PERONISMO IN FOREIGN COLONIES IN ARGENTINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200040005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 24, 1948
• Content Type: IR

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NTRY Argentina
DATE DISTR. 29 Dee 1948
SUBJECT Peronismo in Foreign Colonies in Argez A2q NO. OF PAGES 1
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1. The Peronista Party has begun to develop an extensive plan through which it
hopes to influence and to control if possible various foreign groups in
Argentina. Particular emphasis will be laid upon Spanish and Italian groups.,
The crux of the plan is to form Peronista societies in each of the foreign
colonies, all of which eventually will be banded together under the Federation of
Foreign Peroniata Unions (Confederation de Unions Peronistas Extranjeras).
2. The first phase of the plan already has been initiated with the establishment
of the Union Peronista Espanola, which has its temporary headquarters at
Calle Rodriguez Pena 267. This organization, which is preparing to publish
its own newspaper for the dissemination of Peronista propaganda in the Spanish
colony, is also supported by local Falangists. The Spanish Embassy views the
Peronista plan with satisfaction, believing that pressure will be applied to
local non-Falangist Spaniards.
3. A similar organization, to be called the Union Peronista Italians, is cur-
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A broader phase of the Peronista plan is to encourage affiliation with pro-
Peronista organizations in foreign countries. This will be developed especially
in other countries of Latin America.
The Spanish Republican colony in Argentina, which is largely anti--Pero-4-to
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was quite disturbed by the formation of the Union Peronista Espanola. The
Republicans believe that the Spanish (bnsulates throughout Argentina are
compiling data on anti-Peronista Spaniards with the semi-official aid of the
Argentine Police.
6. The local Spanish Republican newspaper, Espana Republicans was denied mailing
privileges by the Argentine postal system shortly after t e visit to Argentina
of Spanish Foreign Minister Alberto Artajo. Only after the Mexican Ambassador
to Argentina had appealed personally to President Peron in behalf of the
Spanish Republican colony were the privileges reinstated. The Ambassador is
said to have cautioned certain Spanish Republicans to employ discretion in the
future and, above all, not to appear to be in opposition to the,policies of
the Peronista government.
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