Buenos Aires, September 25, 1955

Ex-President Peron sailed from Buenos Aires harbour this afternoon on the first stage of his voyage into exile at Asuncion, Paraguay. Paraguayan sources said that Peron would go from the Paraguayan gunboat Paraguay, which took him from the port to-day, to its sister-ship the Humaita. This vessel arrived off Buenos Aires yesterday.

Argentine sources said that the vessel carrying Peron would be given an Argentine naval escort while she is in Argentine waters, which is 700 of the 900 miles up the river to the Paraguayan capital. Just before the Paraguay left her berth armed guards cordoned off the entire port area, refusing to allow anyone except military personnel to enter. These stringent precautions were a sign of determination to put into effect the guarantee of safe conduct given for Peron by President Lonardi.

The new Argentine Government took steps to-day to put the country back on a normal footing. Last night the new Cabinet, headed by the new provisional President, General Eduardo Lonardi, was sworn in. Peronista riots in working-class districts in Rosario died down last night and the situation to-day was generally quiet. Citizens of Buenos Aires flocked into churches to attend memorial services for the dead and thanksgiving for the end of the fighting.

All political prisoners have been freed, including members of the armed forces who took part in anti-Peronista risings of September 28, 1951, and June 16 this year. Rear-Admiral Anibal Olivieri and Rear-admiral Samuel Toranzo, imprisoned after the abortive naval coup in June, were given rousing welcomes yesterday when they returned to the capital.

The Cabinet Ministers sworn in last night include four military men, none of the civilians has been prominent in politics before. All are known as Roman Catholics with conservative leanings. Admiral Isaac Rojas, who played a vital part in the revolution, has been made vice-president.

Dr Jose Tamborini, a Democratic Union presidential candidate who ran against Peron in 1945, died suddenly to-day. He was 69.



