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The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Portugal (Norweb)
2489. According to general instructions issued by the Chiefs of Staff to the British and American delegations for forthcoming staff conversations, these conversations will be concerned entirely with Portuguese participation in eventual Timor expedition. The scope of the conversations will not include other Portuguese possessions such as Macao, or Allied facilities in the Azores or other Portuguese territory.
The mission will be under the general guidance of the British and American Ambassadors, but it is understood that the delegations will be free to refer to the Chiefs of Staff at any time for guidance.