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[five days after the attack] a communication from EMGFA - National Armaments Directorate, allusive to the export of war material to Iran (for knowledge).

And also later, on January 26, 1981, the same book indicates correspondence dated January 22, 1981 from EMGFA - National Armaments Directorate also alluding to the export of war material to Iran (...)!!

According to the testimony of General Ramalho Eanes, EMGFA, under his leadership or during the years in which he was President of the Republic, he proceeded to purchase and sell war. The former President recalled the usual procedures followed in the process of arms trade with the outside world:

"I am only aware of the specific procedures adopted for the sale of arms and ammunition by military factory establishments supervised by the Army (and not by the General Staff of the Armed Forces), and that were just:

- National Small Arms Ammunition Factory (FNMAL) - Fábrica Militar de Prata (FMBP)

These establishments had administrative and financial autonomy.

The sales of arms that these factory establishments proposed to carry out were alvays subject to authorization from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE) (for reasons of possible foreign policy effects).

Those requests for authorization were sent to the MNE through the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA), because, only through this, the Branches - Army, Armada and Air Force - if they could then correspond with the Government.

And even these two military manufacturing establishments came under the tutelage of the Government on 31 October 1980 (Decree-Law No.571-A/80, of October 31).

All other war material factories were supervised by

governinent:

Thus, the Government protected:

1. Through the Ministry of National Defense (MDN):

- The Portuguese Explosives Society (SPE)

- Trafaria Explosives (EXTRA) 2. Through the Ministry of Industry and Technology:

- Oeiras Foundry and Mechanical Constructions (FCMO) - COMETNA - Companhia Metalúrgica Nacional.

While CEMGFA or President of the Republic did not have or had EMGFA any role, either in the sale or purchase of weapons, whether on import or re-export.

The legislation on the trade in war material was changed in 1980, with the entry of into force of Decree-Law no. 371/80, of 11 September, whose preamble states the following:

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