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Show PORTUGAL WILr CO- -OPERATE WmLAJUES . ' '. " up iESSi. Lisbon, via, Paris, Fob. 12. That tho government of Portugal hasi resolved re-solved to carry out tho policy decided decid-ed on by congress on August 8 and November was the assertion 'made yesterday by Frelgn Mlnlsier ilon-telro ilon-telro In a statement to tho press regarding re-garding tho International situation. Tho decisions of congress referred to Foreign Minister Montolro were that Portugal shou.d cooporata with tho allies whenovcr that step seemed seem-ed necessary. A treaty of alliance between Portugal and Great Britain requires that tho former country shall supply England with 10,000 troops when sho Is nt wur. Portuguese Portu-guese troops havo been oporntlng against tho Gcrmans'ln Angola, West Africa, to: some time A dispatch from Herlln on February 3 said Information In-formation had been received from Lisbon that reinforcements had been sent to Angola. Portugal has been making military preparations most of tho tlmo since tho war began, but uncertain Internal political conditions aro said to have Interfered soruowhat with theso operations. oper-ations. A part of the army already has been mobilized and its strength at present Is believed to bo about 100,000 men. A second mobilization would bring this figuro up to at least 245,000. Tho Pqrtuguoso navy has In commission five protected cruisers, cruis-ers, threo destroyers, four torpedo boats and Uireo submarines. |