60 Canadian-built Sabre F-86K jet fighters, because Portugal refused
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