Evening star., 1962-04-21
Armed Clash Averted
By Argentine Truce
Guido Wins
Agreement
From Army

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BUENOS AIRES. April 81
(AP) President Jose Maria
Guido won a truce today from
embattled army chiefs who
called out tanks and artillery
in a threatened lood-spilling
in the nations crisis over
PeroniSm.
Cavalry Gen. Enrique Rauch,
who sized a lightning rebel
lion against the army high
command and launched a COL
umn of tanks and troop car
riers against the capital in sup
port of the President, told
newsmen the truce was reached
at a summit meeting of mill
tary chiefs.
Gen. Raul Poggi, the army
commander whose artillery and
infantry units had entrenched
around the War Ministry,
waved in disgust to newsmen
and refused to talk as he left
the meeting at President
Guido's residence.
The clash of these two gen.
erals views brought the most
warlike preparations this ma
ton has seen since dictator
Juan D. Peron was overthrown
seven years ago.
Army Forces Split
The two generals had mar
Shaled the nations army be-
hind them in opposing camps
as the result of a crisis trig-
.gered by President Guido's ap-
pointments of Gen. Rauch, to
succeed Gen. Poggi, and War
Secretary Gen. Marino Barto-
lone Carrera.
Gen. Rauch, who seemed to
have gained the support Of
most Of the army. told news
men the truce was achieved on
the basis of a formula proposed
by Mr.. Guido himself.
He said he accepted the So
luton which included an order
that his rebellious troops be
dispersed and sent back to
their barracks.
The solution, he added, in
cluded the appointment of a
new war secretary. whose name
he would not disclose.
MY honor as a military man
has been satisfied" he said,
adding that he had confidence
in the new army secretary and
that Mr.. Guido's solution was
satisfactory for all and for
the good of the nation"
Five Demands Presented
Gen. Rauch launched his up
rising from Campo de Mayo,
Argentina's most important
military camp, with the de-
mand that Mr.. Guido be allowed
to seek constitutional solution
OF the Peronism problem with
out ultimatums."
The army, navy and air force
secretaries, as spokesmen for
the military. had demanded
that Mr.. Guido sign dictatorial
DEGREES voiding elections last
March 18 in which Peronists
won upset victories.
Gen. Rauch's aides said he
went to the conference at Mr..
Guido's residence with five de-
That Gen. Poggi be removed
from command;
That an active or retired gen.
eral be named as a new war
secretary;
That Gen. Rauch continue as
commander of the cavalry CORPS
at Campo de Mayo. Thus he
would not persist in trying to
take over the army ministry
himself;
That an urgent meeting of
all key generals be held here
today. The generals already
were reported flying to Buenos
Aires for the meeting;
That all troops remain at
their posts in the streets until
the new war secretary is sworn
in.
Gen. Rauch apparently gave
way on this point.
Shooting Almost Starts
Minutes before Gen. Rauch
went to the conference with
Gen. Poggi, the huge army gar
risonS at Santa Fe and Rosario
announced their backing for
the insurgent leader.
Even as the rival generals
held theirf parley an incident
almost touched off a shooting
war.
An armored troop carrier
commanded by pro-Rauch
major on conn aissance
crashed into a barrier erected
by pro-Poggi soldiers at the
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