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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1948.

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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

A

• 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.

Y

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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13. Takes

Choice tourn.

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board for A

Bunt

18. We'll give you a hitztma abort

loc.

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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

About

B

The

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

sumit itably be blited. Here Is electric Inner

14 ་་་་

* 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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7. One could Jardly use its appíra

for & art.

J. To

benči 2 this nukenal without a

in deceitful.

1. Are sent in a determined way, 10. Where to ED to her a gratid

raco

12. Precious

GOWIT.

stone tor

A

fairy.

keep

13. in spite of the storm pedalling on inside.

14. Ŏroup which cuts in chilling on

the cottage.

23. The sort of bar one might bod in the Treetops Club"?

25. Bark. perhaps, bus not yap, 47. Of courne; there's an - Y** In

Begonin ER,

4 hours before ett. Patrick's Day In ancient Rome three 30 It might words).

LOOK, NANCY

between them.

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In the skrieton Crossword 1

Istack. sepures and elie mu ber, 14 Writ uw Die words, are tatt for the solver to 8li (n. BT bark stures ud dve cloe utim- terra have bee11 (iserted to give YOU Wurt

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.

Wow

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

N

4Q1074

❤AK 105

42

3

W

E

VQ9573

A 103

S

08

K

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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