ARGENTINE - PARAGUAYAN RIVER NAVIGATION PROBLEMS REACH NEW STAGE WITH ARGENTINE SUSPENSION OF ACT OF BUENOS AIRES.

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1. Text of Argentine Note of June 15, 1965.
2. Statement by Sr. Vidal Bedoya.
3. Text of Paraguayan Note of June 30, 1965.
4. Argentine Note of July 22, 1965.
5. Report of Press Conference by Foreign Minister Sapena Pastor.
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TO : DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INFO BUENOS AIRES
DATE: 1F ly 28, 4965
FROM Amembassy ASUNCION
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SUBJECT: Argentine - Paraguayan River Navigation Problems~zReach New
Stage With Argentine Suspension of Act of Buenos Aires.
REF :.Embtel 30;.Embassy's,A-376; Weekas 23, 24 and?25.
Summary
The Act of. Buenos Aires, signed in February.1964, was proclaimed as
facilitating Paraguay's. access to the sea by easing Argentine' restrictions
on the use of the Parand River. This airgram summarizes the recent events
leading up to,the Argentine suspension of the Act of Buenos Aires on
July 22. The immediate economic effect of the denunciation on Paraguayan
river commerce is negligible as neither of the two. important features
of the Act, i.e., use of Paraguayan pilots on Paraguayan vessels, and
amplification of free port facilities in Buenos Aires, had been realized.
Politically the Argentine action represents the renewed salting of old
wounds. The incident also represents a trial for Paraguayan Foreign
Minister SAPENA Pastor, already under attack for the Foreign Ministry's,.
handling of the affair.,
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Background
The Embassy's airgram referred to above, and the previous reports referenced
therein, report the prolonged story of Paraguay's attempts to obtain recognized
and unrestricted access to the sea from the Argentines. The most recent act
of this century-long drama commenced with the signing of the Acta de Buenos Aires
on February 7, 1964. The drawn-out negotiations necessary to implement this act,
and the Paraguayan dissatisfaction with the eventual Argentine implementing
regulations, have constituted a continuing source of frustration for the Paraguayan
Foreign Ministry.
The recent developments leading to the current impasse had'their origin
when Argentine port authorities at Corrientes stopped one Paraguayan vessel,
on May 24 and another on May 31. After some hours of delay while the Argentines
inspected the ships' papers and cargo the vessels were allowed to proceed to
the port of Asunc16n. Both of the vessels belonged to the Paraguayan State
Merchant Fleet (Flota Mercante del Estado).
In a press conference on June 5 Sr. Vidal BEDOYA, the Administrator of
the State Merchant Fleet, was reported as decrying the."abusive attitude of the
Argentine authorities which constitute a flagrant attack on the principle of
free navigation." He maintained that "A vessel which has sailed from an
Argentine port with the required documentation cannot be detained or delayed
under any pretext, and not in any case to check cargo in transit-destined to
an international port, which is the case of the vessels of our fleet which
travel from Rio de la Plata to Asunc16n." Foreign Minister Sapena Pastor
described the Argentine action as "truly arbitrary and an abuse" and announced
that he had directed the Paraguayan Ambassador in Buenos Aires to express the GOP's complaint to the Argentine Foreign Office.
The Paraguayan note was delivered on June 10. On June 15 the. Argentine
reply was given to the Paraguayan Ambassador. The Argentines asserted their
authorities deemed it necessary to verify that the Paraguayan? vessels still
included in their cargoes large quantities of foreign cigarettes taken aboard
in Buenos Aires. The Argentine note proceeded to specify incidents in which
cigarettes consigned to Asunc16n firms had been smuggled into Argentina and
affirmed that the detentions resulted as a legitimate exercise of its police
powers. The text of the Argentine note is. transmitted as enclosure (1).
The Argentine note brought a prompt and impassioned response from the
Administrator of the Paraguayan Merchant Fleet. In a letter directed to
Foreign Minister Sapena Pastor and released to the local press, Fleet
Administrator Bedoya rejected what he described as the unjustified allegations
of the Argentine reply. Denying that vessels of the Merchant Fleet were involved
in contraband he charged that under private law the Argentine statements would
be criminal defamation. The text of Sr. Bedoya's statement is transmitted.as
enclosure (2).
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The Foreign Minister privately took a somewhat less adamant line on the
matter. In a conversation with our Charge at the time he indicated that he
was less than satisfied with the Fleet's response and that he-did not reject
so categorically the allegations that the Fleet might be involved in
contraband activities. He did maintain, however, that the cargo operations of
the Fleet were not the concern of the Argentine authorities.
The Paraguayans responded to the Argentine note on June 30. However
strong Sapena Pastor's personal doubts on the integrity of the Fleet there.. is
little evidence of moral uncertainty in.the Paraguayan reply which describes
the Argentine actions as "unnecessarily rigorous" and "characterized by
arbitrariness." Further, it was stated that the GOP "would not recognize the
application of measures, however legal in Argentina, which tended to restrict
Paraguay's right' of communication, navigation, and transportation ,via the Paran&/
to and from Paraguay." The text of the Paraguayan note is transmitted as
enclosure (3).
Of little relevance but of direct importance to the larger issue was the
annual visit of the Argentine War College to Asuncion during the last week of
June. In their. customary interview with President Alfredo STRQESSNER on
June 30, which was reported in unusual detail in the Colorado Party newspaper,
Patria, the President repeated the standard Paraguayan complaint against
the connivance of the Argentine military' in the guerrilla raids on Paraguayan
territory by exile groups (1959-1960). Specifically mentioning General
Carlos TORANZO Montero and other Argentine military chiefs involved, President.
Stroessner stated that although they are anti-communists they nevertheless
promoted the infiltration of communism into Paraguay. It subsequently became
apparent that the President's remarks were not well received in Argentina.,
Argentine Suspension of-the Act of Buenos Aires
On July 22 Argentina delivered its response to the Paraguayan note of
June 30. The note, delivered in Buenos Aires, restates Argentina's claim to
sovereignty over the Parana River. It notes that the Act of Buenos Aires had
granted Paraguay its objectives; the use of Paraguayan pilots on Paraguayan
vessels and greater free trade zone facilities in Buenos Aires. It expresses
surprise that the Paraguayans objected to the GOA's exercise of its police
powers to such an extent that it would not recognize measures, legal in
Argentina, which tended to restrict Paraguay's river navigation rights. Further,
that such an attitude would lead a Paraguayan vessel to refuse to embark an
Argentine official. The Argentine note also expresses concern over statements
made at "high levels" of the GOP casting.aspersions upon senior officers of
the Argentine military. Stating that the measures taken by the Argentine
authorities were necessary to prevent "vast and international" contraband, the.
Argentine note states that they could largely be avoided if the Paraguayans
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would study with them measures for the suppression of such contraband. Finally,
the GOA concludes that due to the circumstances cited, the planned improvement
of the free port area would be postponed and that Paraguayan vessels passing
through Argentine rivers would be required to use Argentine pilots as "they
have been doing to the present moment." A copy of the text is.included.as
enclosure (4).
Paraguayan Reaction to.Argentine Move
The immediate Paraguayan reaction to the Argentine denunciation of the Act
of Buenos Aires was one of shock. Foreign Minister Sapena Pastor was quoted
.by Patria as saying the Argentine note was "truly surprising" and;again.repeating
the Paraguayan thesis that the Parana is an international river, that Argentine
sovereignty over the Parana is not absolute but subject to servitudes, that
undenied police jurisdiction should not serve as a base for arbitrary acts,,
and that Argentina does not have the right to suspend the Act of Buenos Aires
which assures to Paraguay "the minimum rights belonging to a mediterranean country." The press report of the Foreign Minister's remarks are transmitted,
as enclosure (5).
The'opposition political parties have not yet reacted to the most recent
Argentine note. It is of interest, however, that their earlier reaction to
the Argentine note of June 15 was largely to accept the Argentine allegations
of contraband at face value and to use.the incident as one more example of
corruption within the government. Both the Levi-Liberals La Libertad and the
Febreristas El Pueblo pointed editorial fingers at the State Fleet for
jeopardizing the interests of the nation. In view of the tone of the recent
Argentine note, however, it is expected that they probably will rally as
Paraguayans to the national cause, or. at least temper their criticism of the.
administration.
Congressional leaders Dr. J. Augusto SALDIVAR and Dr. Luis Maria ARGA iA
of the governing Colorado Party have published a resolution which they will
present to a special session of the National Congress July 28 "emphatically
condemning" the attitude of the Argentines.
A Foreign Ministry source claims that student demonstrations have been
avoided, and that the. GOP has prevented the stoning of the Argentine Embassy,
and stopped public rallies. However, a student rally has been announced for
July 27 at which Dr. Emilio SAGUIER Aceval will speak (see below).
Immediate Consequences of the Argentine Move
The suspension of the Act of Buenos Aires will have practically no
immediate economic effect on Paraguayan river commerce. As of the present time
Paraguayan-vessels passing through those parts of the Parana under Argentine
jurisdiction are still piloted by-Argentine river pilots and the facilities of
the Paraguayan free port area in Buenos Aires reportedly have not yet been
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.The Foreign Minister privately took a somewhat less adamant line on the
matter. In a conversation with our Charge at the time he indicated that he.
was less. than. satisfied with the Fleet's response and that he did not reject.
so categorically the.allegations that the Fleet might be involved in
contraband activities. He did maintain, however, that the cargo operations of
the Fleet were not the concern of the Argentine authorities.
The-Paraguayans responded to the Argentine note on June 30. However ,
strong Sapena Pastor's personal doubts on the integrity of the Fleet there. is
little . evidence.. of. moral uncertainty in.the Paraguayan reply which describes
the Argentine actions as. "unnecessarily rigorous" and "characterized by
arbitrariness." Further; it was-stated that the GOP "would not recognize the
application'of.measures, however legal in Argentina, which tended to restrict
Paraguay's right . of. communication, navigation, and transportation Lvia the Parand/
to and from Paraguay." The text of the Paraguayan note is transmitted as
enclosure (3).
Of little relevance but of direct importance to the larger issue was the
annual visit of the Argentine War College to Asuncion during the last week.of
June. In their customary interview with President Alfredo STROESSNER on
June 30, which was reported-in unusual detail in the Colorado Party newspaper,
Patria, the President repeated the standard-Paraguayan complaint against
the connivance of the Argentine military in the guerrilla raids on Paraguayan
territory by exile.groups (1959-1960). Specifically mentioning General
Carlos.TORANZO Montero and other-Argentine military chiefs involved, President
Stroessner stated that although they are anti-communists they nevertheless
promoted the infiltration of communism into Paraguay. It subsequently became
apparent that the President's remarks.were not well received in Argentina.
Argentine Suspension of the Act of Buenos Aires
On July 22-Argentina delivered its response to the Paraguayan note of
June 30. The.note, delivered in Buenos Aires, restates Argentina's claim to
sovereignty over the Parand.River. It notes that the Act of Buenos Aires had
granted' Paraguay its objectives; the use of Paraguayan pilots on Paraguayan..
vessels and greater free trade zone facilities in Buenos Aires. It expresses
surprise that the. Paraguayans objected to the GOP's exercise of its police
powers to such an extent that it would not recognize measures, legal in
Argentina, which tended to restrict Paraguay's river navigation rights. Further,
that such an attitude would lead a Paraguayan vessel to refuse to embark an
Argentine official. The Argentine note also expresses concern over statements
made at "high.levels".of the GOP casting. aspersions upon senior officers of
the Argentine military. Stating that the. measures taken by the Argentine
authorities-were necessary to prevent "vast and international" contraband, the.
Argentine.note states that.they could largely be avoided if the Paraguayans
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would study with them measures for the suppression of such contraband. Finally,
the GOA concludes that due to the circumstances cited, the planned improvement
of the free port area would be postponed and that Paraguayan vessels passing
through Argentine rivers would be required to use Argentine pilots-as "they
have been doing to the present moment." A copy of the text is included,as
enclosure (4).
Paraguayan Reaction to.Argentine Move
The immediate Paraguayan reaction to the Argentine denunciation of the Act
of Buenos Aires was one of shock. Foreign Minister Sapena Pastor was quoted
by Patria as saying the Argentine note was "truly surprising" and again.repeating
the Paraguayan thesis that the Parana is an international river, that Argentine
sovereignty over the Parancl is not absolute but subject to servitudes, that
undenied police jurisdiction should not serve as a base for arbitrary acts,
and that Argentina does not have the right to suspend the Act of Buenos Aires
which assures to Paraguay "the minimum rights belonging to a mediterranean
country." The press report of the Foreign Minister's remarks are transmitted
as enclosure (5).
The'opposition political parties have not yet reacted to the most recent
Argentine note. It is of interest, however, that their earlier reaction to
the Argentine note of June 15 was largely to accept the Argentine allegations
of contraband at face value and to use the incident as one more example of
corruption within the government. Both the Levi-Liberals La Libertad and the
Febreristas El Pueblo pointed editorial fingers at the. State Fleet for
jeopardizing the interests of the nation. In view of the tone of the recent
Argentine note,. however, it is expected that they probably will rally as
Paraguayans to the national cause, or at least temper their criticism of the
administration.
Congressional leaders Dr. J. Augusto SALDIVAR and Dr. Luis Maria ARGAJTA
of the governing Colorado Party have published a resolution which they will
present to a special session of the National Congress July 28 "emphatically
condemning" the attitude of the Argentines.
A Foreign Ministry source claims that student demonstrations have been
avoided, and that the GOP has prevented the stoning of the Argentine Embassy,
and stopped public rallies. However, a student rally has been announced for
July 27 at which Dr. Emilio SAGUIER Aceval will speak (see below).
Immediate Consequences of the Argentine Move
The suspension of the Act of. Buenos Aires will have practically no
immediate economic effect on Paraguayan river cmnmerce. As of the present time
Paraguayan vessels passing through those parts of the Parana under Argentine
jurisdiction are still piloted by Argentine river pilots and the facilities of
the Paraguayan free port area in Buenos Aires reportedly have not yet been.
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improved. This does not discount the fact, however, that Paraguay stood to
save in the future a considerable sum annually in fees paid to Argentine
river pilots had the Act been fully, implemented; nor does it deny that improved
transshipment facilities in. Buenos Aires are badly needed.
The immediate significance of the Argentine action is political,
especially as it effects internal Paraguayan politics. Foreign Minister Rail:
SAPENA Pastor has been the object of cons.idorable criticism in regard to the
unsuccessful conclusion of the negotiations which preceded the implementing
regulations of the Act of Buenos Aires. Much of this criticism has come from
Dr. Emilio Saguier Aceval,. editor of the two semi-official tabloids El Pais
and La Tarde, and known to harbor aspirations for Sapena Pastor's job.
(Emb A-435, April 10,'1965). The recent Obi. action may well give added fuel
to the fire that Saguier Aceyal apparently delights in lighting under
Sapena Pastor. ..
For the Ambas ors
l
e M. Poienmire
Second Secretary of Embassy
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LA TRIBUNA _. A.sunc16n, Jaws 17 de Jun lo 1965 5
01NOCESE EL TEXTO DE LA RESPUESTA
ARGENTINA A PROTESTA PARACUAYA
Reproducimos a continua "Queda, an consecuencia, -
ci6n el texto de la nota res Como materia de considers-
puesta del gobierno argen-jci6n, los hechos consigiladosi
tine, dado a conocer por less an la nets, quo contests cu_
-
"Adem&s,, - procedimientos
de fechas innlediatamente an
Como el qua se lle-
teriores
,
v6 a cabo el 13 de abril
timo por personal de la Bub-
mo se recordara la misma prefectura de Puerto Nuevo,
trades por less autoridades nor
fue motivada por una nota cfonales pertinentes easy esta determinaron la incautaciu
protesta entregada al Minis- . Cancilleria, sod;,-las siguien- de 8.977 cartones de cigarri-
terio de Relaciones Exterio-'ten:?~ llos de procedencia extran-
res y Culto por el Dr. Augus- "En, el cash, la Chi -do jera, cuyo destino debi6 ha-
to R. Fuster, Embajador del bandera paraguaya "Guru- bar sido la Ciudad de Asun-
Paraguay, eumplieedo instruc ?paity", la misma fue despa- ci6n pero fueron ilegalmente
clones de ]a Cancilleria Na- chada an Buenos Aires con desviados a introducidos an
cional, Como consecuencia destino al Puerto do Asun- la Argentina segun consta an
de la detenciOn de buques ci6n y escala an el puerto el sumario judicial numero de la Flota Mercante del Es de Corrientes, a remolque del; 404C0 con intervenci6n del
tado en el Puerto de Co- vapor de igual bandera "Pi- sefior juez national de 1s,
::cnt.es y sobre la que se ? rabeb6", Ilevando a bordo un instancia en lo penal econ6-
cieron amplias referencias. cargamento de 3.000 cajones mico, doctor Julio Gonzalez
La nota a que aludimos de cigarrillos extranjeros an Goytfa, secretarfa del doctor
fue entregada por el Canci- trdnsito. La eitada chats, a.rri Federico Fauz6n. Sefialo a
Her Dr. Zavala Ortiz al Em- h6 al Puerto de Corrientes V. E. que an dicho caso, las
bajador Pfister an entrevista integrando un convoy forma- mercaderias venfan consigna-
habida anteayer an el Pala- do, ademds, por el reniolca das a firmas comerciales ra-
cio "San Martin". Dice asi , dor "Itacuruby" y la chats diadas an ese Pais,
textualmente: "Pikisiry" habidndose modi4l. -`Circunstancias similares
"Tengo el honor de dirt- ficado el despacho origins Moron lugar a sendas inter-
girme a V. E. con referen- sin intervenci6n de la auto- venciones policiales los dias
cia a su nota del 10 del ac- ridad competente motive 2 y 12 de mayo ppdo; En la-
tual, an la que trasmiti6 una por el cual se instruyen ]as primera oportunidad se se-
protests. formal de su gobierI actuaciones correspondien cuestraron 19.964 cartones de
no, relatives a -procedimien ten. cigarrillos a interc]ictaron
tos llevado3 a Cabo por la "Asimismo, la jefatura de ot1os 57.01$; instru'y etose-et
Prefectura National Marfti- la 8ubprefectnra de Corrien sumario judicial numero 8165
ma, an el `puerto de la ciu- ten procedi6 a; efectuar la ve con intervenci6n del juez
dad de Corrientes, an bar- i rificaci6n de la carga men- nacional de primera instan-
cos de bandera paraguaya. cionada, medfante una comi- cia an to penal econbmico,
"En dicha presentaci6n se sf6n integrada por funciona- doctor Sdrsfield Otero, se-
alude a circunstancias y de- rios e la DirecclOn Nacio- ,cretarfa del doctor Agustin
talles a los quo he de referir- nal dde Aduanas y de la au- Durafiona y Vedia. En el ter-
me, despuds de haber consi- toridad marftima y al com-cor procedimlento, efectuado
derado el aspecto mss im- probarse, medlante un calcu- an esta capital, se Incautaron
portante que, a mi entender, , Io estima.tivo, qua conducfa 1.977 cartones de cigarrillos
subordina y condiciona la co- la misma carga declarada, I de origen extranjero. En es-
rrecta apreciaciOn de los mis- se autoriz6 la prosecuct6n tors dos uitimas ocasiones, co
mos. del viaje. I mo en el primer ca.so citado,
"La Prefectura National "En el caso del buque de los productos que ingresaron
Maritima Argentina ha ajus- motor de bandera paraguaya a Is, Argentina, on contra-
tado invariablemente sus pro "Rio Blanco" el mismo zar-i bando, estaban consignados
cedimientos al estricto cum- p6 del Puerto de Buenos Al- tambidn a firmas domicilia-
plimiento de has normas que I res con destino al de Asun- dada an Asunci6n del. Para-
rigen sus actividades, tales ci6n, con Linica escala an Co guay enya identifieacidn
como las contenidas an el Lrrientes conduciendo a su consta an surnariog instrui-
Digesto Maritime -y Fluvial, bordo 1.400 cajones de ciga- dos al respecto.
sin aplicar jam'as criterion rrflios extranjeros an trdnsi- "Estimo que lea hechos re
discriminatorios, respecto a to. Tambi6n an esta oportu- latados llevard?n al dnimo de
la bandera de las embarca- nidad se orden6 la verifica- V. E. la absoluta conviction
ciones verificadas, ni de sin ci6n, con intervenci6n de lai de que las medidas de vigi-
guna otra `naturaleza. Tanto Aduana local. lancia adoptadas an los ca-
por sentido del derecho que ! "En consecuencia, debo ex nos de 1 a s embarcaciones
nos rige Como por el amis- presar a V. 9, quo una con- Curupaity" y "Rio Blanco",
toso respeto qua guards, mos frontaci6n analitica de las in tuvieron el 16gico fundamen-
para todos, absolutamente to formaciones me permits con-, to qua surge de la lectura
dos los pafses, serfa imposi- cluir, an primer lugar, que de las razones expuestas y,
ble que agentes de la Naci6n ? no existen motiva.ciones que primordialmente, per la cir-
argentina hiciesen diferen- respalden la presentaci6n de cunstancia de qua las mar-
cia.s o distinciones de nacio- una protestor diplomdtica; an cas de indivfdualizaciOn de
nalidades, menos a$n an detri-t tes Bien, las actuaciones, co- la mercaderfa transportada
mento del Paraguay, al cual mil mo manifestd con anteriori- correspondfan a las mismas
gobierno lejana y. reciente-i dad, revelaron qua se produ-i firmas comerciales paragua-
mente ba dado pruebas caba-1 jo la modification -per par- yas a has Qua iban destina-
les de consideraciOn y afec-I to de una embarcaciOn pare. dos los eargamentos quo pre
to. La Prefectura National I guaya-, del despacho rorigi- tendieron ingresarse.a la Repu
Maritima, pues, se ha limita- nab sin la debida autoriza- blica an contrabando, siendo
do al ejercicio del poder do ci6n oficial, per lo quo se seeuestrados mediante los
policfa y continuard, ejerci6n instruyen has actuaciones ya procedimlentos policiales del
dolo, como potestad quel mencionadas. 13 de abril y-del 12 de mayo
emana de la soberanfa na- ( U1 de_ 1965
cional.
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lea antecedentes; an la `ne
cesidad de aunar esfuerzos
en la lucha contra at con-
trabando, prop6sito para el
cual, rettero a Iii ilustrado
gobierno, is mejor di$posi-
ci6n de las autoridadee de `4a
Prefectura National Mariti.
ma Para coordinar con las
autoridades paraguayas, la
major forma do combatir,
dentro de los respectivos din
bites jurisdiccionales, aqua
Has perniciosas actividades.
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cia coadyuvar a la concre-
ci6n de less meRidae que V.
E. solicita por parte del. gA-
bierno argentine, a fin -,do
evitar, Como el sefior emba-
jador expresa, la repetidiOn
de procedimientos Como los
a,puntados, yes que, ellos cons-
tituyen medioo :legales de
prevenciOn y reprrgsi6n ._-de
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b'm "PIRABEBE" eon desti
no a Asuncion y escala en Co.
rrientes, tal Como se expresa
en el rol de tripulaci6n de la
citada embarcacidn. Es ^_ier-
to que dicha Gabarra llego
al Puerto de Corrientes ante
grando un iconvoy formado.
ademds, por la Gabarra "P1
KYSYRY" a remolque del Re
molcador "ITACURUBI".
2^) Despues de zarpar de
Buenos Aires, la `CURUPAY-
TY''; a remoique del "PIRA.
BEBE", Ia Agenoia de la
F1ota dispuso, por razones
operativas, que al ilegar a
Santa Fe, Ia Gabarra "CURU-
PAYTY" pasara a formar par
? to de on convoy juntamente
con In Gabarra "PIKYSYRY",
que estaba cargando trigo, a
ser remolcadas ambas por el
Remolcador "ITACURUBI",
one se encontraba en el mis-
mo Puerto, quedando asi el
"PIRABEBE" libre Para otra
c peraci6n.
No se produjo una modi-
ficaci6n del despacho origi-
nal, por dificultades, de ca-
r: cter formal, en la redac-
ci6n de esta clase de docu.
mentaciones, por no saber
podido preverse, antes de la
s.lida del Puerto de Buenos
Aires, al cambio del Remol-
c:dor.
La operaci6n de cambio de
Remolcador es frecuentt v
normal en la navegaci6n, or
lo cual estd iconsagrado en
el Derecho Maritimo que las
embarcaciones sin propulsion
propia, que forman parte de
on convoy de, las que no son
efectos de su documenta-
cion..."
Asi frecuentemente ocurre
que por razones de fuerza
mayor, de.seguridad-tde ave-
`rias " cnicas o de simp le'
convenie 1Cia, oce rativa, se
producers";t"ambios de remoi=
ceder de un convoy.
Las embarcaciones que for
man parte-de un convoy tie-
nen, repetimos, su documen-
taci6n independiente en cuan
to a cargamento, personal,
etc. No constituye ninguna
irregularidad sensurable o
punible un cambio de Re-
molcador. James las autori-
dades Maritimas Argentinas
han hecho cuesti6n alguna
por dichos carnbios, en veces
anteriores, asi como tampoco
lo han reecho nuestras auto-
ridades cuando estos cambios
se han operado en buques
de bandera argentina.
La costumbre se hate Ley
en Dereche Maritime, que es-
emineritemente.tabnsuetudina-
rio, mdxime cuando'esta cos-.
tumbre tiende a agilizar e1
transporte y reducir sus cos
tos operatives. Es la labor
en que estamos afanosamen
to empenados en el dmhito
del a -OEA, de ALALC y v: gtra8;pui tc s-,nrgbnt nos, por
ALAMAR,
En coeto, no hubo mo-
riificacion'ile 4espacho, Como
pretende ,1a noia argentine
sine a . m .s una omision
de consigner en el rol de -la
Gabarra "CURUPAYTY" que,
a parti '.. de Santa Fe debia
seguir a remolque de otra
embarcatci6n distinta del que
la rtemolcd hasta dicho puer-
to, omisi6n excusable porlas'
razones expuestas antecedes
temente y porque en nada,
absolutamente en nada, al-
tera la documentaci6n que
ampara la embarcacion.
La nrueba de nuestro acer-
to estd,"?en que las autorida-
des argentinas en su proce-
dimiento, no formularon nin"
guna observation de haberse
producido is tal modification
de despacho, en el caso de
la "CURUPAYTY", circxtrts-
tenido el "RIO BLANCO" al
dificaci6n alguna, tai como
que`esto significa una cpe-
rucidn de cabotaje que esta
reservada tinica y exciusiva-
meinte a lop bisques de'=niche
nacionalidad. Por un,,error
de expresi6n se pone -en el
rol, por exigencia de Ins.au-
`toridades argentinas, "Escala
en Corrientes", pues hater
eseala implicarfa: operar,
que, como tenemos explica-
do, nos estd vededo,
44) En Los proeedui lentos
realizados en el Puerto de
Bifenos Aires a lus que alu
de la Nota :de- la Ca gille
ria "Argen"tina, absolutamen
to na.da tiene Que- otr ]as
embarcarciones de la Plota
Mercante del ~Estado, -.?
Segun hemos ?podido in
formarnos, ya despuds de
-esta insidiosa alusl6n,?es un
problema, que atai e..a bu
I ques de ultramar y a lap an
toridades portuarias argen
tinas, y Los sumarios''exclaL: e
cerd,n seguramente, el gra
do de res+ponsabilidad que
incumbe a unos y otros.
En la nota argentina no
-se dice desdgkluego -que es
tuvieran impWicados, 3rcos
de la. F1ofa 31ercantg-del Es,
tatty en lea sendas interven-
clones policiales a que die-
ron Lugar los contrabandos.
:de, cigarrillos en ese Auer
`,to, pues de existir tai int
plicancia, otras h.uhtesen si'
do la situhe 6n de -nuestra,
1Flota - oe 'oe
(Pasa a la 8U PY .g.)
Mercante no hacen escala en
el puerto de Corrientes OZ.
Puerto es al solo efecto de
subir o bajar 1oa, b queancs
argentinos 44ue ~t!$t an en
nuestras embarcaof~s. Des-
de luego las et2ibarcaciones
de bandera paraguaya no pue
den recibir cargas, en puer-
tos argentinos, destinadas a
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La Notla Argent
(De la 14L Pag.)
No podemos reprocbarle
semejante c.ilumnia, Pero
el, atribuirle un refinamieu
to perVerso en la redaccl6n
de an nota por hechar u11a.
aombra, en 'forma, velada,
digamos pia;dosl, hacia nues
tra Flota, ad rel: rionar esos
hechos do contra.bando en
las que aabsolutamente nada
tenemas que,ver, y que.'han
de ser uno de los miles en
gtfe a dia?rio descubren en
ese puerto,. con el transpor
to de cargas de cigarrillos
que en forma normal y co.
rrecta' efeetuaran buques
de nuestra Flot.a, cuyo nir
g gpto f ieron verificados
ly encontrados de "Confor
midad" por las autoridades
.argentinas, en ocasi6n del
..,
Into y airbitrario proce
dinliento coritr, el cual- he:
mos levanta i i neetra voz
de, protests,:,
Y decimos que 1a. red ac
cidn do Is, nota arg~entina es
die un refinamlento. perver
.so, porque al leer Is note
argentina,.,,aun' md?s avisa
do, ha-de *I e> sar que Ai las
redadas de eras intervencio
nes,-.polici.,les, a que ,elude
la; ?nota,:'?cayeron ' bareos de
1a! 'Flota, culpables de con
trabando! y que con justa
razdn.las. autoridades argen
tinas podrian. desconflar de
nue.'vo y' con sobrados,, Jere
cho reviser el.coutenido de
las egas de nuestroa bar
cos .. ,.,. ... .
Elena dedtccidn ' aefior Mi
nistro, que hake eugerir .la
nota argentina,configure un
pensamiento II.nfasne, que on
el Dereeho, Privado -,darf.i
lugar a. una aeci6n criminal_.
por dtfamaci6u, por , to . que
tea,nuestro.de!b,gr...formular
nue?tra vIva;. Y' endrgica pro
tests., d?audo.a conocer a la
opinion national y a la de
todo el Continente, que la
Flota Mercante. es victima
de ? tna imputiici6ln malevo
lente resultants de la' rota
de la Canvilierfa, Argentina,
que puede eonsdderarse co
mo obra maeatrade ins dia.
Que . el Obbferno Argenti
no busque y castiguea los
contraband4stae; que delin
quen en sus fronteras, pi
diendo, sf 'cabe, auxillo de
nuestro Gobierno, ?sin recu
rrir.` al deleanti?ble, expedieu
ede arrojar sombras de
t'
dada qule empafien.la .llmpi
da?trQdicl6n de nuestra Flo
to ? Mercante, que esta -orgu
llass de su renacimlento,li
al ImPulso y al amtparo de
un ?Gobierno 'Patriota''y Pro
gresista, a1 que servimos '
con leadtad, honor y dignl
dad.
3E]eperando haber.'satiste
cho el peaido que ha teni
do ' a blen formularnvs V
E., Mme Place .'sailuidarle : con
mi disttngulda considers
elfin" - VIDAL BEDOYA,
Administrador General.
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LA TRIBUNA Awrnci6n, Viernes 2 &W 10 de 1963 -- 3
Aclaraciones de Embajada en Bs. AS.
a Nota d.e la Cancilleria Argentina
El ministerio do Relaciones Exteriores di6 en Ia inariana
de ayes a Ia pub.icidad el texto do Ia nota "R. E. C. NV 61j65"
prescntada el mi&coles 30 ultimo alrededor de las 18 horas
por el Dr. Auguste R. Fuster, embajador del Paraguay on Ar-
gentina al Dr, Miguel Angel Zavala Ortiz, canciller del vecino
Pais.
En Ia misina se replica el contenido do Ia nota respuesta
argentina a Ia nota protesta paraguaya sobre detention y re-
vision de buqu,cs de. Ia F. M. E. en el Puerto de Corrientes
(RA) y que es do conocimiento publico. He aquf !a transcrip.
cion do Ia nota do refarencia:
"Bgenos Aires, 30 de Junio
de i96,,. - R. E. U. NY
61/65. aeffor i'Iinistru:
Tengo el honor de dirigir
me a vuestra txeciencia en
ocasiOU de referirnie a is
Nota que en fecha 15 de Ju
I'..i' de 1965 tuvo a Bien diri
_. en respuesta a la do
e:la,Embajada. del 10 del
ni smo sues, mediante ,4a ,cual
el Gobierno del Paraguay
forniaiizd su protesta ante
el Gobierno Argentino por
Ia. aplicaci6n do rigores in
uecesarios cometidos ; por
Jas autoridades del Puerto do'.
Corrientes con entba.rcaciol
nes de bandera paraguaya
pertenecionte a la Flota Mer
canto del Estado Paragua.yo.
Cumpliendo expresas ins
I trucciones de mi Gohierno,
me g0eldeher do form.
Bar Bas siguientes aclaracio
pechosas, no autoriza a nin
gun 'funcionario argentino a
tomar medidas contra Ia em
barcaci6n que las conduce.
Ello, con mayor raz6n si se
trata de mercaderfas que en
Argentina se hallan en trap
sito hacia el Paraguay y quo
han side embarcadas con il,
tervenci6n de sus propias
aduanas.
89 - Las medidas adopta
das por las autoridades de
Corrientes podran estar all
torizadas per las -eyes y di
gestos argentinus, Imru su
apiicacion consutuyO, en es
tos casos, un "rigor. ipnece
sario", con caracteres de an
bitrariedaci. Lo confirman el
resultado de la inspecci6u,
quo como era 16gico, no ha
116 nada anormal.
99 - Por ultimo, debo do
jar expresa constancia de
quo mi Gobierno no admiti
ra la oplicaci6n de medidas,
por legales que sean en Ia
Republica Argentina, qua
tiendan a restringir el ejer
cicio de su derecho de comu
nicarse, navegar y transpor
tar nrercaderfas de/y al Pa.
raguay.
Reitero a Vuc/r.Ta Exce
lericia la seguridad de ml
mas distinguida consider!
cidn.
AUGUSTO R. FUSTER
Embajador
34 - El t;;onierno de la Rc
pdblica Argentina conoce d(
masiado bien qua a Las err
barcacionea "CUR.UPAYTY'
,y ''RIO BLANCO", gbf come
cualquiei of are' embarcaciOr
do bandera paraguaya lea
csta veaado hacer comercio
de Cabotaje en la Republica
Argentina. La palabra "esca
la" en Corrientes que traje
ra en el rol, no es pues una,
escala operativa, sino simple
mente una detenelbn forzosa
pars bajar log practices ar
gentinos,
44 - Las ' embarcaciones
"CURUPAYTY" Y "R.IO
BLANCO", ni ninguna otra,
podrian desembarcar en Co
rrientes, ni en otro Puerto,
absolutamente nada que no
d.eba pasar por las Adua..
nag Argentinas.
54 - Las embarcaciones
'4CURUPAYTY" y "RIO
BLAAICO", salieron de l3ue
nos Aires y llegaron a Co
rrientes con Ia intervention
siempre continua de, pr ,cti,
cos argentinos,,.a quienes no
pueden pasar desapercibidos
actos iUcitos si transcurrea
durante el viaje.
60 -- La Flota Mercante
del Eebado nada tuvo quo
ver en las "incautaciones" y
"procedimientos" tan minu
ciosamente sefialados por fa
nota do Vuestra Excelencia,
cuyo registro, deja la impre
si6n en quien Ia lee, de que
existieron anteriores hechos
ilicitos por parte de la 1`O
to Mercante del Estado 'Pa
raguayo, que justifican Una
posterior desconfianza hacia
nes sobre -el contenido do
vuestra Nota del 15 do Junio
citada:
'
1V - De las
investigacio
nes realizadas resulta tier
to quo la Gabarra ?`CURIJ
PAYTY" que fuera despacha
da de Buer;os Aires el 18 de
Mayo ultimo a remolque del
b/ru "PIRABEBE", con des
Lino a "Asunci6n y Escala
on Corrientes'", Ileg6 a este
Puerto integrando un con
voy formado por Ia Gabarra
"PIKYSYRY", a remolque del
reniolcador t'ITACURUBI"..
Este cambio de convoy, pie
namente justificado por ne
cesidades operativas, y que
no puao ser previsto a Ia per
trda ell -Buenos Aires, en
ninguna manera configura,
ea cl poor de los casos, ui.
do todas y eada una de As
embarcaciones quo Integra
ban ell convoy.
3ti' - La llabarra "CURU,
PAYTY" deteniaa ell Cd
rrientes el 24 do Mayo y'
cuya bodega fue revisada ell
2 do !1'iay,m, y el b/in "slip
JJLANCO", quo so prete:rail0
revisar en cl inismo Lugar
el 31 do IVVayo, tuvieron oq
1110 punto rnicial do su vi
Jc. el Puerto do Buenos At
res. Toda carga quo hubie
r,a subido a las mrsinas, asi
come a cualquier otra ear
harcac16n paraguaya, debit
pill ar inevitablemente por las
Aduanas **gentinas. TTRTf+T ncclTt+T%T1
La Flota Mercante de 1
Estado desconoce tales in
cautaciones y tales procedi
mientos de los que no es Par
to Ill estd fn?ormada, ?tratan.
!dose de hechos ocurridos en
territorio argentino, Y en log
quo mds verosimilmente pue
den estar comprometidos fun
cionarios argentinos.
79 - La licitud de _ . una
carga' no so determina, por
Bas condiclones morales de
sus duenos, sino por el he
Cho do quo haya, o no hays
cumplido cone los requisitos
y exigenclas legales del ca
so. Por consiguiente, quo ]as
caritas transportadaf4 on una
emharcacion pertnnezczn. tL
i personas a, (pones el (,oblor
no Argentina consldera sos
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C" '.rii l:TSCRIB: SE A CCNTINUACION TEXT(` NOTA ARGENTINA &.1 REPUESTA NOTA
PARAGUAYA DEL 30 JU.NNI C PROXI JIC 211SADC :
BU-NOa AIi3i;0,, 221 DE JULIO DE 1965
6E& OR E JIBAJADOR :
TENGC EL HCNCR DE DIRIGIR,1E A VUE STRA EXCELENCIA PARA
CCNTESTAR SU NOTA DEL 30 DE JU.JIQ ULTIMVIC,VINCULADA, COMO LA DEL,15 DE
JUNK DE ESTA CANC.I.LLERIA, A LA PRCTESTA.DEL aEi41CR EMBAJADOR SCR PROCE
DIMIENTOS DE LA PREFECTURA NACIONAL MAARITIMA LLEVADOS A CABC EN BAR COS
DE BANDERA -PARAGUAYA.
FUNDADCS VICTIVCS TENIAMOS PA3.A ESPERAR QUE, ANTE" LA RE
'ETICIO J DE HECHOb QUE ALTER-0 LA ORDENACION JURIDICA DE NUESTRC CCIVIER
CIO Y APECTAN EL .'ATRIMONIC DE NUESTROS PAISES, AMBOS GOBIERNOS COINCI
DIERAN EN ENCCNTRAR RAPIDAS Y.. ENERGI CAS;-,MEDIDAS ~PARA .EXTIRPAR LAS PRAC
TICAS DEL CCNTRABANDO ORGANIZADO INTERNA.CIONALMENTE. CREIAMOS QUE, AD-
VERTIDO EL GCBI RNC PARAGUAYO DE LOS ANTECEDENTES DE AQUELLOS --3ROCEDI-
MIENTOS, ACEPTARIA NUESTRA AMISTOSAINVI.TACION A ESTUDIAR EL PROBLEMA.
PERO OBSERVAMOS QUE LAMNTABLEiVIENTE EL GOBIERNO DE V .E . HA PREFERIDO
DEJAR D,',.LADO LA S.ITUACI:CN MENCIONADA P A_RA,~ EN CAMBIC, F ORMULAR AFIRMA
CIONES. QUE MI GOBIERNO DEBE RECTIFICAR CATEGORICAMENTE.
S.I LA.REPUBLICA DECIDIO FAC.ILITAR A LA NACION PARAGJA-
YA S.?LIDA AL MAR LO HTZC INSPIRADA EN SU INVARIABLE SENTIDO DE FRATER- -'
NIDAD QUE MANTIENE Y MANTENDRA PARA EL PUEBLO P.ARAGUAYO, Y LO ?UDC HACER
?CaQUE CCRRESFONDIA PLENAMENTE A SU SOBERANIA TERRITORIAL QUE EJ.ERCIA
DANDC 0 PROMETIENDO LAS FACILIDADES, LO CUAL EL GOBIERNO PARAGUAYO RE-
CCNOCIO, ACEPTANDO LAS MISMAS. DE, OTRA MANERA NO HUBIERA TENIDO SENTI-
DO NI MCTIVO EL ACTA DE BUENOS AIRES.
EN NI NGUN CASC, PUES, MI GOBIERNO RENUI::TCIC A SU SCBERA
NIA TERRITORIAL SOBRE SUS RIOS NI, TAMPCCO, AL PODER DE POLICIA- CLARA
M3NTE DICEEL-APARTADO C) DEL NUMERAL I DEL ACTA DE BUENOS AIRES:...
"TODD ELLO SIN 'ERJUICIO DE LA JURISDICCION DE. PARAGUAY Y ARGENTINA EN
LAS PARTES DE LOS RIOS PARAGUAY Y PARANA QUE STAN DENTRO DE SUB RES--
PECTIVCS TRRITORIOS. EL ?ODERRDE POLICIA A BORDO 82 PODRA EJERCER, EN
THE CTRAS FCZ-41AS, MEDIANT E INS2ECTORES CUYAS FUNCIONES Y ATRIBUCIONES
SERAN DETERMINADAS POR CADA GOBIERNO TENIENDO EN CUENTA LAS RECOMENDA-
CIONES QUE ,E FORMULEN CONFORME AL NUMERAL IV""
M TM IIC30TT+TL'T1
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ES QUE NUNCA NADA DE ESTO ESTUVO EN CUESTION. LG,QUE SC
LICITABA EL PARAGUAY ERA SOLAMENT:' EL USO DE PRg.CTTCOS DE SU NACIONALI-
DAD EN LOS BUQUES DE SU BANDERA, ADEMAS DE MAYORES FACILIDADES EN EL.
PUERTO DE BUENOS AIRES. TODO ESTO ESTA EN EL ANIMC DEL GOBIERNO ARGEN--
TINO DE ACCEDER SOLICITAMENTE. ?OR ESO, SGRPRENDE r.,?UE FRENTE AL EJERCI
CIO DEL 2CDER DE POLICIA, TAN LEGITIMO COMO JUSTIFICADO, LA NOTA DE V.E.
CCNTENGA AFI2MACIONES TAN GRkVES COMO LA DE QUE SU GOBIERNO "NO -ADMITI
RA LA APLICACION DE MEDIDAS, POR LEGALES QUE SEAN EN LA REPUBLICA AR--
GENTINA, QUE TIENDAN A RESTRINGIR EL EJ:ERCICIO DE ' SU DERECHO DE CGi'INNI
CyRSE, NAVEGAR Y TRANSPORTAR M I CADERIAS DE/Y AL PARAGUAY" . Y QUA ESA
AFIRM:ACION HAYA TE11"1ID^ PRINCIPIO DE EJECUCION, AL NEGARSE EL CAPITAN,
DLL B/M "LARANA" A% EMBARCAR A UN. CFICIAL DE LA PRuFECTURA ARGENTINA.
CA.TEGCRICAIVI.ENTE EL GCBIERNO ARGEN'TINC EXPRESA AL GOBIERNO
DE V . E'. QUA; ESTA DISPUESTO A EJERCER 6SU SOBERANIA EN LAS AGUAS DE SU JU
RISDICCICN, CON TCDA LA AMPILITUD Y NECESIDAD QUE CREA CORRESPONDER.DE-
SEO TAMBIEN RACER PRESENTE AL SENOR EMBAJADOR QUE ES MOTIVO. DE PREOCU-
ACION PARA. MI GCBIERNO, QUE EN LOS ALTOS NIVELES GUBERNAMENTALES DEL
PARAGUAY, SE HAYA ALUDIDO, EN C,IRCUNETANCIAS POCC PROPICIAS, A.'AS EC-
TOS REFERENTES A PROBLEMAS DE NAVEGACION Y, AL MISMC TIEMPO, FORMULADO
APRECIACI ONES SOBRE OFICIALES SUPERIORES DE LAS FU:ERZAS ARMADAS ARGEN-
TI NAS .
POR OTRA PARTE, NO SE PUEDE CALIFICAR DE "RIGORES :INNECE-
SARIOS" SIMPLES MEDIDAS DE VIGILANCIA PARA REPRIMIR UN CONTRABANDO QUE
EL GOBIERNO PARAGUAYO SABE, ',COMO