Word: peru
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Excellency, Rafael Larco Herrera, First Vice President of Peru, visited Washington and the White House last week. Probably he discussed his favorite and biggest idea, a sweeping federation of all Western Hemisphere countries, including Canada. He believes that the Federation should supersede the Pan American Union, which he considers "outdated and fossilized...
...collar. A stickler for rigid protocol, he has sometimes been forced to maintain a multiple personality. During a period of political stress he was simultaneously Minister of Foreign Relations and Minister of Finance. Peruvians say he would write a formal note: "Rafael Larco Herrera, Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru, presents his respects to Mr. Minister of Finance, for the outstanding work he is performing." Next day would come the equally formal answer: "Rafael Larco Herrera, Minister of Finance of Peru, acknowledges receipt of Mr. Minister of Foreign Relations' note and sincerely thanks him for his congratulations...
...hacienda called "Chiclin," and once owner of La Crénica, the Vice President once kept three desks in his enormous office. His countrymen report that a caller might be addressed as follows: "Have you, Sir, come to see His Excellency, Rafael Larco Herrera, Vice President of Peru? Or have you come to see Señior Larco Herrera, Owner and Publisher of La Crénica? Or perhaps you have come to see Don Rafael Larco Herrera, Director and General Manager of Hacienda Chiclin." According to the answer, he would sit down at one of the three desks...
...From Peru came more evidence of the current of Fascist-tinged nationalism which is running through Latin America. The Peruvian Government announced the discovery of a revolutionary plot by pro-Nazi elements, "including Germans, and Japanese." They had planned to stage anti-Semitic riots on New Year's Eve, seize power during the confusion. Tipped off by "outside sources" (the State Department was suggested), the Government of President Manuel Prado arrested the plotters, planned to deport some of them...
...Antonio Arze, leader of the leftist PIR (Partido de Izquierda Revolucion-ario) had arrived in Lima, Peru, from Mexico. The Bolivian Government pointedly advised him to stay out of Bolivia. This week he turned up in Bolivia...