Air telegram from Clarence A. Boonstra to the US State Department addressing the arrest of Father Helio Soares do Amaral
Initial production date
27/08/1970
Final production date
27/08/1970
Level in the general structure
Item
Dimension and support: Format
PDF
Dimension and support: Documentary type
Aerial Telegram
Producing entity
Embassy of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro
Origin
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Scope and content
Air cable (Rio A-396) from Clarence A. Boonstra to the State Department in Washington, D.C., dated August 27, 1970, concerning the arrest of Father Helio Soares do Amaral for violation of the National Security Act, highlighting the connection between him and Sister Maurina Borges da Silveira and the government's persecution of progressive members of the Catholic Church.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Original reference code
Folder: POL- 29 Political Prisoners
Box: 41
Series: Classified Central Subject Files, 1961-1976 (P 72)
Collection: Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84)
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