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Claim

Claim 864

La Prensa was expropriated by the Argentine government earlier in 1951, according to a CIA daily digest from October 9, 1951.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
La Prensa was expropriated by the Argentine government earlier in 1951, according to a CIA daily digest from October 9, 1951.
Field
action
Value
La Prensa expropriated by the Argentine government
About
incident 1951-argentina-peron-la-prensa-handed-to-cgt
Source
CIA Daily Digest, 9 October 1951 (declassified)
Publisher
CIA Daily Digest, 9 October 1951 (declassified)
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1951-10-09

Quotation from the source

La Prensa, which the Argentine Government expropriated earlier this year.