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upheld its accusation that he has
abused diplomatic privileges.
His first chance to leave will be on
the Spanish liner Cabo de Buena
Esperanza. which sails January T.
Acting President Ramon Castillo
Of Argentina announced after a
cabinet meeting last night that the
Argentine delegation to the Rio de
Janeiro conference has been in
structed to place the joint interests
of all American nations above
regional considerations.
You may be sure Argentina is
going to follow her traditional policy
and not 60 to the conference with
the idea of forming purely regional
blocs," he said.
Brazilian Police and Nazis Clash.
Brazilian state police and organ
lied Nazis have clashed in the state
of Rio Grande Do Sui and there are
some dead" as result. More than
100000 Germans live in the state
and many fifth columnists have
been arrested there. dispatches from
Porto Allegro said yesterday.
Sixteen booted Storm Troopers
were among those rounded up in
widespread police raids. They are
members of German societies which
have gone underground since the
Brazilian government banned po-
htical parties in 1887 and have per-
sisted despite strict police surveil-
lance.
The raids. which resulted in the
discovery of armed NaZi elements,
were made in numerous Brazilian
towns under the direction of DR..
Plinio Brasil Milano. sub-chief of
police. They were carried out at
Nova Hamburgo. Sac Leopoldo
Santa Cruz, Estrella. La Geado,
Santa Rosa. Angelo and elsewhere.
Where the deaths occurred was not
stated.
Definite proof of Nazi activity in
Rio Grande Do Sui has been un-
covered since Brazil declared her
solidarity with the United States
following United States entry into
the war. Dr. Coelho De SouZa. sec
retary of education in the state, de-
clared.
Uruguay Finds Fascist Group.
The Uruguayan Congressional
Committee investigating anti Uru-
guayan activities reported yesterday
that documents seized in a raid on
a Fascist headquarters disclosed eX-
istence of Fascist organization in
Uruguay formed along military lines.
Evidence showed. committee men,
bers said. in Montevideo. that this
Organlza ton took its orders from
Rome Informed sources said one
component organization was the
10th Alpine Regiment" This
groups insignia was described as
consisting of European and South
American maps with a design show
ing the Axis expanding from Italy
through the River Plate to Chile
An accompanying legend read:
From the Alps to the Andes.
Committee members said the
seized documents were being studied
to determine whether there was
basis for further action.
MexicanS Threaten Nazis.
Five members of the Mexican
Chamber of Deputies offered yester-
day in a formal declaration to set
tie accounts" personally with fifth
columnists in Mexico and charged
that Axis undercover operatives in
Mexico City are headed by Rudt Won
Collenberg, the German Minister to
Mexico until this country broke re-
lations with the Axis.
Without saying how they would
settle accounts, they charged that an
assault Sunday night on the Chilean
Consul General was conducted by
fifth columniSts.
The Chilean was beaten severely
about the head in suburban res
taurant when set upon by dozen
men who interrupted his party's ut
terance of vivas for Presidents Avlla
Camacho and Roosevelt.
The Deputies declared the attack
initiated the Axis fifth column ac-
tivities planned for Mexico.
The Senate meanwhile resolved TO
investigate "alarmists, saboteurs, in
ternational spies and fifth column
lists who endanger the stability OF
our institutions
Jap, Five Nazis Seized in Havana.
Urano Talloki. a japanese sub
ject. was arrested in Havana yes
terday on espionage charges, while
five unidentified Germans were held
on accusations of plotting to sabo-
tage Cubas sugar production.
Havana police said the japanese
had a military map of Cuba strate
gic defense points. He was a gar
dener for former Cuban Army Of
ficer
Ecuador Gusts NaZi.
EcuaGorean government authori-
ties ordered Walter Cuisse. Germ" II
citizen and accused Nazi propaean-
da agent. to leave the country with