Annexation of Goa
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The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons [[Hugh Gaitskell]] of the Labour Party also expressed "profound regret" that India should have resorted to force in her dispute with Portugal, although the Opposition recognised that the existence of Portuguese colonies on the Indian mainland had long been an anachronism and that Portugal should have abandoned them long since in pursuance of the example set by Britain and France. Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Sir [[Patrick Dean (diplomat)|Patrick Dean]], stated in the UN that Britain had been "shocked and dismayed" at the outbreak of hostilities.{{Cite web |title=International Reactions to Indian Attack on Goa – Soviet Veto of Western Cease-fire Resolution in security Council |url=https://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-b-RCW.pdf |publisher=Keesing's Worldwide, LLC |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112064803/http://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-b-RCW.pdf |url-status=live }} |
The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons [[Hugh Gaitskell]] of the Labour Party also expressed "profound regret" that India should have resorted to force in her dispute with Portugal, although the Opposition recognised that the existence of Portuguese colonies on the Indian mainland had long been an anachronism and that Portugal should have abandoned them long since in pursuance of the example set by Britain and France. Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Sir [[Patrick Dean (diplomat)|Patrick Dean]], stated in the UN that Britain had been "shocked and dismayed" at the outbreak of hostilities.{{Cite web |title=International Reactions to Indian Attack on Goa – Soviet Veto of Western Cease-fire Resolution in security Council |url=https://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-b-RCW.pdf |publisher=Keesing's Worldwide, LLC |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112064803/http://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-b-RCW.pdf |url-status=live }} |
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[[United Kingdom|UK's]] passivity was a violation of the [[Treaty of Windsor (1899)|Treaty of Windsor of 1899]].{{Cite web |date=26 Feb 2024 |title=Keesing's Record of World Events (formerly Keesing's Contemporary Archives), Volume 8, March, 1962 India, Portugal, Indian, Portuguese Territories, India, Portuguese, Page 18623 |url=https://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-a-RCW.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219144027/https://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1074-1962-03-KS-a-RCW.pdf |archive-date=19 Feb 2025 |access-date=26 Feb 2025}} |
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