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Till now, Vargas has taken a Bemaproposition. ‘pat this te
not likely to remain so if Peron, by res in CREO, might
become the more powerful man in Latin Lasiitcs., than is the
1 United States at the present time.
: Aeineiere; ál ds asátala ölt setae: feel unanimously
that this summer might be crucial for the political evolution
of Latin America, and that by the Fall, a definite trend
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regard to the Chilean situation, Peron seems to be holding
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the edge, and if the United States does not watch out very x
carefully, it is not excluded that within a relatively short
time two-thirds of Latin America will rather be looking |
4 towards Buenos Aires than towards Washington. hg
a 4 ft But while, thus, Peron and his régime in Apgentina: might
t well be on the verge of one of the greatest triumphs in |
2 foreign policy, they are menaced on the domestic front by
one of the gravest crises, which could easily upset all the
' well-laid plans in international affairs. While it is gk
hidden most carefully by theofficial Argentinian propaganda,
. the health of Mdme. Peron is in a very bad shape indeeds i
Mme. Peron is suffering from Cancer of the blood, and the —
, Cancer has now spread to her whole bedy. It is felt in.
Buenos Aires that her death might be impending any time
within the next six to ten months, Her survival | for any
greater length of time seems unlikely. Now it is’ well
kmown to those who were the inside track in Buenos Aires
; that. Mme. Peron is the power in Argentina, and that
| propánt Juan vellen, without her, is likely to rei Rt
in a very short while. Peron has neither drive nor energy ».
nor that burning ambition which characterises his brilliant
wife. He has no great ability to move the masses. If, es
therefore, Mme. Peron should die, as it seems likely, the
whole Peronista régime will be wounded to death. It will
lose its dynamic policy, and will be likely to collapse
domestically at some future time. Today, therefore, the
oe of the ‘Latin-American scene might we ee: on
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