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Volume #17 - 12. | |
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CHAPITRE I CONDUITE DES RELATIONS EXTÉRIEURES | |
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2E PARTIE REPRÉSENTATION DIPLOMATIQUE ET CONSULAIRE | |
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DEA/1720-40 |
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Note du secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures pour le sous-secrétaire d'État aux Affaires extérieures | |
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Ottawa,
le 28 septembre 1951 | |
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I should have told you before this that during the North Atlantic Council meeting8 I had two discussions with the Portuguese Foreign Minister on the question of an exchange of diplomatic representatives. He felt very strongly that it was unnatural and unfortunate that Portugal alone of the North Atlantic countries should have no diplomatic representative in Ottawa. I told him that I reciprocated his feelings, but that our difficulties at the moment were financial; that we were concentrating everything at the moment on our defence programme. This argument did not impress him very much, any more than it impressed me! I added that I hoped that before long the situation would change and that there would be an exchange of diplomatic representatives. 2. I have mentioned this matter to the Prime Minister, who feels that we should take steps soon to convert our Consulate into a Legation (the Portuguese do not wish an Embassy) and to receive a Portuguese Minister here. L.B. P[EARSON] 8 Voir le document 476./See Document 476. . | |
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