Grave concern over the mounting danger from “international, Nazi-inspired, anti-Semitic groups” in Argentina and other Latin American countries was expressed here today in a statement issued by the World Conference of Jewish organizations. At the same time, the Conference expressed its appreciation to the Argentine Government for its efforts to eradicate subversion and terrorism.
The statement was adopted at a special meeting of the Conference and signed by the World Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Congress, B’nai B’rith, Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee. Dr. Nahum Goldmann, who presided at the special meeting, is chairman of COJO, and Label A. Katz, national president of B’nai B’rith, is co-chairman. The meeting was held after a conference between a delegation representing COJO and the Argentine Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Norberto Barrenechea.
Citing the recent discovery in Argentina of a secret conspiracy planning a campaign of terrorism against leaders of the Jewish community in that country, COJO stated that development “has inevitably given rise to anxiety, not only in Jewish communities but among friends of democracy everywhere.” The discovery, COJO noted, “underscores the repeated warnings from responsible Jewish sources in Argentina of the mounting danger presented by the activities of these anti-Semitic groups.”
Ambassador Barranechea had assured the COJO delegation that President Arturo Illia, of Argentina, is determined to put an end to any terroristic activities that threaten the peaceful existence of Argentine Jews.
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