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    "ocrText": "UNDER SECRETARY\n3\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nFEB 14 1947\nASSISTANT SECRETARY\nFebruary 13, 1947 PARPPARTMENT OF STRIE\nMr. Acheson\nEumer with the recommendation to you\nS\n-- The Secretary\nin n that paragraft. DG.\nThe statements by the President-elect of Uruguay in two\nconversations I had with him are fully covered in the attached\nmemoranda, and may be summarized as follows:\nPerón is unquestionably seeking hegemony over lower\nSouth America. Uruguay is much worried. He is arming and\nUruguay feels under pressure with Rio de Janeiro far away\nand the United States still further. Examples of how Perón\nhad already started to forge this hegemony were the recent\nagreement with Chile (which Chile deplored but couldn'1 resist)\nand Argentine intervention in the Uruguayan elections where\nnot only Perón's money but also Perón S agents actively inter-\nvened. Economic pressure on Uruguay had been tried and,\nwhile Uruguay endeavored to hold the line, this was difficult.\nPresident-elect Berreta, stressing the rapidity with\nwhich Perón is arming his country, expressed the fear that\nwere the United States to become involved in another war or\nits attention otherwise seriously distracted, Uruguay would\nhave to fear Argentine aggression. He had a document in his\npossession outlining Peron's plans to divide Uruguay, giving\na small slice to Brazil. The Brazilian Ambassador to Montevideo\ncategorically denied this, saying that Brazil would never be\na party to such a plan and Berreta was satisfied on this\nscore and had full confidence in Brazil.\nDuring the recent elections the Argentines had been\nso blatant as even to send Argentine citizens in Argentine\nautomobiles bearing Argentine license plates to political\ndemonstrations in Uruguay to shout, \"Viva Peron\", \"Viva\nHerrera\".\nThe President said with feeling, #To govern is very\ndifficult; it is imperative that I have the confidence and\nsupport of the United states.\"\nAt today's White House luncheon, the President-elect\nasked Ambassador Blanco, who was seated next to President\nTruman, to tell him of his conversation with me, whereupon\nPresident Truman instructed me to send him a memorandum saying\nhe would later wish to discuss it with me. Consequently,\nI suggest that if you approve, this memorandum and its\nattachments be sent to the President.\ns.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E)\nDB\nus\nthe\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973\nBraden\nBy NLT- HC NARS Date 7-11-75\nTOP SECRET"
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