SOUTH AMERICA & WAR

Grey River Argus, 30 October 1942, Page 4

SOUTH AMERICA & WAR

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 22. President Castillo told the J° that Argentine shipping would not operate under convoy. The Argentine State Merchant Marine would preferentially be devoted to ynaintaining supplies to Argentina and Brazil, but because of the Argentine’s international position it was unnecessary that the Argentine fleet should operate imdev special protection P SANTIAGO, October 22. ' 'President Rios of Chile has formed a new Cabinet. In a statement, he< ‘I propose in international relations to maintain mv country at the side of all the nations of this continent which are ready to defend the great principle of American solidarity.” Senor Riesco, A German, was nominated as Foreign Minister. Joaquin Fernandez, Ambassador to Uruguay, accepted the post of Foreign Minister after Senor Riesco. who had previously accepted, had changed his mind and declined. Sendr Francisco’ Solar, a Radical, was sworn in as Minister of Commerce but he last night resigned, because ' his Party refused Solar permission !c hold office. Senor Foilan Arrigada was aoopinted instead. 1 It is stated there are indications that Chile intends to use' firm treatment for Axis agents. The Minister of the Interior. Senor Paul Morales, issued a decree power, ordering the banishment of three Germans accused of espionage, after a Magistrate. on a legal technicality, freed them of .’harges of secretly radioing information of ship movements. S«nor Morales also ordered a search of the homes of foreigners, suspected of pro-Axis activities.