EC MEETING: LATIN AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS - 1976/06/29

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06241299
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 29, 1976

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'SUBJECT: EC MEETING: LATIN AMERICAN HUMAN Fybkas
_REF: THE HAGUE 3420 (NOTAL)
. DUTCH, WHO WILL ASSUME EC PRESIDENCY, ADVISED EMBASSY
HAGUE.OF TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JULY 1-2 EC POLITICAL
.-DIRECTORS MEETING. INTER ALIA, HUMAN RIGHTS SITU:II-toy
IN ARGENTINA; CHILE AND URUGUAY WILL BE DISCUSSED.:INCLUD-:
INS DESIRABILITY OF Et DEMARCHE IN MONTEVIDEO.
2. DEPARTMENT PLEASED THAT EC WILL FOCUS ON: HUMAN RIGHTS
PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICA. WE ARE SOMEWHAT SURPRISED,
HOWEVER, THAT URUGUAY MAY BE SINGLED OUT FOR DEMARCHE WHEN
SITUATION IN ARGENTINA APPEARS MORE PRESSING. EC GOVERN-
MENTS ARE yo gown AWARE OF MASS ARRESTS, DISAPPEARANCES
AND MURDERS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN ARGENTINA SINCE
MARCH 24 coup. ROTH ARGENTINES'AND.FOBEIGN REFUGEES
� (MOSTLY CHILEANS:AND URUGUAYANS) .HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED. UN
'HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAS SOUGHT TO ASSURE SAFETY
OF REFUGEES IN ARGENTINA, PENDING THEIR RESETTLEMENT
- ELSEWHERE. BOTH DEPARTMENT ANO EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES HAVE
RAISED HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE WITH HIGH-LEVEL ARGENTINE
AUTHORITIES. EC DEMARCHE TO NEW ARGENT/NE GOVERNMENT WOULD
SERVE TO REINFORCEcALNEADY VOICED HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OF
UNHCR AND US GOVERNMENT.
3. EMBASSY HAGUE SHOULD BRING DEPARTMENT'S VIEWS TO THE
ATTENTION OF THE DUTCH IN THEIR EC PRESIDENCY ROLE,
INCLUDING SUGGESTION THAT Et MAKE DEMARCHE ON HUMAN
RIGHTS IN BUENOS.AIRES.
co. FOR THE HAGUE' AND INFO ADDRESSEES: WHERE OPPORTUNITY
FOR DISCUSSION OF EC HUMAN RIGHTS .INITIATIVE ARISES WITH
EC REPRESENTATIVES .AND IN MEMBER STATE CAPITALS (PARTICU-
LARLY LONDON, PARIS; BONN AND ROME) US OFFICIALS MAY WISH
TO NOTE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION IN LOW KEY FASHION:'
US POSITS AS MATTER OF BASIC POLICY THAT NATIONS WITH.FIRM
COMMITMENT TO PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD ACT IN CON-
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CERT TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.
INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS'HAVEEEEN CREATED WITH SPECIFIC
PURPOSE OF BRINGINGTORCE OF WORLD OPINION. TO BEAR ON.
SERIOUS DEVIATIONS FROM SUCH STANDARDS AND, TO BE EFFECTIVE
. THESE MUST BE USED IN OBJECTIVE AND CONSISTENT MANNER.
� WE CONSIDER IT UNFORTUNATE THAT IN 1976 UNI-RC SESSION NONE
OF THE NINE NEMBERS'WHO PARTICIPATED THERE (UK, FRANCE.'
.ERG,. ITALY) WERE PREPARED TO SUPPORTCALLS BY US AND .
s. AUSTRIA FOR FORMAL commssm STUDY OF DOCUMENTED ALLEGA-
TIONS WITH RESPECT BRAZIL OR PROPOSAL BY CANADA CALLING FOR
� MORE DETAILED GOO REPORT ON SITUATION; THESE NATIONS �
THEN 'ABSTAINED 94 SUCCESSFUL URUGAYAN '(REPEAT URUGUAYAN) .
MOTION FOR NO FURTHER, ACTION. SIMILARLY, THEY EXPRESSED
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NO ENTHUSIASM FOR RESPECTIVE US AND.CANADIAN.SUGGESTIONS
' THAT CHARGES AGAINST UGANDA MERITED COMMISSION STUDY OR
FURTHERAIGANDAN GOVERNMENT.AEFORT. RELUCTANCE TO EMPLOY
THOSE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY WORLD COMMUNITY EXPRESSLY
.TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS .QUESTIONS CROSS NATIONAL
BOUNDARIES TENDS TO WEAKEN THE MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS,
CASTS SOME DOUBT. ON REAL DEPTH OF GOVERNMENTAL CONCERN AND
AS PUBLIC PRESSURES FOR ACTION INTENSIFY -- MAY BE
. FACTOR LEADING TO EVENTUAL RECOURSE TO LESS APPROPRIATE
, FORA FOR RAISING HR 'ISSUES. KISSINGER
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