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Loss of faith in that national dream could threaten the ruling junta, which had rallied unprecedented public support in the wake of Argentina's April 2 invasion of the Falklands. But there were some signs last week that the junta may be looking ahead to a time when it might have to loosen its control on the government to stay in power. Brigadier General Basilio Lami Dozo, the commander of the air force and one of the three members of the junta, spoke vaguely of the need for the "participation by all sectors" in the government in the future...
Changes in foreign policy seem certain as Argentina seeks what Lami Dozo calls "a new place in the world." However that evolves, Argentina will clearly continue to be hostile to the U.S., which before the war had been successfully wooing it as an ally in the fight against Communism in the Western Hemisphere. "There is only one loser in all this, and that is the U.S.," said an Argentine official. "We can sign a treaty with Great Britain, the enemy, and it will be over. But what do we do about the U.S., supposedly our friend? We are betrayed. Things...
...alarming corollary of anti-U.S. feeling is a possible swing by Argentina to the Soviet bloc for future aid, as absurd as that seems for a staunchly anti-Communist regime. After a 30-minute meeting with President Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri last week, Soviet Ambassador Sergei Striganov expressed Moscow's "sympathy with the Argentine people's hard fight against British imperialism." Galtieri later said that he would accept "any hand that is offered" to aid his country. It was unclear just what the Soviets, who bought 75% of Argentina's grain exports last year, were prepared...
...major powers, Costa Méndez then roundly denounced the "aggression of Great Britain" and said he was "astonished that the U.S. has given Britain arms and assistance to kill our people." Before leaving Havana, Costa Mendez signed a $100 million trade agreement with Cuba, which had earlier promised Argentina "all necessary help...
...degree, Latin America's bitterness against the U.S. has extended to European countries that have backed Britain with economic and military sanctions against Argentina. The West Germans, who trade heavily with South America, have even dispatched a Cabinet minister on a troubleshooting tour of Latin America to explain Bonn's support of Britain. A French diplomat noted that the government of President François Mitterrand "has made one of its central foreign policy goals that of improving North-South relations. To the extent that the Falklands retard that, everyone loses...