WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, October 13. President Roosevelt said that the British-Portuguese agreement originated at his and Mr. Churchill's conference in Washington last May, when they assured Portugal that neither Britain nor America desired to gain territory by taking the Azores from Portugal. Commenting on the actual use of the islands, the President explained: "America has no agreement with Portugal, * but obviously we will use the islands in an emergency to protect American lives and ships. The same applies to other seafaring United Nations." Mr. Marcelino Garcia, senior partner of the Garcia Steamship Line, on his return from a three months' European tour, said that large quantities of war material were being received daily in Portugal from Britain, the receipt of which was general knowledge both in Portugal and Spain. No attempt was made at concealment. Mi*. Garcia added that popular sentiment in both countries was definitely on the side of the Allies.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 91, 14 October 1943, Page 5
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