Towson, Norman E. Memorandum for Ambassador [G.S. Messersmith] submitting views on U.S. policy toward Argentina.
| Author(s) | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Temporal | 1946 December 04 | en_US |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-06-15T18:34:38Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-06-15T18:34:38Z | |
| Publication Date | 1946-12-04 | en_US |
| Description | Policy toward Argentina for last six years has been obscure, vacillating, inconsistent and out of step with events; it has been controlled by officials who do not understand Argentine temperament; weight has not been given to isolationism engendered by Argentina's geographic position and her arrogance in seeing herself as the largest frog in the only visible puddle; U.S. completely under-estimated popularity of Perón with masses and the justification of their claims for economic consideration, and overestimated the character, force, and malevolence of Perón; American public has been conditioned by press and by public statements of men like [Spruille] Braden to think of him as a "strong man" of Nazi-Fascist tendencies; Perón a curious mixture of cynicism and idealistic sincerety; personal hatred between Braden and Perón has been contributing factor to ill feeling; Braden uses press to air his views and Perón incapable of more than unsubstantiated denials; Perón now eager to find rapprochement with U.S.; his motive may be self-interest, but his government has made progress in complying with inter-American agreements to meet U.S. demands, and U.S. could meet Argentina half way without loss of prestige; hemisphere solidarity impossible without Argentina; other nations eager for trade with Argentina and Russia will apply to her own advantage any upset in inter-American relations, so that there is urgent need for normalization of U.S.-Argentine relations. | en_US |
| Physical Medium | Typed Document, 7 p. | en_US |
| Collection | MSS 109 | en_US |
| Other Identifier | 1823-00 | en_US |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/7788 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| Keywords | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| Title | Towson, Norman E. Memorandum for Ambassador [G.S. Messersmith] submitting views on U.S. policy toward Argentina. | en_US |
| Type | Other | en_US |
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