Much satisfaction. will be felt at Mr, Anthony Eden's specific cham-lon ship of Portugal in the House of Commons, The dimeulties of Portuguese Government ave been exceptionally marked and there has been a tendency to take for granted the reports that the Spanish insure ents have received special ald from Spain's neighbour who, as is well known, is making remarkable pro: Gress by Government, on lines closely resembling certain aspects of Fascist methods, Undoubtedly the Portuquese people have been in sympathy with the insurgents and have been melted to that attitude by the activi flea, of communists alleged to be working in close association with the Spanish Government, Nor it is unnatural: that Dr. Antonfo Salazar who has played such a great part in regenerating his country and has ably discharged the dual.oftces of Prime "Minister and Minister Pinance, should attribute the recent incidents in the Portuguese fleet to Spanish agents, Portugal therefore agreed to adhere to the intervention pact with certain reservations. Mr. Eden's assertion that Portugal had faithfully observed her obligations under that pact does exceptional credit to the Portuguese for, taking their, sympathies and apprehensions {nfo account, it must have been specially dificult for them to preserve the neutrality prescribed when {helr frontiers have been constantly. exposed to incursions from one oF other of the two contending parties Spain,
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