1.
SV INT.GENERAL RAUCH AND MINISTER WALK ON TO ROSTRUM FOR SWEARING IN CEREMONY
0.10

2.
STV PRESSMEN
0.11

3.
SV SWEARING IN CEREMONY IN PROGRESS
0.14

4.
SCU RAUCH SHAKES HANDS WITH MINISTER
0.17

5.
LV TANK IN STREET
0.19

6.
SVPAN - LIGHT FIELD-GUN IN PARK PAN TO TROOPS MOVING BENCHES
0.22

7.
SV ARMED TROOPS IN PARK
0.27

8.
SV DITTO
0.30

9.
SV ARMED SOLDIER IN STREET
0.33

10.
LV CIVILIANS RUN ACROSS ROAD
0.36

11.
LV BARRICADE OF BUSES
0.40

12.
SLV DITTO
0.43

13.
SVPAN - BRENGUN CARRIER ALONG ROAD AT SPEED
0.47

14.
SV TOWARDS.. TANK
0.53

15.
LV TANKS AND TRUCKS IN STREET.
0.56



Initials JRG/N/MGT/CJB



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Background: IN THE CONTINUING STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN ARGENTINA, GENERAL ENRIQUE RAUCH, THE ARMY CAVALRY LEADER, WAS SWORN IN APRIL 21 AS WAS SECRETARY, BUT AFTER A DAY IN OFFICE HE AGREED TO RESIGN.

EARLIER, GENERAL RAUCH CALLED OUT HIS TROOPS IN BUENOS AIRES, THE CAPITAL, TO CHALLENGE THE AUTHORITY OF ARMY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF RAUL POGGI WHOSE COUP ENDED THE PRESIDENCY OF DR. ARTURO FRONDIZI MARCH 29. BUT THE TWO ARMY FACTIONS AGREED TO A TRUCE AND BOTH LEADERS AGREED TO RESIGN.

NEW SECRETARY IS GENERAL JUAN LOZA. HE ANNOUNCED NEXT DAY (APRIL 22) THE THREAT OF CIVIL WAR APPEARED AVERTED AND HINTED THAT PRESIDENT GUIDO, DR. FRONDIZI'S SUCCESSOR, WOULD DECLARE THE ANNULMENT OF THE MARCH 18 ELECTIONS WHICH GAVE THE PERONISTAS, SUPPORTERS OF EXILED JUAN PERON, A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S VOTE. THE PERONISTAS ARE DUE TO TAKE UP THEIR ELECTED POSTS MAY 1. IT WAS THEIR SUCCESS IN THE ELECTIONS THAT SPARKED OFF THE CURRENT CRISIS.