Evening star., 1958-05-01

draws down the curtain on ev-
erything that has happened up
10 this moment. We close the
stage In order 10 take a great
stride forward"
Mr.. Frondixi said the first
bill his government will submit
will be ample and generous
amnesty" and all parties will
become free 10 carry on politi-
cal activity.
To this obvious reference 70
the outlawed Peronista Party
he added that he was voted
into ofhee by the great major
/ ity OF Argentine citizens, In
eludinU Peron followers.
Hits U. s. Policies
Mr.. Frondizi assailed United
States trade policies without
mentioning the United States
directly. He urged Latin Amer
ican nations 70 fight trade dis
elimination and dumping. the
common Latin American term
for sale Of United States sur
plus farm products abroad.
Mr.. Frondizi said Argen-
tina's foreign policy will hinge
on Latin American brotherhood
and will support international
morality based on freedom" He
told the armed forces "the
revolutionary period is ended.
From now on, the armed forces
will not decide. The repre-
sentatives OF the people will
make the decisions now"
The new President said for
eign capital was welcome TO
help develop the oil industry
but Argentina will grant no
concessions and will retain
control through the State oil
monopoly.
Mr.. Frondizi drew cheers
when he said he would assume
personal leadership of the oil
monopoly. Foreign oil COM
Ipany operations have been q
hot issue in political debate.
No Further Seizures
The president said there
will be no further seizure Of
private enterprises nor nation
alization of existing firms but
there would be no step back
ward either. This indicated
he would carry out nationaliza-
ton procedures against two
European-owned power COM
panieS begun by the provi-
sional government.
He called for a program of
"austerity and sacrifice" to
pull Argentina out of its eco
nomic crisis during the six
years he will serve as President.
Stepping down are two he
roes of the 1855 revolution,
Provisional President Mai.
GEN. Pedro Aramburu and
Vice President (AdmiraD Isaac
Rojas. They are fulfilling a
promise to turn over power to
constitutionally elected officials.
On hand for the ceremonies
were delegations from So ma
tions. They included three
chiefs of State-Peru's Manuel
Prado. Uruguay's Carlos Fisch-
er and Rum ania's Ion
Gheorghe Mauer - and Mr.
Nixon.
Mr.. Nixon flew in from Uru-
quay yesterday on an 18-day
tour of South America. He
paid a formal call on Gen.
Aramburu and also had an un-
scheduled 45-minute visit with
Mr.. Frondizi and Mr.. Gomez
at the formers home. The
talks with Mr.. Frondizi were
not made public but presum-
ably touched on future United
States-Argentine relations.
The two countries repeatedly
are prepared to enter into a
technical assistance
agreement in the near future.
Mr.. Frondizi and Mr.. Gomez
were swept into Government
House by an electoral landslide
February %. Along with them
came a Senate entirely from
their party and a healthy ma
jority in the House of Depu-
ties.
The 49-year-old President
faces a host of problems, in
cluding a runaway cost of liv-
ing, dollar deficit. nationalist
demands that foreign firms
keep away from Argentine oil
and other resources in need of
development, and the demands
of Peronists-who helped elect
him-for a return to political
reSpectability.