_ 157 _ (35) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1547) The opinion of Cosme Ianes was issued on building a commercial center in Basra, Goa, on the 26th of September 1547, and he mentioned the reasons that would cause harm:(35) Item: First, because of their motives for doing this are to infiltrate our ranks little by little, and this appears to be the most dangerous and harmful course for us. Item: Second, because we are giving them something which may be useful to them to wage war against us. Item: Third, that instead of blocking their routes, we open them up and allow access. Item: Fourth, that we abandon what little power we have to them, and we give them what we should deny and
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