The Foreign Minister of Argentina, Vice Admiral Oscar A. Montes, said at a press conference here that his government has repudiated “any action attempting to disturb the social order by discrimination based on faith or ethnic origin.” He made the statement when asked about press reports abroad of anti-Semitism in Argentina.
Montes said “The Argentine government’s position on this matter is quite clear and those who attempt to distort it are serving objectives not related in any way with the concerns of some of these foreign publications.” He cited specific instances, such as the government’s closure of two publishing houses that were distributing Nazi and anti-Semitic literature and other material “contrary to the national spirit and vision of our society.”
He said “the fight against subversion and corruption has involved Argentine citizens of different religious and ethnic origins, but such origin is a purely circumstantial question. Those who derive conclusions beyond the fight against subversion and corruption are aiding elements anxious to attack the objectives pursued by the government.” He said the government has stressed “its firm will to stop those who wish to disturb the harmonious co-existence of the Argentine people, whatever their faith or origin.”
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