Dismissal Notice

When Juan Peron on May Day accused the Associated Press, United Press and International News Service of an "in famous campaign of lies," Argentine dailies that take the news services knew just what Dictator Peron wanted. Even when he rescinded his order shutting off the agencies' incoming cables, most papers "voluntarily" stopped printing the A.P., U.P. and I.N.S. news that came into their offices. Instead of silencing the wire services, as Peron had done with other free voices like La Prensa (TIME, Feb. 12, 1951 et seq.), the dictator was freezing them out. Last week A.P. and U.P. gave their staffs the two months' dismissal notices required by Argentine law before employees can be fired. The notices were a precaution taken by the agencies, and they can be rescinded if Peron changes his mind. But last week an investigating committee and police descended on Argentine cable offices to examine the files of all three agencies. If the Peronistas decide they don't like the news the services have been filing, the three U.S. news agencies may be finished in Argentina.

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