193. Editorial Note
On June 25, at the 411th meeting of the National Security Council, Vice President Nixon, during Allen Dulles’ review of significant world developments affecting U.S. security, raised a question regarding the situation in Argentina. The memorandum of discussion reads as follows:
“The Vice President said he wanted to inquire whether Frondizi was in serious trouble in Argentina. Mr. Dulles replied in the affirmative and said that elements of the Argentine military had turned against Frondizi because they felt that he had permitted too many [Page 584] Peron and Communist sympathizers to become members of his government. Mr. Dulles estimated that Frondizi had about a fifty-fifty chance to survive, perhaps a little better. The Vice President inquired whether it was Mr. Dulles’s opinion that Frondizi had done very well in Argentina. Mr. Dulles replied in the affirmative and added that Frondizi had exhibited exceptional courage.” (Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records)