To Argentina the world looked pretty good last week. Great Britain had just signed the biggest meat contract in history,* guaranteeing the purchase of all Argentine meat exports for United Nations benefit until October 1944. Meat prices were up to their highest level in 18 years. With the sale of her most important export product secured, it really looked to Argentina as though being a holdout neutral would bring profit, rather than ruin.
The Argentine press ignored the fact that the U.S. was also heavily involved in the meat deal; they felt secure enough...
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