Telegram from the Rio Embassy to the State Department regarding protests at the Supreme Federal Court.
Initial production date
12/03/1971
Final production date
12/03/1971
Level in the general structure
Item
Dimension and support: Format
PDF
Dimension and support: Documentary type
Telegram
Producing entity
Embassy of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro
Origin
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Scope and content
Telegram (Rio, 1686), dated March 12, 1971, from the Embassy of Rio de Janeiro to the State Department regarding protests at the Supreme Federal Court. The document reports the resignation of Adauto Cardoso from his position on the Supreme Federal Court in protest against the Prior Censorship Law. The telegram ends by describing Cardoso as having been called to form a 'third way' opposition by Pedro Aleixo and that his resignation would affect the image of the court and the political environment of the country.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Original reference code
POL 15-Medici folder
Box 29
Classified Central Subject Files Series, 1964–1975 (P 81)
Collection Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84)
NARA II, College Park
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