Ka cika wannan magana: A watan Disamba na shekara ta 1941, sojojin Ostareliya da na Holan da suke tsammanin cewa Japan za ta kai wa ƙasarsu hari sun mallaki Timor ta Portugal duk da cewa ƙasar Portugal ba ta saka hannu a yaƙi ba. 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 aika da rundunar sojojin kasar Portugal mai karfi (kimanin mutane 800) daga Gabashin Afirka don daukar nauyin tsaron gabashin Timor amma ba su isa a kan lokaci ba; a ranar 20 ga Fabrairun 1942 Jafananci sun fara
saukar da sojoji a Timor.