The Hemisphere: Trading with the Reds

South America's trade with countries behind the Iron Curtain is on the rise. Items:

¶ Argentina and Brazil announced new commercial agreements with Hungary, increasing to seven the number of such bilateral pacts these two countries have recently negotiated with members of the Communist-dominated world.

¶Argentina offered for sale to farmers 2,700 Zetor tractors just acquired from Czechoslovakia.

¶ Brazilians, who will soon welcome a Rumanian mission to Rio, reportedly discussed a $90 million barter deal with East Germans last week at the Leipzig Fair.

¶ Argentine experts bargained for a tradepact with an East German mission in Buenos Aires. A...

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