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Western, Europe: 3rd Parachute Division in central sector of Normandy Front losses...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/3072

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1944 July 14

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Western, Europe: 3rd Parachute Division in central sector of Normandy Front losses large quantities of weapons as a result of Allied attacks, July 11.

Portuguese minister, Pretoria: report of July 10 following meeting with General Smuts, discussion of the war in Europe, South African pressure for Portugal to join the war on Allied side, to stand up and declare war on Japan for seizing its colony of Timor.

SIS Central Department's report of July 14, GUNPOWDER 42, the question of Portuguese Timor, information from source which SIS believed provided authentic summaries of German cipher telegrams relating to various countries, message of July 1 from German Legation in Lisbon to Berlin on talks between Salazar and Japanese minister in Lisbon, Portuguese pressure for Japanese to leave Timor and return it to Portugal.

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