In the middle of the Cold War, communications between the American consulate in Ponta Delgada and the State Department in Washington are almost daily.
"R 121220Z MAR 75
FROM CONSUL PONTA DELGADA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC
SUBJECT: COUP ATTEMPT IN PORTUGAL
THIS MORNING FOR FIRST TIME ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS PAINTED IN
FRONT CONSULATE INCLUDING "DOWN WITH AMERICAN IMPERALISM"
AND "DEATH TO CIA". WE ARE REVIEWING EMERGENCY AND EVACUATION
PLAN WITH AMERICAN BASE AT LAJES JUST IN CASE BUT AT THIS
TIME NO APPARENT DANGER TO AMERICANS EXISTS."