Ricardolindo
Banned
I was allowed by Ian as can be seen in https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/members/ian-the-admin.1/ to continue the timeline of https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/members/pamc.10946/ in https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/o-general-sem-medo-the-fearless-general.214110/page-3. I want to do so as I'm also Portuguese and interested in it. The user's unfortunately inactive. But let's start, as pamc's timeline reads: "American embassy in Lisbon, June 1958
Louis Morgan was sweating. Despite the hot summer day outside, he felt cold beads of sweat forming in his forehead threatning to slide down his face. He was nervous. He stepped into the ambassador's office, being greeted with a smile that quickly turned to a worried stare.
The ambassador was an old friend of him, they knew eachother since they both studied at Yale university together. Morgan never actually finished his studies, entering the military. He was only in Lisbon because he was in charge of the five guards of the embassy as a military attaché.
- What's wrong? - asked he ambassador, a middle aged man, old before his years, with short balding snow-white hair and a white moustache. Despite this grandpa-ish appearance he was anything but frail. His back was straight and the posture comanded respect.
- I bring you an important message from the General.
- You mean The General? Delgado?
- Yes. I met him back in the United States when he was part of the NATO training program. When I came to Portugal I got mysel in contac with him again. - Morgan said, slowly, as to pace himself and dominate his naturally nervous disposition
- He's quite the popular one, ain't he? Do you think he'll win the elections? - Asked the ambassador
- No. There's no hope. I really should tell you his message
- Then say it
- He said the elections will be rigged. Ever since he stated that he'll sack Salazar that the PIDE is preparing everything to rig the elections and has done everything in it's power to limit Delgado's movements. They got him under a 24 hour surveillance, according to the man himself and he's not one to lie. This very message was given to me by a supporter of his in the back alley of a cafe in order to go around the PIDE. He's planing to take action on the day the electoral results are annouced and with the help of some military units he'll take Lisbon by assault and bring the Salazar regime down.
- Those are bold claims. - The ambassador said, not believing it possible but he was too smart to dismiss even the wildest of plots
- Not so bold as you'd expect. According to the supporter, Delgado has several key figures on his side including the military governor of the Lisbon military district and most military units around here are with him. Only the PIDE and the police seem not to be trustworthy as they don't seem to have approached the subject of revolting with them. - Said Morgan, feeling more relaxed
- Salazar is a trusted ally. Should we warn him? What does Delgado really ask? - The ambassador sounded nervous. He didn't like change.
- Delgado asks us one thing. He asks us not to oppose him. He does not , however, ask for support. He wants us to be passive. - Morgan said, with voice that could cut through steel
- That's higly unorthodox. Are we even sure that this "revolution" is a good idea? What if Portugal get's really unstable and ends up siding with Ivan and communism. The PCP (portuguese communist party) is the main opposition and the longest lived one.
- Let me assure you of one thing - Morgan said to his friend - Delgado will suceed. But fear not. He was raised as member of the Estado Novo. Communism is as alien to him as it is to us in the US. He really admires America, he said so to me. His stay there showed him what true democracy was.
The ambassador sat deeply in his chair. He paused for a long minute then stood up and lowered his voice - This "revolution" you just told me? Officially, I have no knowledge of it, you understand? I will let it run it's course and if Delgado suceeds, I'll ask the White House for instructions and tell them how it was a really unexpected turn of events. If I didn't know you for so long, I would never have believed anything of what you told me. Delgado is a lucky bastard to have charmed you so deeply. I do hope he succeeds. But we can't put all our eggs in one basket. We'll have to wait..."
Louis Morgan was sweating. Despite the hot summer day outside, he felt cold beads of sweat forming in his forehead threatning to slide down his face. He was nervous. He stepped into the ambassador's office, being greeted with a smile that quickly turned to a worried stare.
The ambassador was an old friend of him, they knew eachother since they both studied at Yale university together. Morgan never actually finished his studies, entering the military. He was only in Lisbon because he was in charge of the five guards of the embassy as a military attaché.
- What's wrong? - asked he ambassador, a middle aged man, old before his years, with short balding snow-white hair and a white moustache. Despite this grandpa-ish appearance he was anything but frail. His back was straight and the posture comanded respect.
- I bring you an important message from the General.
- You mean The General? Delgado?
- Yes. I met him back in the United States when he was part of the NATO training program. When I came to Portugal I got mysel in contac with him again. - Morgan said, slowly, as to pace himself and dominate his naturally nervous disposition
- He's quite the popular one, ain't he? Do you think he'll win the elections? - Asked the ambassador
- No. There's no hope. I really should tell you his message
- Then say it
- He said the elections will be rigged. Ever since he stated that he'll sack Salazar that the PIDE is preparing everything to rig the elections and has done everything in it's power to limit Delgado's movements. They got him under a 24 hour surveillance, according to the man himself and he's not one to lie. This very message was given to me by a supporter of his in the back alley of a cafe in order to go around the PIDE. He's planing to take action on the day the electoral results are annouced and with the help of some military units he'll take Lisbon by assault and bring the Salazar regime down.
- Those are bold claims. - The ambassador said, not believing it possible but he was too smart to dismiss even the wildest of plots
- Not so bold as you'd expect. According to the supporter, Delgado has several key figures on his side including the military governor of the Lisbon military district and most military units around here are with him. Only the PIDE and the police seem not to be trustworthy as they don't seem to have approached the subject of revolting with them. - Said Morgan, feeling more relaxed
- Salazar is a trusted ally. Should we warn him? What does Delgado really ask? - The ambassador sounded nervous. He didn't like change.
- Delgado asks us one thing. He asks us not to oppose him. He does not , however, ask for support. He wants us to be passive. - Morgan said, with voice that could cut through steel
- That's higly unorthodox. Are we even sure that this "revolution" is a good idea? What if Portugal get's really unstable and ends up siding with Ivan and communism. The PCP (portuguese communist party) is the main opposition and the longest lived one.
- Let me assure you of one thing - Morgan said to his friend - Delgado will suceed. But fear not. He was raised as member of the Estado Novo. Communism is as alien to him as it is to us in the US. He really admires America, he said so to me. His stay there showed him what true democracy was.
The ambassador sat deeply in his chair. He paused for a long minute then stood up and lowered his voice - This "revolution" you just told me? Officially, I have no knowledge of it, you understand? I will let it run it's course and if Delgado suceeds, I'll ask the White House for instructions and tell them how it was a really unexpected turn of events. If I didn't know you for so long, I would never have believed anything of what you told me. Delgado is a lucky bastard to have charmed you so deeply. I do hope he succeeds. But we can't put all our eggs in one basket. We'll have to wait..."