853B.20/50: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in Portugal ( Fish )

416. Your 305, April 10, 4 p.m. The Department continues in doubt as to whether the Portuguese Government has taken any steps to correct the situation referred to in this correspondence. It is urgent that this matter be clarified without further delay. You are accordingly requested to obtain from the Foreign Office a definite reply at once, reporting to the Department the precise nature of steps taken.

It is not clear from your telegram that the Legation is keeping the Consulate in Horta advised of developments, as requested in the Department’s 319, March 31, 9 p.m.

Hull