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the EMGEA, panely regarding the export of war material: with the Ministry of National Defense, the Logistics Directorate and the National Armaments Director. According with the document, the arms export was, before April 25, 1974, the responsibility of the Minister of National Defense, with, in some cases, the need for authorization from the Board of Ministers, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 39397, of October 22, 1953; the same competences, after the April Revolution, were delegated to CEMGFA,“ being essential to preparation of an opinion by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the desirability of transactions (Decree-Law no. 400/74, of 29 August). In 1980, Eng. Adelino Amaro da Costa and Prof. Freitas do Amaral approved a Decree-Law (371180, of September 11) that reinforced the Minister of Defense's ability to intervene in these matters »7.

In addition to these facts, through the analysis of the correspondence record book entered in the CEMGFA IGF also found that, prior to the publication of Decree-Law 371:80 of September 11, which strengthened the defense minister's ability to intervene in authorizing the export of WWE graterial, Adelino Amaro da Costa was taking an active intervention stance in this Lates, characterized by additional requests for information on specific transactions, and by its prohibition, namely in the cases of Argentina, Cuatemala and Indonesia. According to the report of the Commission, the last action of the Minister of Defense « underwent a request for elements (December 2, 1980) about arms exports to Iran'. This business However, it occurred five days after the attack that killed, among others, the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister. Minister of Defense, namely on December 9, 1980.

3.2.3. AX Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Camarate Tragedy

AX CPITC continued the work undertaken by previous Commissions, having resolved proceed with a deepening of the aforementioned expert and audit: at the beginning of the work from the Commission, the IGF team responsible for the expertise and audit was heard; later, the same team, and with the replacement of some members, was tasked with carrying out a new audit; for finalized, X CPITC heard the inspectors again.

From the initial testimonies of IGF inspectors

On 27 and 28 February 2013, the IGF chief inspector was heard at the Commission, Antonio Lino Conçalves and the superior finance inspector, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Rodrigues. ()

Cl. Report of the VIII Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Camarate Tragedy

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The objective of the hearing was to assess the situation of the FDML' and

audit of CEMGFA's accounts, as well as deliberated by the VIII CPITC.