Your D.358. [2] Portuguese Timor.

As Portuguese envoy [3] is now reported to have completed
investigations in Timor we think time has come to seek from
Portuguese clarification of their position.

Salazar's [4] decision not to visit London for staff talks [5] and
the arrangement with Japanese for inspection of Timor by
Portuguese official, together with progress of events in South-
West Pacific forces us to conclusion that Portugal hopes that
Timor will be reoccupied without any military contribution or
effort on her part. If this in fact eventuates, the failure of
Portuguese to participate in the liberation of their own territory
will raise the question of her capacity to act in any regional
colonial arrangement.