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Choosing to testify in writing, Ramalho Fanes answered a number of questions raised different parliamentary groups.

Giving his opinion on the purpose of the FDMU', the former President of the Republic stated that the FDMU exhausted its purpose after the 25th of April, although there were situations, namely the situation in Timor, that could justify its continuation until the moment it ended:

«Having exhausted its purpose, the FDMU was extinguished, passing the available balances MDN for the Armed Forces General Staff".

Regarding the balance and its use, Ramalho Eanes said that the balance was only intended for complementary expenses of the current EMGFA budget:

«This balance remained constant, having only been used for national expenses complementary to the EMGFA budget, since it was necessary to settle expenses assumed, which had no place in the EMGFA budget, with budgetary weaknesses. The residual balances were then incorporated into the State Budget, in the respective recipe".

However, and according to the final audit to the FDMU, the balance has not remained constant the private fund reached 510 million escudos in 1981 and 29 million escudos in 1993.

The General further stated, in an introductory note, the following:

- «These balances have never been used in armaments businesses (or in businesses of any

other nature) - EMGFA has always complied with budget regulations, in compliance with the law, compliance

legal and financial regularity!

Here it is important to mention, once again, the result of the work of IGF inspectors, resulting from the VIII and X Commissions of Inquiry into the Camarate Tragedy, which, regarding the financial regularity of the FDMU

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found that the financial regularity requirements for the FDMLI were not met, as the fund's annual accounts were not approved by CEMGFA, General Ramalho Eanes, in the years 1978, 1979 and 1980 and, regarding the involvement of the FDMU in the commercialization of weapons, referred to the following:

  • With regard to the matter of relations between the FDMU and arms exporis, it is important 10 remember that in the IGF report No. 1007/2003 of the Expert Report to the FDMU, the verification, in 1977, 1980 and 1981. of several payments through the Military Agency und account from the FDMU in Uniño de Bancos to FMBP [Fábrica Militar Braço de Prata), resulting from the settlement of charges related to the assembly of the rocket grenade production line (...).

Still in the same repori, and for the year 1979, the assumption of charges, by the FDMU. regarding the sale of “OBUS" grenades 10 RFA (...).