</s>Doc TD: 689000 Doc TOP SECRET UMBRA DATE: 10/09/98 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM PAGE:1 IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY NUMBER : NSA AGENCY INFORMATION RECORD NUMBER: : 144-10001-10321 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: AGENCY FILLE NUMBER # : DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR NSA FROM : : TO : HCF 3/0/JAD/T1830-63 PORTUGUEGUEES REACTION TO DEATH OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY TITLE : : 1/27/63 [R] DATE : PAGES : 1/ 27/63 PAGES 1 ASSASSINATINATION: JOHN KENNEY SUBJECTS : DOCUMent TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : : 1B CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/24/98 OPENING CRITERIA : ORIGINALATING AGENCY : DETERMINATION REQUIRED COMMENTS : [RJ) - ITEM IS RESTRICTED DRV FM: NSA/CSS Manual 123-2 Date: 24 February 1998 DECL ON: X1,X3,X5,X6,X7,X8 TOP SECRET UMBRA Released pursuant to Executive Order 14176, DECLASS. OF RECORDS CONC. THE ASSASSINTINATIONS OF PRES. JFK, SEN. REF, AND THE REV. DR. MLK, JR.

Summary:  
The documents detail Portuguese reactions to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963. A telegraph from Lisbon to Tokyo (November 26, 1963) states that the death of President Kennedy was a profound shock to Portugal, with widespread mourning across government and civilian sectors. The Portuguese government declared three days of national mourning, equivalent to the observance for Pope John XIII, and ordered all flags on government buildings to be flown at half-mast. Press coverage in Portugal has been consistent but devoid of editorial commentary. Authorities indicated that the new U.S. president would continue Kennedy’s foreign policy, with no significant changes expected regarding Portugal or its colonial issues. The documents are classified as TOP SECRET DINAR and were declassified under Executive Order 14176, which pertains to records related to JFK’s assassination, Senator RFK’s assassination, and the murder of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key People:  
- Portuguese government officials (unnamed)  
- Foreign Minister of Japan (recipient of telegraph)  

Key Locations:  
- Lisbon (origin of telegraph)  
- Tokyo (destination of telegraph)  

Key Events:  
- Declaration of three-day national mourning in Portugal following Kennedy’s assassination  
- Government announcement regarding continuity of U.S. foreign policy toward Portugal  
- Press coverage of the assassination without editorial commentary  

Key Organizations:  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- Headquarters for Communications and Intelligence (HCF)

JFK Declassified Files

144-10001-10321.pdf

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