The Argentine Government has revoked a decree stipulating that the religion of persons buying and selling real estate in a so-called “security zone” of the country must be inscribed on all business and personal contracts, it was reported here today. No explanation for issuance of the original decree nor for its revocation was offered by the Defense Council of the Presidency.
The Association of Argentine Notaries–whose members were required by the original ruling to register the religious faiths of all persons engaged in property transactions within the “security zone”–noted that in recent years Jews bought numerous real estate properties in the Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata regions. The security zone was established as a 25-kilometer belt around the borders of Argentina.
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