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Vinte Anos de Defesa do Estado Português da Índia (1947-1967). Lisboa. 1967. - Vinte Anos de Defesa do Estado Português da Índia (1947-1967) . Lisboa: Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, 1967. 4 v.; 270 mm. White paper compiling diplomatic documentation relating to the conflict between Portugal and the Indian Union over the Portuguese State of India, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the loss of Goa, Daman and Diu in December 1961. The complete work, presented here in four volumes, covers the period between the independence of the Indian Union in August 1947 and August 1967. The first volume documents the phase of Indian political pressure until mid-1954; the second, the escalation of threats, border incidents, persecution of Goan communities, and aggression against Dadra and Nagar Haveli until the autumn of 1955; the third, from September 1955 to the beginning of 1960, corresponds to the phase of international debate surrounding the ”Goa problem”; the fourth and final volume, until August 1967, documents the phase of consummated aggression, with the invasion and military conquest of Goa, Daman, and Diu in December 1961 and the subsequent diplomatic outcome. Unusual. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate