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
