Dispute Set Aside For Game Of Soccor

Chronicle (Levin), 23 February 1948, Page 5

Dispute Set Aside For Game Of Soccor

Refeeived Suuday-, 11 p.m. NEW YORK, 'Feb. 21. Two small warships,- one Brit-ish and the other Argentine, in Daceptio'u sUncl Ifay/salutod the Chileari tranaport P-resident Pluto ycartyditg home, P'resident Yidela after his visit to . fcc-.n wieh Island and O.'Higgin 's Land, .-epofts the Assoclatexl Press. Re left i gar-rison of .six pien in 6;Higgin-'s Land. ' • • B-ofofe leavng Gr.eenwich Isla-nd .'n's-idenf Videla wrote his Uame in con frete at the base of a pole flying the 'hilcan ffag. In response to their re? pvests, President Videla awarded to -everai members of his expedition, Jarcels of land in "the Antarcfic terriories. which he annexed on behalf ot 'hile this week, in Bantiago, the Foreign Relations "nder-Becretary, Manuel Trucco, said 'hile, in maintnining her right to n liare of the AntarctiC, was studiously ivoiding making insulting or inuunmatory reniarks. He was commentng on a statement by Air llarshul IVddei' that "Ihe jackels are yapping md snapping at the British lion".' Mr. rruceo deeiared that'Chile limited heru'lf ta exercising her sovereign rights md to informing the world- of her jurilieal, geographical and historical elaims n the Antarctic, R-euter's correspondent at Part 8tanloy says the Antarctic international Irspute was put aside far a game of soceer when the sloop Bnipe put in at Dcception Island on her recent 60UUuiie lour of Antarctic territories. whosetlritisli sovereigntv Argentine and Chile .irc disputing. The team from the, tnipe bcat one from the Argentine niaesweeper Seaver which was at Deeption Island supporting Argentine ia':ionals wlio established a base there lespite British protests. Later all atended a fi 1 m show. AVhen the Argenine tug Charrua arrived, officers of oo'h Argentine vessels were invited iboard the Snipe. The .Seaver dipped ier ensign in salute as the Snipe sailed from Deeep'tion Island. A message from Rio de Janiero says the Argentine Foreign Minister, lir. ■liian BramugHa, emphatically denied that the Argentine squadron was sent .o the Antarctic to counterbalance the presence ot' tho British eruiser Nigeria. . He said the Argentine iieet was on routine maneouvre.