TIMERMAN WRITES EMBASSY OFFICER FROM JAIL - 1977/11/16

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626872
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: November 16, 1977

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1. In a handwritten letter to the usip Press
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Quote: November 15, 1977, As of today I've been a
prisoner for seven months.
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