NEUTRAL PORTUGAL
ATLANTIC POSSESSIONS DEFENCE AGAINST AGGRESSION (Rec. 8 p.m.) LISBON. May 9 The Prime Minister, Dr Salazar. declared that Portugal intends to defend her Atlantic possessions against aggression, and the United States has given an assurance that she will respect Portuguese sovereignty. •The statement is a sequel to Senator Pepper's advocacy of American occupation of the Azores and Cape Verde islands before the Germans land there A Portuguese communique reveals that reinforcements have been sent to the Portuguese Harrisons of these islands.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24604, 12 May 1941, Page 5
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