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OCR Page 1 of 5STORET
MEMORANDUM ON THE ARGENTINE SITUATION
Summary of Conclusions
There is both a long-term and an immediate Argentine
problem.
The essence of the long-term problem is that Argen-
tine Governments have long aspired to create and control
an anti-United States bloc of Latin American states and
to become the dominant power in South America. Peron's
aim, already partially accomplished, of forming a totali-
tarian-type state, with almost absolute power in his
hands, increases the danger which this traditional
Argentine policy represents to the inter-American system.
There is no quick, easy way to change this attitude
which is the root cause of Argentina's obstructionist
and
THUMAN
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role in every phase of inter-American politics and of
"NATIONAL
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SERVICE'
Argentina's so called "neutrality* in both World Wars.
But by continuing to stand for the principle that agree-
ments must be honored by performance; by continuing to
identify ourselves with economic progress, democracy and
liberty rather than with opportunism and totalitarianism;
and by continuing, within the framework of the good
neighbor policy and on a practicable, basis, a constructive
program
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