Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Duk da tsaka-tsakin Fotigal, a watan Disamba na 1941, sojojin Ostiraliya da Holland sun mamaye Timor ta Fotigal, waɗanda ke tsammanin mamayewar Japan. Salazar ya yi fushi sosai. Ya yi zanga-zanga, yana cewa Allies sun keta ikon mallakar Fotigal kuma sun yi barazanar tsaka tsaki na Fotigal. Daga nan ne aka tura rundunar sojojin kasar Portugal mai karfi (kimanin maza 800) daga Gabashin Afirka don daukar nauyin tsaron gabashin Timor amma ba su isa kan lokaci ba; a ranar 20 ga Fabrairun 1942 Jafananci sun fara sauko da sojoji.
a cikin Timor.