ARGENTINA: FURTHER ACTIONS BY SECURITY AND POLICE PERSONNEL TO TRY TO PREVENT FURTHER REVELATIONS OF EXCESSES DURING THE DIRTY WAR - 1982/12/31

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06698599
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: December 31, 1982

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INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE IN 83 1113396
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CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT.
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DIST: 3 MAY 1683
COUNTRY: ARGENTINA
SUBJ : FURTHER ACTIONS BY SECURITY AND POLICE PERSONNEL
TO TRY TO PREVENT FURTHER REVELATIONS OF EXCESSES
DURING THE 'DIRTY WAR'
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LEVEL OF THEIR CONCERN OVER THEIR PERCEIVED LACK OF
PROTECTION FOR ACTIONS DURING THE "DIRTY WAR'.
601ST BATTALION AGREED THEY SHOULD REESTABLISH THE GROUPS
THAT CPERATED DURING THE 'DIRTY WAR"; THEY ALSO AGREED e4
TM' SHOULD BEGIN THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE IF ANY
MEMZ OF A SECURITY-OR POLICE SERVICE IS CALLED TO
TEST FY BEFORE A JUDGE ON HIS ACTIONS DURING THE 3.300)(1)
'DIRTY WAR'. THE 601ST BATTALION ALSO
AGREED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THEM TO TAKE
ANY VIOLENT ACTIONS IF A MEMBER OF A SECURITY OR POLICE
SERVICE WERE QUESTIONED BY THE ARMED FORCES ON HIS
ACTIVITIES DURING THE "DIRTY WAR'.
3. THE 801ST BATTALION AND THE FEDERAL
POLICE AGREED TO KEEP IN CONTACT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR
SO TO SEE HOW EVENTS DEVELOP.
S. DURING THE LAST WEEK IN APRIL,
THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (SIN) AND THE AIR FORCE
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (SIFA) CONTACTED SOME
OF THE ARGENTINE MAGAZINES THAT HAVE PUBLISHED STORIES ON
ACTIVITIES DURING THE "DIRTY WAR". THE PRESS OFFICIALS
WERE ADVISED TO CEASE PUBLISHING SUCH STORIES IN ORDER TO
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WARNING NOTICE
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FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND ENO OF REPORT
AVOID BECOMING THE VICTIMS OF ANY 'ACCIDENTS� NIGHT
OCCUR. COMMENT: IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED
1101E711ER THESE CON/ACTS WERE MADE At HE INSTRUCTION
OR WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF SENIOR OFFICERS IN THOSE SERVICES.)
B. ON 20 APRIL, A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAD
TAKEN PART IN ANTI-SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THE
"DIRTY WAR"I
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TO DISCUSS THE REVELATIONS THAT
N M D WAYS OF AVOIDING FURTHER REVELATIONS.
ATTENOED BYTHREE MILITARY
TNTILUOENCEIIRVICES, THE FEDERAL POLICE.__] AND COOPERATING
eIVILIANS. IT WAS AGREED THAT SIMILAR MEETINGS WILL BE
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COMMENTS:
ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN
THIS REPORT ALL OCCURRED BEFORE THE JUNTA ISSUED ITS
"FINAL REPORT" ON THE "DIRTY WAR" ON THE EVENING OF
20 APRIL. THE REACTION OF THE ARGENTINE PUBLIC TO THAT
REPORT HAS BEEN ALMOST UNIFORMLY NEGATIVE. ANO ITS
PUBLICATION IS NOT LIKELY TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF CONCERN
AMONG SECURITY AND POLICE PERSONNEL WHO PLAYED A PERSONAL
ROLE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 'DIRTY WAR".)
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