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 DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES — DEPENDENCIES

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Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of Portugal is Great Britaix.

Ambassador. — Senhor Manuel Teixeira Gomes, G.B.E. (appointed 1920).

First Secretary. — Joao A. de Bianchi, O.B. E. Second Secretary. — Jose de Lima Santos. Naval Attache". — Commander Fernando Branco. Military Attache". — Colonel A. iTens Ferraz. D.S.O. Consui'Oeneral in London. — Oscar George Potier.

There are Consular representatives at Cardiff, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Consular agents at Cork, Dublin, Dundee, Leith, Glasgow, Hull, Southampton.

2. Or Great Britaix U Portugal.

Ambassador.— Hon. Sir Lancelot D. Carnegie, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., appointed September 30, 1913.

Secretaries. — H. A. Grant- Watson and T. A. Shone.

Military Attach/.— Col. H. F. W. Baird, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.

Commercial Secretary. — Gtoffrv Salis.

There are Consular representatives at Lisbon (C.G.), Belem, Faro, Setubal, Figueira, Leixoes, Oporto, &c. ; Funchal (Madeira), St. Michael's (Azores), St. Vincent (Cape Verde).

Consul-General at Lourenco Marques. — H. Hall-Hall (Acting).

There are Consuls or Vice-Consuls at Bissau (Guinea). Chinde, Inham- oane, Mozambique, Tete, Quilimane, Lobito, and Sao Thome", Consul at Marmagao (Goa).

Dependencies.

The colonial possessions of Portugal, situated in Africa and Asia, are as follows : —

Colonial Possesions

Possessions in Africa: Cape Verde Islands

(1912) . . . Guinea '. Principe

Thomas'

(1914) . Angola. Mozambique

and St. Island*

Colonial Possessions

Total Africa

360 58,907

484,800 ' 4,119,000

426,712 > S.120,000

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927,292 7,734,701

Possessions in Asia : In India— Goa (1910) Dauao, Diu (1910). Timor (1915). China : Macao, Ac. (1910).

Total, Asia. Total, Colonies

F^f.h Popnla-

1.4C9 169

7,330

515.772 32,700

377,Sla

74,866

8,972 1,001,153

936,264 S.735,854