24 Mar. 1944

Telegrams nº 8 and 9 sent from the MNE to the Portuguese Legation in Budapest asking: 1. whether the new government was constitutionally appointed by the Regent; 2. on the impressions and attitudes of neutral diplomatic representatives; and 3. ordering the Portuguese Minister to “act with the maximum prudence and reserve vis-a-vis the new government until we can judge if it’s a lawful or merely a de facto government”.

(AHD – Cipher, Collection of Telegrams to Budapest)
In documents: Sampaio Garrido e Teixeira Branquinho
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