"Mr. President, something terrible has happened. The Americans suddenly dispatched troops to land on the Azores. By now, the entire Azores have probably fallen into American hands." Major General Carmona, Portugal's Army Chief of Staff, reported to President Cabecadas with a panicked expression.
They had only just signed an agreement with Germany, selling the Azores to Germany for five hundred million marks. The Germans had been remarkably straightforward. Immediately after signing the agreement, they paid the five hundred million marks to the Portuguese government, giving the newly installed Cabecadas government sufficient funds to consolidate its internal affairs and ensure the stability of the nation and the regime.
Yet at this critical juncture, the Americans had brazenly sent troops to occupy the Azores, undoubtedly adding countless variables to everything.
"The Americans have occupied the Azores?" President Cabecadas was also startled. But then he remembered that Portugal had already signed an agreement selling the Azores to Germany and had even received the money. Although the formal handover had yet to take place, the Azores no longer belonged to Portugal, but to Germany.
"It would be best if we stayed out of the conflict between the Americans and the Germans. In any case, the Azores are no longer our territory, so let the Germans have a headache over it! Oh, and have the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wait a few hours before informing the Germans." President Cabecadas said with a smile.
When he had sold the Azores, President Cabecadas had not done so willingly. Now that the Americans had forcibly occupied the Azores, he was even more delighted to see Germany and the United States fight until their brains were smashed to pulp over the islands. That would at least vent the fury in his heart. He deliberately delayed informing the Germans for