881.00/926: Telegram
The Minister in Portugal (Dearing) to the Secretary of State
Lisbon, June 6,
1924—6 p.m.
[Received 7:35 p.m.]
[Received 7:35 p.m.]
31. Department’s 23, June 4, 5 p.m.7 Tangier convention. Confidentially informed by Foreign Office that Portuguese Government will presently “ratify” the convention without conditions or reservations and has same attitude toward port concession.
Foreign Office states that Portugal found convention unsatisfactory and would have preferred larger representation, at least two, but decided after careful study that under existing circumstances unconditional adhesion was best. …
Dearing