While paying tribute to the British and US efforts to persuade India to refrain from military action, Portugal dictator Antonio Salazar said that both Powers had "suffered a defeat at the gates of Goa."
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While opposing Portugal and US led motion on Goa in the UN Security Council, India s representative had said that the elimination of the last vestiges of colonialism in India was an article of faith for the Indian people, Charter or no Charter, security Council or no security Council.