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NAZI INFLUENCE IN ARGENTINA
By CHARLES C. 5. WANG,
Central News Staff Correspondent)
Buenos Aires, Jun. 30,–Is Argentina now completely free from Nazi influence? This is a question any visitor in this country will ask if he remembers that Argentina the centre of German propaganda, espionage and sabotage in the Western Hemisphere during World War 11.
WIS
Four
Lat
It is true that, principally,
groups of ngents Werd under pressure from the United utilised in Argentina, and each one States, Nazi activities in Ar- of them had at its disposal an im- clandestine broadrastiut gentina had been almost totally station.
They
were organised 15 suppressed during the latter such a nummer that the discuvery of int someone would lead to the discovery of phase of the war,
the others although their work was vestiges still remain.
birther-up The most striking evidence is that ordinated by the
The Nazi agents employed every President Peron, who, incidentally,
in their efforta was one of the first of the country's! enceivable means milltary leaders to see that Germany to weaken and destroy the defeners win losing the war, has as his contens and to catge serious losses to onland security. of the American nat -
son of an Important wartime Nazi.
of the antion's curled both oral and written pro- Furthermore, one
They are sabotage. advisers is Pajamila and influential banking must
to have attempted who was
was formerly | Heinrich
Doerge.
to plucy member of the Reichsbank, and known friends of theirs in military and de- legations whleh left Latth American to be n
n protege of Dr. Schacht. Mussolini's son, Brune, found no countries on missions to the United difficulty in entering the country after States. the war ended, and is now resident here. as are also several minor Fascist officials.
Adential secretary Rudolfo Freude, the Allies. Their activities also in-
Varied Information
The information sent out was must Shortly after Germany capitulated varied, as It eluted the arrival and that departure of merchant ships, rive- It was persistently rumoured Hitler and Eva Braun and Important ments of British and United States
inferenti Nazi leaders had been taken to worshijn
States Argentina by submarine. This might, United
War reports,
have arisen from the fact that tw of aircraft from the
meteorolog|ral
Break In Relations
Pan
garding t Industries,
movements
United States Amertean Airways
SYNOPSIS:
Talent and beauty and the ability to perform equally well with the best of the stars has won Catherine Brown a spot- light position in the Variety Club's all-star show.
Almost cheated out of the opportunity that nhould have been hers by "The Blonde," Catherine held the centre of the stage when all the stars were there, And she won the hearts of her fellow- performers. Director
George Marshall,
whose
DUMB-BELLS
REGISTERED U.S.L
ARENT THOSE
EARRINGS
FOR YOUR
PATENT OFFICE
YOU BOUGHT/SLIGHTLY
GIRL A
BIT LOUD.
YES, SHE'S
DEAF!
7
00
Fred Astaire's Dance Schools
heart she also 'wan, congratulates Catherine Brown for having arrived. Mr O'Connell, the studlo head, and. Mr Farris, the head of the company In New York, shake hands on having found thai their Variety Girl, Catherine Brown, is all they could
Mr. Steinbeck
OFFERED
takes a wrong
turning
UTS
•
•
in capital expenditure having high authority, I propose in the next few minutes to save the public the sum of 14s. 6d. per head. --it ja unnecessary to read John Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus (Heinemann, 9s. 6d.). On the jacket this is said to be "the simplest story the master has given us...and should take its place among his major works."
The statement calls for slight amendment.
This is probably the silliest story the master has given us. But is not even a bad book y John Steinbeck better than a good Fred Astaire plans to open dan-book by n losser man? The answer ein sehools throughout the world,
to your question, sir, Is, No. with the first ones abroad probably Is it not ungrateful to speak" to be in London and Paris. He has this of an author whose "Tortilla, 12 h operation in the United States Fist," for instance, gave you so much now, with four more scheduled to pleasure? Mine is RN ungrateful
open soon.
ARE YOU SURE? ANSWERS Questions on Page 9
the States Government departinent, aular,
of
hit
of
י"י
6. Jess Willard, Gft. 'gins...
Gennan submarines surrendered to¦ ĐẾ Argentina naval craft off the cost of inetuling Mar del Plata, the country's most operations -reports regarding United; 1. National Debt. £25,830,000,000; fashionable seaside resort.
States wor preparations ant the earth's
ekreumference, 1,584,000,000 istame Cant, information reruri inches; average distance to moon, Anglo-American base In 422,100,000 yards (approx. figuresi. It was the whole question of Mag: in the
Tiinitari, ind details
#_ka in regarding 2. Glossary, A
Kloss activities in Argentina that led to
balestre aboard British merchant margin explaining word in the break
relations between
3. Mary L married hi
Philip Argentina and the United States, and
Spain.
Elizabeth rejected there
netivities
nore pro- flundreds of there memages Were Eritrea. 5. Villes became
Nocturnal anima) unced when De Ramen S.
S. Castillo intercepted by
United #pecial
Bindu nurs in 1942
samken Temporarily astuned reins of government due to President Hober M. Ortiz belig too if to con- tinue to comet thes
the state's affair. Castille, hostile to the United States, formed a new cabinet with men kuown to be pro-Fascist.
12 1941, asked for the German High The 1942 Foreign Munsters Con- Command ference held Rio de Janeiro sup- plan for placint
option reparting
CROSSWORD SOLUTION proof that the Argentine: Debra Allied mere Government was definitely pro-Axis messages
Solution of yesterday's puzzle d that Allied mer-
Across: 1, Foolhardy: 8, Oppor- when its Foreign Minister. Enrique chant ships had been torpe
torpedord in time: 9, Reporter: 12. Trope: Ruiz Goinazu, opposed any action the Atlantic an information received Exes, 15. Ashamel: 16, Tier: 18. on the part of the American Republics; from this end, and that thus millions Peri-19, Litre, 21-Dreamers: -22,- that might offerid Italy of dollars worth and Japan. The
plied
the
11.
7
many of them were given pubbeity was inch taller than Camera, 7. in Buenos Aires by the Uuted States Lord Siman of Wythenshawe. Prabang when it openly denounced Sweeney Todki, D. Earl Baldwin.
yeurs 3 months. 10. Russians sheep-
activities in this entry,
of the messages, dated May do
time boks
merchant ships. proved
it
Other
merchanfit. Even; 23, Press,
U.S. Blue Book
13.
seeking a rupture of relations between of vital net and lived of thousands 3, Opposite: 4, Loop; 5. Attempt: 6. States, petroleum. munitions and Landstude Down: Fortitude; 3. Operator: all the America Hepublier at the of men wemen and children were Rue: Axis powers, suffered what was cou lost.
7. Yearlings 10. Rene; 11, sidered a plomatic defeat t
Redress; 14, Verr; 17, Elan: 20, Imp. conference. A resolution was sun- mited to the conference calling for! an outright breaking of political, Nas activities in Argentina were) commerend and financial rela ot continet to the time that the| tions but approval www rivna Camilla Government was in pover instead to another--whose phrasing: Tha de farlo government of Generat showed Argentin influence-merly Farrel which deposed the Castillo ending that such action be, tegime was alsa charged by the ited States with failing to comply
1y
press
is noteworthy that simultaneous-i with the casumitments undertaken
in Buenos Aires, Castille at a under the Act of Chapultepee.
conference
tions with the Axis,
declared that
Fantastic Means
Argentina would not break off rela In 1946, the Uraled States issued i Blue Book. bluntly accusing General Percin of ailing the Ger- which was consulered by mans during the war, mi action
Argentinian: as an intervention in the internal affairs of this country. and which undoubtedly gained many votes for General Peron during the presidential election::.
A recapitulation of German spyin activities In Argentina during the war is reminiscent of some of the best known fiction espionage stortes. ns the Nazi agents were credited with employing every conceivable mearis- some of them fantastic to carry out their mission.
were
Their Activities
gready facilitated by the attitude assumed
Under
pressure froin the United Lizz Farrel Government anted a series of measures tend- ing to put an end to Nazi activities
hy the Argentine authorities and by which had been inter supplemented the support which the Nazl cause war by General Peron after he assumed receiving
"wer. These included opening of
an investigation
the by Federal to the activities of Nazi
army
from Argentine Fric Jublic upinion general. A large number of Argen-Police
tine army officers were pro-Nazi, as agents in Argentinn, which led Was allo An important section of pubile opinion.
But this is explainable to a certain
the
to
to
closing down of the Axis em barries en deportation
of their ୮
extent by the fact that Hitler was onth
attaining devastating victories with
the
most of the Argentine
the taking over of all Axia industrin and, commerelil closure of Axis
arrest and deportation
Nazi
his "blitzkrieg" campaign as also by political, social and sporting pr
fact
that Army was German-trained and unisations and. schools, and the spake German, There was
an increasing
Rents. nationalistic sentiment in the country with
decided pro-Farcist ideals, which was exploited to the fullest extent by the Nazi agents here,
Four Groups
Graf Spee Crew The members of the crew of the German pocket battleship Gini Spec. which was scuttled by its commatis
It was subsequently proved that der in the River Plate after having
following
Trade, str.
The Wayward Bus" is concerned with a journey in California which
CHESS
PROBLEM
By R. COLLINSON
Hack 2 pieces
G
hope for her to be. When the group picture of all.. the stars in taken Catherine is seated in the spot · of honour next to Bằng Crosby, who is the one who actually called the intent scout's attention to Catherine,
(To be continued on Monday)
LIBRARY LIST
Whisky Gature. Compinn Mackenzie (Chant
and Wimdu, s. 6d.j. Hilarious fun on a Hebridean iaioun, where a whjsky dinught in relieved by the timely werek cit n hin bound for the United States with a carce of Scotland's trading export New Braves at treat Norte. Henry Wade (on- atale. The 43.). Tector 1 an East Anglian market town combated by police methods.
Noel
Grass Di PlecaBlr. Sueathed (Collins, # 5d 1. In seima, post-war Mayfair, Penny, distin w│do W, hatches at happiness,
WAT
(Pisur Clita, Anne Parrish Heinemann, as Gul A ty 2. 13, son of a suleide, in tiken up an<t tragically betrayed, by a rich family
Mult brot Salamander.
1. M. Locke (Camell, Da, 60,3 The complicated love-ainzira of two si
by GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON
who
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• McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
How Would YOU Bid These Cards?
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY,
} W WHENEVER a player asks "How would you bid this hand?" 1 am pretty sure that the hand has freak distribution. So, having been caught many times, I say, "How did you bid it?"
Today's hand is from the Central New Jersey team-of-four champion- ship held recently Trenton. At most tables the bidding started in bid one the some fashion. South club and West doubled, but from there on it varied.
is overtaken by minor disapler. The story? Mr. Scolt-Ririt, schout- bus is deliberately ditched by its master and sole English authority on driver, + Mexican,
I favour the Is bored the
three club bld be- forgotten Neutralian
poet, with his wife and the passengers. Bellorius, visits that country for the suits, and this bid tells partner that cause many players bid short club I should be the last to blame him. tercentenary celebrations. These a North has a very good club suit of
totalitarian government exulents for his own. The human contents have come together by chance. Most
of the bus purposes of national prestige. of them must hope to heaven they Scofi-King is the victim-hero of will never come together again. some absurd escapades; at last finds They include a business his hunself in Palestine, an illet Jewish wife and daughter (all
sex and immigrant. spectacles); Camille, a young woman
Is all wildly funny? It has a who lives by exhibiting herself un- draped to assemblies of
Does it sparkle business mild, tired humour. nient a waltress, screen-struck, en
with crazy, satirical invention? Alas, There really seems no reason
man,
| her way to Hollywood; a travelling
raterman.
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11
White pieces
avond to play and mate in carce. Solution to pesterday's problem?
1, PKP (un passant) any; 2. Q, or Kt (dis ch) mutes. {Black's previous move could only be P-K14).
Skeleton
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ה
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Choice tourn.
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board for A
Bunt
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21. Magic utrdie tron the black
market 71
22. At this WARHO We may get D
rkeleton work on Rio.
24 Even without is it still
has penetralive dower
10 Dancing Times" 7 Perhaps.
28 14 Down of deer either hard
or wait.
20. Rows of andern >
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how
"Aft
neverthalens
witter mant become
CLUES DOWN
2. A short sleep an
maybe.
the carpet.
3. Ben starta to throw things
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B
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110,
why Mr. Waugh should have finished
a task which be tackled with such tepid enthusiast-or why the pubile
14s.
110W
Do they have exciting adventures, should spend 5s, on the result. dern epidual experiences? Hardly. Tempers become frayed. Men get FUNIOUS DOLORs about women, and WITH
B.
'try hand. All oki man has what can be done? On The
Mexican,
•Purple having
Plain, by II. E. Bates datelem
bus. unditches 11. (Michael Joseph), 10s. Bel, ean pro- But
there IN
no
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* pobotem! Is not the writing, a fine, moving theme of meaning of life enlarged, deepened, danger and hardship. for the reader? Not for one reader, His view was that the maler had Islipped up. That was about all.
Salon to the public: Ds. 6d.
7--Evelyn Waugh's
Hovel, Sept.
King's Modern Europe (Chop
and Hall, 5, is about 18,000 words long and telle light as air, to be exact, a oz.
It is thin but graceful. The ghost of a former Mr. Waugh occasionally drifts in, but, Anding nobody who [interests him, exorcises himself, will
an ill-concealet yuwn.
Crossword
Though containing i, à treva), and 19, you'll never be able to find Dis
a. Care of CRAI-STON.
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for & art.
J. To
benči 2 this nukenal without a
in deceitful.
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GOWIT.
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keep
13. in spite of the storm pedalling on inside.
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25. Bark. perhaps, bus not yap, 47. Of courne; there's an - Y** In
Begonin ER,
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In the skrieton Crossword 1
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The black sanares form a sym metrie pattern in which 551e bwyt slies »f Uir puzzle batanee edeli other and the top half zorresponds with the attori hair.
You ca thereluze, fill in 12 more bitek sqances tu correspond with these
Since here is no No. I Down kerst sitare la the second ne down and its three correspondists Die ein be starked in. Note Dat tlore 12 now is well 14% a 12 Aeram, so that the sqaure 102 nedfitely above that containing The Axure"!" anost be a hinek THOR. No words of less than Cle letters tre used, everpt in plurases
LAST WEEKIST SOLALIÐS
Real Compassion
AW--- WHAT'S A NICKEL?-- JETHRO HAS
MILLIONS
OH, I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM
WHEN HE FINDS A NICKEL HE DOESN'T GET A KICK OUT OF IT LIKE YOU DO
I FOUND A
NICKEL
the Nazi espionage activities direct-been forced to Lake refuge in NANCY ed from Buenos Aires under orders Montevideo following au action with received from The German High three British cruisers in the Atlantic, Command
affected the
interned and subsequently du American republies and territories
worted to Germany. Some of them, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, however, managed to escape from Chile, Ecuador, the United States, their concentration ramp and are Mexico, Purn
Uruguay, believed to be stili in Argentina. Venezuela, Aruby.
and Trinidad. The General Peron's netlon included whole campaign was directed and paid the taking over of the most impor for by the German Embassy with fant Nuzl industrial and commercial funds coming from trade balances, establishments and the total liquida- which could not be liquidated Brough tion of the remainder and the de- the regular trade channels because portation of Nazi remuant
from the war had stopped all commerce
Argentina. These commitments were with Germany. -
responsible for. the resumption According to unofleinl estimates, of normal relations between Argen- the German Embassy's expenditure, than and the United Sintes, and made which
in 1038-1039 nmounted to possible the holding of the long- 850,000 pesos, Increased in 1939-40 | delayed Inter-American defenco to 3,970,000, and to 5,983,100 in conference In Rio de Janeiro last
August.
1040-41.
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By surprising, good fortune, the Book Society have selected this good novel as their choice for the month.
It also places the bidding in a higher level which may inter- fere with East-West communication. with good distribution, Fast's bid of With no high card strength, but three sides is a good one, and West's four spades is all right too,
AJ56
❤ None
• K7052
♣ QJ 109 8
AK 52
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❤AK 105
42
3
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08
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Dealer
& AB
♥ JB
+ Q34
A05432
Tournament-Neither vul.
South West North
Double 34
Pass
44
5
Opening-♣ A
East 3 A
SV
is a lively, ROBERT BOOTHRY
attractive figure in public life, since his partner has come in with a The title of his autobiography, Fight To Live (Gollancz, 215.), is
1 | three-spade bid.
North's bid of livi somewhat too dramatic, is a remin-fortunate
clube
is a does not
and
une. He stilt der that the author has been a good know his partner_has_clubs. fighter and a bad purly man,
At some tables Enst passed Too bright to be a Tory and too South Lid six clubs. At other tables Inte: to be a Radical, he has fitted East bid five spades, and at one table across the political scene, a butter-East bid five hearts, winch was fly with a purpose, and a sting. In passed all around. Five hearts went his book there is little butterfly, down one trick. not much sting, but a great deal of purpose.
At one table five spades war given
a nice beating. South opened the nice of clubs, and North put on the queen; so South alifted to the jack
There are, too, glimpses of life as it was seen by "a coming young man" during the inter-war years: of hearts, which North trumped. A
Birkenhead, after dinner, running twice round Tom Quad before the n
University miler could run round
three times:
sinalt diamond was returned and
ent Won in dummy with the ace. A spade was led back, South won and gave North another heart ruff. Then the diamond trick was cushed, and Mosley and John Strachey in North and South took five tricks, Venice discussing their forthcoming setting the contract three. book, "Revolution
South decinrer at six by Reuson
clubs, "very reasonable stuff,”
West opened the king of comments | 510 Bothby.
hearts, dummy ruffed, and the queen of clubs was led. When East played-
With
05
Lord Londonderry saying "There the seven, declater went up with were really only two things I could the ace and caught the king. An- ruffed In dummy, do: Build an Air Force, or try to other heart was make friends with the Germans, the diamond suit established and the They wouldn't let me do either." losing spade was discarded.
Rupert and the Big Bang-31
Leading the way into an inner room Bingo poimus with pride to an sorts of fireworks arranged on shelves. "Why. lots of them are covered with our old wallpaper," eries Rupert. "Did you make iheni 20 I'd no idea thai scence meant making gunpowder. How topping. I'd like to learn some.” Bingo again looks doubtful. * expect, science means orker things, too.” ha, szyk, "but gunpowder's chough, to Le going on with. Now come with me. I've "something else to show you."
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