Editing Huemul Project (section)

==Germans in Argentina==
In 1947, a dossier was provided to Argentina by the Spanish embassy in [[Buenos Aires]] listing a number of German aeronautical engineers who were looking to sneak out of Germany. Among them was [[Kurt Tank]], designer of the famed [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190]] and many other successful designs. The dossier was passed to the recently formed [[Argentine Air Force]]'s Commander in Chief, who passed it to Brigadier César Raúl Ojeda, who was in charge of aerodynamics research.{{sfn|Mariscotti|1992|p=8}} Ojeda and Tank communicated and formulated plans to begin building a jet fighter in Argentina, which would eventually emerge as the [[FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II]].{{sfn|Mariscotti|1992|p=9}}

Just before leaving for Argentina, Tank briefly met Richter in London, where Richter told Tank of his ideas for [[nuclear-powered aircraft]].{{sfn|Cabral|1987|p=79}} Richter was at that time doing some work in the German chemical industry. Tank had also contacted a number of other engineers and even famed fighter pilot and ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' general [[Adolf Galland]]. Various members of the group made their way to Argentina under false passports during late 1947 and 1948. The Germans were warmly received by Perón, who effectively gave them a [[blank cheque]] in an effort to rapidly develop the Argentine economy. Tank set up an aircraft development plant in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], and continued to contact other German engineers and scientists who might be interested in joining them.{{sfn|Mariscotti|1992|p=9}} A total of 184 German scientists and engineers are known to have moved to Argentina during this period.{{sfn|Hymans|2012|p=220}}

Richter was invited to join the group and arrived in Argentina on 16 August 1948, travelling under the name "Dr. Pedro Matthies".{{sfn|Fantoni|2011|p=1}} Tank personally introduced him to Perón on 24 August,{{sfn|Cabral|1987|p=80}} and Richter pitched Perón on the idea of a [[nuclear fusion]] device which would provide unlimited power, make Argentina a world scientific leader, and be of purely civilian intent. Perón was intrigued, and clearly impressed, later telling reporters that "in half an hour he explained to me all the secrets of nuclear physics and he did it so well that now I have a pretty good idea of the subject".{{sfn|Mariscotti|1992|p=9}}

Gaviola, still maintaining pressure to form a nuclear research group, saw all interest evaporate. From that point on he offered his services only as a "member of Richter's firing squad."{{sfn|Hymans|2012|p=233}} Other German scientists, including [[Guido Beck]], Walter Seelmann-Eggbert, and the now-elderly [[Richard Gans]] quickly realized something was amiss in the entire affair, and began to align themselves with the AFA, steering clear of Richter and the government in general. At an AFA meeting in September 1951, Beck publicly resigned from the [[University of Buenos Aires]] over the issue.{{sfn|Hymans|2012|p=233}}