CONTINUING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNREST IN ARGENTINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002400200008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 18, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ST
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
f FO ATI REPORT
COUNTRY Argentina
SUBJECT' Continuing Political and Economic Unrest in
Argeentina
PLACE 25X1!A6a
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DATE OF IN
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1, Several Argentine labor unions are planning to call strikes in sympathy with
the current Argentine printers' strike. A bank employees' strip is expected
this wok and other strikes later. Over 1000 printers have been arrested by
the police. Another source attests that the arrests total 3000, including
many Communists and `?ocialists.
2. The continuing tense situation centers around the army's demand that Mrs. Peron
be removed from political activity. Nationalists led by Generals Oscar R. Silva
and Sun Filomeno Velazco, and supported by General Humberto Sosa 2 aolina, are
insistent in this demand. Governor Domingo A. tercante and certain other
political figures are supporting Ira. Peron. Aira. Peron, with her brother Juan
Duarte, have departed for Cordoba, Argentina.
3. President Peron-recently requested Vice President tiortensio Quijano to serve
as President for three or four months. Quijano, who foresees a split in Peronista
ranks and fears increasing unrest with possible disturbances, refused the position.
comment, The present serious Argentine situation is further complicated by
the ab ence of newspapers. A deluge of fantastic rumors circulated by the political
opposition to create confusion and unrest has made it ainost impossible to dis-
tinguish fact from rumor.
Next Review Date: 2008
This docurne s hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL ecordance with the
letter of 1G 1978 from the
Director of CeOnctratol I Iligence to the
Archivist of the United ates.
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