The Archive · 1941

Sir Ronald Campbell Arrives In Lisbon

Lisbon, June 17, Sir Ronald Campbell, former British Minister to Belgrade arrived at Lisbon yesterday afternoon and was greeted at the station by Sir Noel Charles, British Minister at Lisbon. He was subsequent met by Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell. British Ambassador to Portugal.

The party of thirteen included naval military and air attaches, and members of consular staffs from Yugoslavia. Others will follow later.

it is understood that only about one-third of the entire party of over a hundred, who arrived in Madrid from Italy. will go home via Lisbon. The others will take an alternative route, Sir Ronald said that while the British submarine was searching for him at Kotor, after the invasion of Yugoslavia, he was at a hotel five miles away and unaware of its presence, He had since been for some time at Durazzo, in Albania, and subsequently stayed at a place halfway between Rome and Florence. He added that he had been treated with every courtesy.—Reuter.

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