Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The American Republics, Volume VII

740.35112A/559: Telegram

The Ambassador in Argentina (Armour) to the Secretary of State

Buenos Aires, January 4, 1944—6 p.m.
[Received 6:40 p.m.]

17. Reference Embassy telegram No. 2850 of December 8, 5 p.m.⁴⁹

Following fruitless efforts to secure funds for future operations from Banco di Napoli, Italcable⁵¹ closed its doors to the public on December 31. Its Argentine employees, numbering some 20, are being given employment by the post office, the state merchant fleet, “Transradio”,⁵² and Unión Telefónica; this is being done at suggestion of Department of Labor.

“All America”⁵³ and “Western Cables”⁵⁴ were also requested to employ some of these persons, but as yet have not complied.

Repeated to Montevideo.

Armour

49. Not printed.
51. Italian-controlled communications system.
52. Transradio Internacional Argentina.
53. All America Cables and Radio Inc.
54. Presumably Western Telegraph Company, which handled cable traffic from Buenos Aires to Europe.