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U.S. Military Intelligence Reports: Argentina 1918-1941
National Archives (United States)
U.S. Military Intelligence Reports: Argentina, 1918-1941 consists of a large number of documents prepared by U.S. military intelligence officers on political, governmental, military, population, and economic developments in Argentina. Collection documents focus on political conditions in Argentina, including radical movements on both the left and right, civil unrest, labor unrest, elections, foreign relations, military organization and armaments, and Nazi activities in the country. Overview of U.S. Interwar Intelligence Activity In the years after World War I, largely as a result of lessons learned in the war, the U.S. military developed a sophisticated intelligence gathering capability. In addition to military matters such as force strength, buildups and deployments of troops, and operational readiness, American military attaches and their staffs reported on a wide range of topics, including the internal politics, economic circumstances, diplomatic affairs, press and propaganda machinery, social conditions and unrest, and foreign affairs of the countries in which they were stationed, as well as the rise and fall of the major political and military figures of the day. In the present collection, document types include analytical reports and assessments; embassy cables to the Department of State in Washington, D.C.; interviews with Argentinian military and government officials; opinion surveys; and eyewitness accounts, including U.S. attache reports on travels within the country. The collection documents are organized in four sections: political, military, aviation, and economic conditions and developments. Specific topics in each section are described below. Politics and Government Collection documents cover federal-local relations; developments involving specific politicians and government officials, including presidency and cabinet; political campaigns and elections; graft and corruption; political instability; civil disturbances and violence; government interventi
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- 1918
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- Foreign tradeForeign relationsCivil aviationLegislative bodiesMilitary intelligenceGovernment documentsBooks and reportsArgentinaElections