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Claim

Claim 866

The government's Loyalty Day program included the formal presentation of the expropriated newspaper La Prensa to workers, with the Confederación General del Trabajo beginning to publish it, according to the same CIA digest.

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

Statement
The government's Loyalty Day program included the formal presentation of the expropriated newspaper La Prensa to workers, with the Confederación General del Trabajo beginning to publish it, according to the same CIA digest.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
CGT begins publishing La Prensa
About
incident 1951-argentina-peron-la-prensa-handed-to-cgt
Source
CIA Daily Digest, 17 October 1951 (declassified)
Publisher
CIA Daily Digest, 17 October 1951 (declassified)
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1951-10-17

Quotation from the source

the formal presentation to the workers of the expropriated newspaper La Prensa, which the General Confederation of Labor will begin publishing