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Spruille Braden Versus George Messersmith: World War II, the Cold War, and Argentine Policy, 1945-1947

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Roger R. Trask
Roger R. Trask*
Affiliation:
Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Between 1945 and 1947, Argentina posed a complex and exasperating problem for the United States as it endeavored to develop policy to guide its relations with Latin America. Among the questions involved were how to deal with an alleged neofascist dictator in Argentina, how to preserve the aura of the so-called Good Neighbor policy, whether to provide arms and economic aid to Latin America, and whether to enter into a collective security agreement for the western hemisphere.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 69 - 95
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Copyright © University of Miami 1984

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