General Freiredandrade, former Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, died here at the age of 70. The Portuguese statesman was a member of the Permanent Mandates. Commission of the League of Nations and in 1926 acted as Rapporteur on the Palestine Mandate.
He was known for his attitude toward the Jewish people and for his sympathetic feelings toward Zionism.
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