Telegram from Herman Benjamin Baruch to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

DEPARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION DCG-496 Lisbon This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 9, 1945 fore being communicated to anyonE. (SECRET) REC'd 12:05 p.m. 9th. Secretary of State, DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11852, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington. Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 BILLTAL NARS Date 7.25.75 US URGENT 1246, June 9, Noon TOP SECRE! My British colleague has recently informed me that the Portuguese have been urging him to bring pressure through CCS to obtain Early action on fulfillment of Timor commitment resulting from staff talks last autumn. HE has cabled London accordingly. During cours E of last conversation with Sampayo June 2 latter informed Crocker that Dr. Salazar felt time was approaching when CCS should submit plan agreed to for movement of Portuguese troops to vicinity of Timor so that Portugal would be in position to make Entry into Portuguese island without delay when : ARCHIVES "INATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AND opportunity afforded. When asked what EffECt upon Portuguese policy rumors of Japanese offer voluntarily to withdraw from Timor would have Sampayo replied that (A) he did not believe despite his admission that the Japanese Minister had approached him on the subject that such