RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ARGENTINE PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION FOR THE KIDNAPPING IN BUENOS AIRES OF BRITISH AND U.S. JOURNALISTS - 1982/05/21

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06698556
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 21, 1982

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COUNTRY: ARGENTINA/UNITED KINGDOM/URUGUAY �
SUBJECT: RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ARGENTINE PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION -
FOR THE KIDNAPPING IN BUENOS AIRESAW'BRITISH AND
U.S. JOURNALISTS
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THE RECENT KIDNAPPINGS IN BUENOS
AIRES.OF.THREE BRITISH JOURNALISTS AND ONE U.S. JOURNALIST
.WERE COVERT OPERATIONS EXECUTED BY AN ARGENTINE PARAMILITARY GROUP
UNDER THE COMMAND OF,"ANIBAL% THE FOUR JOURNALISTS'
. HAD BEEN UNDER HEAVY SURVEILLANCE BY PERSONNEL FROM THE ARGENTINE
ARMY 601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION BEFORE BEING. SELECTED BY
� GORDON'S GROUP AS 'SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR KIDNAPPING.
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2. IN DISCUSSING THE KIDNAPPINGS, QUINTANA'S
PARAMILITARY GROUP HAD ALSO KIDNAPPED AN URUGUAYAN BUSINESSMAN WHO
IS ENGAGED IN MARKETING CONTRABAND PRODUCTS IN URUGUAY. THE.
URUGUAYAN WAS KIDNAPPED IN BUENOS AIRES SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE
JOURNALISTS WERE RELEASED. QUINTANA'S MOTIVE FOR THIS
ACTION WAS TO PERSONALLY ACQUIRE-A RANSOM AND TO LEND CREDIBILITY, ,
TO PRESIDENT GALTIERI'S STATEMENT THAT ALTHOUGH FOREIGNERS WOULD , �
RECEIVE PROTECTION FROM ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES THEY WERE PREY FOR
COMMON THIEVES. IF THERANSOM DEMAND WAS MADE
AND NOT COMPLIED WITH BY THE URUGUAYAN'S FAMILY, THEN-MINTANA'S
ORGANIZATION WOULD HAVE TO SOLVE A-POTENTIALLY EMBARRASSING PROBL M
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