Argentina’s government is preparing to declassify files on Nazi criminals who sought refuge in the country after World War II, a top government official has said.
The files are expected to include financial records, particularly concerning Swiss banks, which have been implicated in Nazi-era transactions, Argentinian news outlets reported.
“The president has instructed that all existing documentation in any state agency be released so that the full truth is known,” Guillermo Francos, who is tasked with overseeing the government’s general administration, told Argentinian news channel DNews.
Argentinian newspaper Clarin cited Francos as saying that the move came after a request by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which has been investigating the historical involvement of Swiss bankers in aiding Nazis.
The declassification of Nazi-era files could shed light on how Argentina became a refuge for former Nazi officials after World War II.
During the late 1940s and 1950s, under President Juan Perón, many high-ranking Nazis, including Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele, entered Argentina using false identities.
While some were later captured, much of their financial activity and state involvement in their resettlement remains undisclosed.
“The president has instructed that all existing documentation in any state agency be released so that the full truth is known,” Guillermo Francos, who is tasked with overseeing the government’s general administration, told Argentinian news channel DNews.
Argentinian newspaper Clarin cited Francos as saying that the move came after a request by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which has been investigating the historical involvement of Swiss bankers in aiding Nazis.
The declassification of Nazi-era files could shed light on how Argentina became a refuge for former Nazi officials after World War II.
During the late 1940s and 1950s, under President Juan Perón, many high-ranking Nazis, including Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele, entered Argentina using false identities.
While some were later captured, much of their financial activity and state involvement in their resettlement remains undisclosed.
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