[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY SATURDAY MAY 1, 1976 - 1976/05/01

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02996512
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 1, 1976

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SATURDAY MAY 1, 1976
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THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY
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Argentina
Curb on Vigilantes
Argentine President Videla is at-
tempting to curb right-wing vigilante ac-
tivity.
The President has met with top army
officers to tell them of his strong desire
for their cooperation in ending the ex-
cesses of security officials, some of whom
have killed left-wing subversives.
Regional army commanders responded
by cracking down on the extra-legal ac-
tivities of police officers, over whom the
army has jurisdiction.
Right-wing violence has become a ma-
jor headache for the government because
Videla and the junta want desperately to
avoid the criticism that has been leveled at
regimes�notably Chile's�that have been
accused of being overly repressive. Videla
also wants to assert his authority at a time
when some critics have accused him of be-
ing indecisive.
By ordering an end to right-wing
violence, Videla is directly challenging
some of his military colleagues who favor
drastic measures against the left. They
feel that vigilante activities are justified as
retaliation for the steady stream of
killings by left-wing terrorists.
Videla's failure to contain the right
would be a severe blow to his prestige and
could invite other challenges to his
authority.
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