Pressure on Argentina

Mussolini's fall did not move Argentina, only South American government which has refused to break with the Axis, toward the United Nations. Reports came from Buenos Aires that it would not be nt national dignity for Argentina to kick Italy when she's down, to kick Germany when she's going down. The U.S., the Argentine Government was sure, would understand.

The U.S. decided firmly not to understand. This week Leo T. Crowley, new U.S. Director of Economic Warfare, sent a letter to 16,000 American exporters, clamping economic sanctions on Argentina. All licenses for exports to that country issued since May 1, 1943 have been studied to make sure that no goods will be reshipped to Axis powers, Crowley's letter abruptly revoked every license issued before that date, announced that none would be reissued until the same scrutiny is made. The order halted virtually all trade with Argentina, which depends heavily on the U.S. for the oil, machinery and machinery parts that keep her huge meat-canning industry going. In the most effective of all ways, the Argentine Government had been told that American patience is running out.

And if this move proved ineffective, others would follow.

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