Word: argentina
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...tried to explain that the US government had already made a non-trivial, indeed perhaps historic, change in its Cuban policy by allowing GM, Ford and Chrysler subsidiaries in Argentina to sell cars and trucks to Cuba. This is quite a departure from US policy of the last decade and a half. I also indicated how it may be possible to use the informal structures of the inter-American system to reincorporate Cuba in at least some international discussions in the hemisphere. Thirdly, I commented that Kissinger's speech--as reported in the newspapers (I have not yet seen...
...some notable achievements to boast about: inflation had been cut from 80% to 30%, wages raised 13%, and the nation's pride had been given a boost when Washington was forced last month to back down from an order that prevented subsidiaries of U.S. auto companies in Argentina from selling cars to Cuba. But pride and prosperity were only part of el Lider 's promise; Argentines also wanted to hear that Perón had made progress in controlling the political violence raging throughout the country. Instead, they got a rancorous demonstration of the divisions that could push...
...last week after 144 days of captivity and after his firm paid $14.2 million hi ransom. Last November a U.S. Ford executive was killed in an apparent kidnap attempt. With such rampant violence seemingly beyond Perón's control, U.S. companies are pulling their personnel out of Argentina, and may well limit their investments. For Perón, that is a serious threat, one that could finally launch an all-out campaign against the leftists...
That was a notable diplomatic victory for the Peron government. For months Argentina has been pressuring Washington to waive its economic blockade of Cuba and allow some 42,000 vehicles, made in Argentina by American subsidiaries, to be shipped to the Castro government. At issue for the Argentines was not only the commercial value of the exports but also the question of sovereignty: the Buenos Aires government understandably did not like to have the U.S. controlling any aspect of its foreign-trade policy. The Peron government even threatened to expropriate the companies if the export license was not granted. Fearful...
Officials at State insisted that the waiver in no way represented a "change of policy" toward Cuba. Yet it was clear that Washington's move would contribute greatly to ending Cuba's ten-year isolation from most of the Western Hemisphere. At the urging of Mexico, Argentina and Peru, the Foreign Ministers in Washington last week reached a "consensus" that Cuba should be invited to their gathering next March in Buenos Aires. Several countries, including Chile, opposed the invitation, but even such strongly anti-Communist representatives as Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Azeredo da Silveira voiced...