210. Memorandum of a Conversation, San Carlos de Bariloche, February 28, 1960, 2:15 p.m.1
PARTICIPANTS
- US
- Secretary Herter
- Assistant Secretary Rubottom
- Argentina
- President Frondizi
- Foreign Minister Taboada
- Ambassador Del Carril
- Minister Orfila
SUBJECT
- U.S.-Argentine Civil Aviation Negotiations
The President said that he understood that the Secretary had raised the problem of civil aviation in his discussion with the Foreign Minister the day before. He stated that he had given instruction to the appropriate authorities in his government to undertake new negotiations [Page 616] with the U.S. and he hoped there would be sufficient flexibility on both sides to permit a solution to be found since an agreement satisfactory to the U.S. would impair Argentina’s position in the international field. The President hoped that the U.S. would be able to cooperate with Argentina in providing loans for the improvement and construction of airports and the installation of electronic equipment for the airports. The Secretary said that the U.S. was hopeful that a satisfactory solution could be found to the civilian aviation problem but that there seemed to be no connection between the two matters mentioned by the President. The Secretary said that the U.S. would be willing to discuss possible loan projects for airports but that these should not be linked to the other problem. The President acknowledged that there was no direct tie between these subjects but that, as a practical matter, Argentina could not very well satisfy the U.S. demands on civil aviation matters unless it had an expanded domestic industry which could absorb the personnel who would lose their employment on the international routes.
- Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 559, CF 1596. Confidential. Drafted by Rubottom. See also Documents 209 and 211–213.↩