Stranica 4 [4]
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- page four text be got out of the paper ) " Nobody can predict, how long Macao will still remain in P rtuguese hands; but it can be said with certeinty, thet in the past fourhundred years the Chinese could have taken if if they had so desired. Its protection was always ite smellnegs and weakness", This statement of Englands greetest paper embittered feelings here. It was felt as proving the abysmal ignorance of the editorial writer s since he obviously did no’ know about the numerous times, in which the Chinese tried to take Macao and were defested. It was certainly hitting the Portuguese below the belt in an area, where the solidarity of the European Nations would be today of prramount importance. And it was treason afainst Hong-Kong tooe The Portuguese reaction was also the resukt of the general bitterness in this area against a paper, which by its sympathy for the Red China has cone inerediblie harm already. And, as a fine British Diplomat told here : Tt will take ue years to undo the harm made by this one Times editorial. G/
