POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES AT ARGENTINE MAY DAY RALLY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T01172R000200300002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
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OCI No. 3691 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Copy No. a OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
1 May 1953
Because of the political tension building up since late
March and heightened by the 15 April rioting and subsequent
arrests, further incidents could precipitate serious civil
disturbances. The chief opposition group, the Radical Party,
declared in its 27 April convention that it would "fight
Peron in every field," thus ending the truce it made with
Peron last May. There is no clear indication, however, that
most opposition elements would at this time risk further re-
prisals by attempting to avenge the sacking of their head-
quarters by the usually pro-Peron Alliance. In any event, it
is unlikely that any incidents would be serious enough to top-
ple the regime since Peron reportedly still controls the key
power groups -- the army, police, and labor.
The sharpened antagonism between Peron and the opposi-
tion, with each condemning the other for the current diffi-
culties, is most susceptible to exploitation by the Communists
and extreme nationalists who wish to deter any gestures by
Peron toward improving relations with the United States. The
Communists would stand to gain the most by precipitating an
incident which would increase political instability and there-
by force Peron to rely more on leftist labor advice. An indi-
cation of the administration's serious concern for political
unrest was indicated by a 29 April pro-government editorial
urging the masses to stage a pro-Peron, anti-imperialist rally
on May Day.
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