London, July 15, There is no intention to withdraw the British military mission at present in Lisbon, it was stated in well-informed circles yesterday. That is to say the negotiations between this mission and the Portuguese Government about the possibility of British armaments deliveries to Portugal would be continued, dri London, the view prevails that close friendship with Portugal—England's oldest ally-—is more necessary than ever because of the importance of the sea route through the Mediterranean to the British possessions in the East and the extraordinary strategic significance of the Azores for the sea route to the Cape,—Trans-Ocean,
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