The compact between the two nations was never inked, but it requires each nation to come to the assistanceof the other if either is harmed or threatened. I am referring to Britain and the United States. America joined the in the war with Germany in 1914 and lost a hundred thousand in the fighting. A GermanAmerican demagogued crowds into forcing Roosevelt to take a publicly neutral stance in 1939, but he useda clever 'lend lease' subterfuge to supply England with vital supplies. He declared war after Pearl harbour. Mrs. Thatcher was able to defeat Argentina over the Falklands only because the Royal Navy was suppliedwith fuel and ammunition by the US in the South Atlantic. Over the decades, numerous Goans have supported causes in the old country, some very substantially. AgneloGomes, a Verna compatriot of the Pintos stands out in thet regard. The list would be quite long.
