The Archive · 1938

Portugal Will Never Give Up Colonies

Lisbon, Nov. 29.

Portugal's determination not to part with any of her colonial possessions was solemnly declared by the Portue guese Stale President, General Car-mona, speaking yesterday before Parliament in the prossice of the entire Diplomatic Corps.

Underlining Portugal's independence and referring to. the Portuguese-British allidnee, General Carmona insisted that the Portuguese colonies could neither be given up by the Portuguese themselves because they were an inseparable part of the homeland nor could they be divided up by any other Power. This should be kept in mind by those who speak of the Portuguese colonial possessions 8 possible objects of certain trans

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