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...Letter. The issue came into the open with the publication of an exchange of letters between Vice Admiral Segundo Storni, Argentine Foreign Minister, and U.S. State Secretary Cordell Hull. Wrote Storni, in one of the most amateurish diplomatic papers of the times...
...Showdown. Vice Admiral Storni had written his letter with President Ramirez' approval. After stormy Cabinet meetings, the newspapers were given complete texts. Then Storni resigned. His last official act was to assure the inquiring Japanese Ambassador that Argentina's foreign policy would not change...
...issue was open. Vice Admiral Storni was the leading pro-Allied and pro-rupture figure in the Government. The President stood between the two extremes. He could save Argentina's destiny by following his Foreign Minister's course, leaving the way open for the rupturists to form a Government which would immediately break with the Axis powers, line up the country with the United Nations. Or he could save Argentina's pride & prejudice by figuratively telling Hull to go to hell and opening his arms to anti-rupturists extremists. That is what...