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Political Pressures and Hesitations. Portugal, the United States of America and the “Operation Nickel Grass”. Final stages on the way to the end of the Portuguese colonial empire
Event Title
XLIV Congress of the International Commission of Military History - “The Creation of New States and Collapse of Old Empires in the XXth Century
Year (definitive publication)
2018
Language
English
Country
Israel
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Abstract
October 6, 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the Yom Kippur War; the most serious and intense direct military confrontation that had taken place since the end of World War II.
The aim of our article is to recall the role played by Portugal in assisting the U.S. and the State of Israel in the course of "Operation Nickel Grass", describing in general terms the outlines of the relations between Portugal and the United States in Defence matters and the role of the Azores Islands as an essential supporting base for the projection of American military power on a global scale; the tense diplomatic negotiations carried out between the Portuguese and the U.S. authorities during the first week of the conflict; the close connection of those negotiations with the final stages of the Portuguese colonial empire and, finally; the consequences and reprisals imposed on Portugal for its support to the airlift operation.
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Keywords
Yom Kippur War,Operation Nickel Grass,Portugal,USA,Israel,Azores
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- History and Archeology - Humanities
