Italian Senate Report
According to the Italian Senate report on Gladio and on the strategy of tension, headed by senator Giovanni Pellegrino, the CIA supported Aginter Press in Portugal. The Commission stated that:
"Aginter Press was in reality, according to the last obtained documents acquired by the criminal investigation, an information centre directly linked to the CIA and the Portuguese secret service, that specialized in provocative operations."
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