Office of the Historian

811.34553B/22

The Portuguese Minister (Bianchi) to the Secretary of State

No. 142
Washington, October 30, 1943.

Sir:—I am instructed by my Government to acknowledge the receipt of the note delivered in Lisbon on October the 25th, by the American Chargé d’Affaires,4 stating that with reference to the agreement recently concluded between Portugal and Great Britain, the United States Government has undertaken to respect Portuguese sovereignty in all Portuguese Colonies.

My Government wishes me further to convey to the United States Government their appreciation and thanks for the guaranty thus given.

I avail myself [etc.]

J. Bianchi

  1. The text of the note as reported by the Minister in Portugal in airgram No. A–695, December 21, 1943, 10:30 a.m., reads as follows:

    “In pursuance to instructions from my Government, I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that in connection with the agreement recently concluded between Portugal and Great Britain the United States of America undertakes to Tespect Portuguese sovereignty in all Portuguese colonies.” (853.014/79)

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