The Archive · 1940

Argentina on Guard Against Aliens

Possible Fifth Column Activities Feared

Buenos Aires, June 6. a today prepared to combat ble fifth column ae! and to strengthen her position as a neutral republic.

Measures were taken to suspend citizenship grants to persons from belligerent countries for the duration of the conflict and citizenship papers already granted to foreign nationals may be cancelled if necessary.

All foreign national news agencies end heir entire personnel must register with the Government, while the publication of pamphlets affecting Argentine neutrality was strictly forbidden.

Meanwhile, police patrols today were stationed in front of newsreel theatre:

foreign clubs and all Embassies.

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