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Law Enforcement Efforts. Chilean authorities have had success in interdicting narcotics transiting Chile. As increased attention is focused on the Andean source countries, narcotics traffickers are transporting their product through Chile in an effort to take advantage of Chile’s clean reputation. This strategy is based upon the presumption that flights and vessels originating in Chile are much less likely to be subject to close scrutiny by authorities in the United States or Europe than are flights and vessels Colombia, Peru or Bolivia. ... [Read More]
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• Amelia Earhart - a popular American aviatrix, disappeared in 1937 while on a flight over the Pacific Ocean with her navigator, Fred Noonan. The complete file on the diplomatic aspects of the search which followed her disappearance is in the National Archives. This small collection of sixty documents was put together in response to several Freedom of Information Act requests. The documents cover the time frame of 1974 to 1976 and deal with a review of the Earhart case and an investigation by the Japanese government of allegations that Miss Earhart was imprisoned on Saipan in 1937. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: TEXT: SUMMARY OF JUNE 1998 US GOVERNMENT REPORT ON NAZI GOLD
U.S. and British intelligence reports agree that the College of San Girolamo degli Illirici in Rome served as a place of refuge and support for the Croatian refugees. San Girolamo, which is located outside the walls of the Vatican and pays Italian State taxes, provided living quarters for Croatian priests studying at the Vatican. After the War, it was the reported center of an extensive and effective underground that assisted Ustasha fugitives, including Ante Pavelic, to flee from Europe to South America. Pavelic hid in Rome at various locations from 1946 until his flight to Argentina in November 1948 without any decisive action by the U.S. or British authorities to apprehend him and make him available for a war crimes trial. ... [Read More]
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The law provides for investigative detention of persons charged with a crime but awaiting or undergoing trial for up to 2 years. This term can be extended to 3 years under certain situations: A particularly complex or serious crime; intentional delays by the defense or if investigations could be hampered by release of the detainee; or if there is serious risk of flight. The slow pace of the justice system often resulted in lengthy detentions beyond the period stipulated by law (see Section 1.e.). If convicted, a prisoner usually received credit for time already served. According to the Federal Bureau for Criminal Policies, approximately 62 percent of inmates in federal prisons had been charged but were awaiting trial or completion of their trials. ... [Read More]
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CONAE, collaborating with NASA, has developed a series of three scientific applicationsatellites, SAC-A, B, and C. Additionalsatellites are in the planning stage.SAC-B was the first SACseries satellite. The satellite was designed for the advanced study of solarphysics and astrophysics through the examination of solar flares, gamma raybursts, diffuse cosmic background X-rays, and energetic neutral atoms. Launchedin November 1996, a power failure in the third stage of NASA's Pegasus-XLlauncher rendered SAC-B useless after a few orbits. SAC-A was a mini-satellitedesigned to test several new technologies. Instrumentation included anEarth-monitoring CCD Camera; Differential Global Positioni ... [Read More]
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Traffic moves on the right, as in the U.S. Buenos Aires has many wide streets and highways but few modern superhighways. Driving in Buenos Aires has been described as being at least as hectic as driving in Rio, Tokyo, or Mexico City, as your first ride in a taxi or colectivo will reveal. Regional TransportationLast Updated: 11/17/2003 9:44 AM Travel outside Buenos Aires is possible by train, air, bus, or auto. Since the general points of interest in Argentina are so far apart, a great deal of time is lost if you do not go by air. Some overnight trains with sleeping cars and service (room and food) are available. Two main airports are accessible to the city. One is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, near the downtown section and the Rio de la Plata. This airport handles propeller ... [Read More]
Argentina (09/04)
Argentina's economy began a recovery in March 2002 that has been far more impressive and robust than anticipated by leading international and domestic analysts. In 2003, an export-led boom triggered an 8.7% surge in real gross domestic product (GDP). Industrial activity and construction activity also performed well, growing 17.9% and 37.8%, respectively, in 2003. Domestic car sales and exports increased 105.4% and 19.2%, respectively, in 2003. Tourism activity boomed: Argentina received 3.3 million foreign tourists in 2003, a record high. The expansion is creating jobs and unemployment dipped from 17.8% in May 2003 to 14.5% in December 2003. Investment in real terms jumped 38.1%, and capital flight has decreased. The recovery’s strong impact on revenue levels, combined with the Kirchner administration’s prudent control of spending, achieved exceptional results, with the fiscal surplus reaching 2.3% of GDP. ... [Read More]
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