Office of the Historian

840.48 Refugees/9–1444: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Portugal (Norweb)

Washington, October 3, 1944—8 p.m.

2656. The cable below is WRB 101. Please refer to your No. 2875 of September 14 (WRB 189).17

As you were advised in Department’s No. 2118 of July 2818 and 2332 of August 24,19 this Government has guaranteed that it will arrange for the maintenance in Portugal and the removal to the United States or to other areas outside Portugal of all refugees who are admitted to Portugal in accordance with the terms of those cables. It is the firm intention of this Government to comply fully with the terms of this guarantee, should the necessity arise. Until the number of such refugees and other similar facts are known, it is neither possible nor desirable to determine exactly where they will be taken. You may assume that all available havens, including Fedhala, will be used to fulfill this Government’s guarantee.

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  1. Not printed; it concerned question of destination of refugees admitted to Portugal (840.48 Refugees/9–1444).↩
  2. Not printed, but see telegram 5948, July 28, midnight, to London, p. 1106.↩
  3. Not printed, but see telegram 2918, August 24, 7 p.m., to Bern, p. 1135.↩