Argentina -- Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (RG 84) [CIVILIAN AGENCY RECORDS -- Department of State and Foreign Affairs Records]

Argentina pursued a neutral policy after the United States entered the war in December 1941. A military coup d'etat in June 1943 and the uncovering of a Nazi espionage network, led Argentina to sever diplomatic relations with Germany on January 26, 1944. However, Colonel Juan Peron led a palace revolt and a new president was installed. Believing the new Argentine government was too fascist, the United States reacted by recalling its ambassador in July 1944 and the next month began an economic pressure campaign through the blocking of Argentine gold deposits in the United States. Argentina formally declared war on the Axis powers on March 27, 1945 and the United States recognized the new Argentine government on April 9, 1945..

Records of the U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

General Records 1936-1952 (Entry 2023)
   
                Boxes 1-232  location: 350/48/15/05
        1940
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        72  711.1  Neutrality, Neutrals
                        711.2  Neutral Commerce
            800  Political Situation in Argentina location: 350/48/17/01
        82  851.6  Banks and Banking location: 350/48/17/02
        1941
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        91-92  631  Trade Relations location: 350/48/17/04
        93  711.1  Neutrals
            711.2  Neutral Commerce
            711.3  Proclaimed List location: 350/48/17/04
        1942
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        108-109 631  Trade Relations location: 350/48/17/06
        112  711.1  Neutrals
            711.2  Neutral Commerce (2 folders)
            711.3  Trading With Enemy, Frozen Funds, etc. (3 folders)
location: 350/48/17/06
        122  851.6  Banks and Banking (3 folders) location: 350/48/18/01
        1943
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        131  631  Trade Relations (2 folders) location: 350/48/18/02
        133  711  Chile's Relations with the Axis Countries
            711.2  Neutral Commerce location: 350/48/18/03
        141-142 851.6  Banks and Banking location: 350/48/18/04
        1944
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        149  631  Trade Relations location: 350/48/18/05
        151  710  Argentine Break of Relations with Spain and Germany and  the Satellite Countries location: 350/48/18/05
        160  851.6  Banks and Banking location: 350/48/18/05
        1945
        Box #  File #  File Title or Subject
        171  820.02  German Vessels in Neutral Ports location: 350/48/19/01

Classified General Records (Confidential File) 1936-1952 (Entry 2024)

        Boxes 1-147  location: 350/48/20/03

Top Secret File 1949 (Entry 2025)

        Box 1  location 350/48/23/03

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