LETTER TO LTG VERNON A. WALTERS FROM W. D. CRITTENBERGER, JR.

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• Publication Date: December 9, 1975
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LTG Vernon A. Walters, USA
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Dick,
You may have missed the attached two papers on Brazil; the sum is
that the U.S. is losing its friends there. This is tragic; I think
that in the years to come Brazil will be even more important to us then
ever before.
I am going to Brazil, among other places, following the Army Attache
Conference in Panama in January. Although I have no personal Brazilian
connections, perhaps the name might kindle some friendly memories in
Brazil. I would be glad to call upon any one you might suggest in an
attempt to exploit old ties and thus maintain the U.S. friendship/
leadership/stroking contacts.
I will be in DATT hands for the routine type protocol visits, I
assume with J-2. Are there others calls which I should make on a personal
basis? or an official basis? If so on when? I solicit your assistance -
but only if you think it is worth the drill.
In the meantime, Dick, Kitty and I send our best wishes for a
happy Christmas Season.
Warmly,
2 Enclosures: W. D.-CRI ER, JR.
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FrR Ju5, GENERAL SPRAGINS SENOSo
SIidJB US LLAUFi SHIP POSITION BRAZIL (U)
1 (U) ON 7 NOY I MAILED A LE7cR TO GENERAL LUER HIGH yGHT?NG THE
ACTIVITIES AND MY IMPRESSIONS OF THE US D=LEGATION9 J[3USMC0 DURING
THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS9 UN PAGE TWO Of THAT. LETTER I MENTIONED
BRAZIL a 5 EXAMINA T IOC! OF OPTIONS WHICH COULD AVL THE EFFECT OF
REDUCING U I ,,"' zJENCE AND DI`1 NISHING THE RE L;~T'~t~~r'SHIP S DET lEE I CUR
ARMED FOPCES. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS I RECEIVED CU('~ -3 OF TWO INTEL.aLI-
GENCE ORTS THAT ARE VERY (IERMANE TO THIS i!.0UGHT AND MITTEN
WITHIN A WEEK OF MY LETTER by ATTACHE SOUNC'::SQ
20 (C) THE IR4S ARE NUMBERS 5 809 350 75 AND b U09 358 75o THE MAJOR
PARTS OF THE TCXTS ARE QUOTED BELOW FOR YOUR bN:?UHNATION1
A4 CC) LAST NIGHT SOURCE MADE APOLOGY FOR i ACK OF 1101-0 TIME"
BRAZILIAN FRIENDSHIPS AND SAID IT WAS UNFORTUNATE' THAT RO HAD TO
ARR;VE IN BRAZIL WHEN BRAZE,-UQSo RELATIONS WLRL SO DIFFICULTu IN
API EFFORT TO ELICIT MORE INFORMATION I TOLD HIM I HAD NOTICED SOME
STRANGE ATTITUDES FROM OTHER THAN OL[) FRIENUSo ME THEN EXPRESSED
THE FOLLOWING: (:) THE US GOVERNMENT HAS NOT bEEN FORTHCOMING IN
EITHER THE MILITARY (EQUIIMENT AND AIRCRAFT) UR NUCLEAR ARENAS
(2) US POLITICAL WAVER NG HAS NOT SHOWN THE GREATEST STABILITY#
(3) COUNTERVAILING D'UT;ESQ ETCOv IN THE ECONOMIC AREA HAVE BEEN
UPSETTING, (4) BRAZIL MUST DEVELOP OTHER MAKKTS FOR EXPORT3o AND
(5) THE US HAS NOT EXHIBITED TIE FRIENDSHIP ANU CONCERN FOR BRAZIL.
AT THE HGHER LEVELS THAT IT USED TO SHOW9 AS USUAL HE EXPRESSED
CONCERN THAT THE US OAS BEING INFILTRATED BY LOMMUNISTS WHICH WAS
MANIFESTED BY STRIKES AND STUDENT TURBULENCE,,-CUMMENTI (C) THE
LATTER CONCERN (5) SEEMS TO bE THE MOST IMPURIANT9 BRAZwsLdANS ARE
MOST EMOTIONAL ABOUT FRIENDSHypo e_-G WALTERSP'CIAP AS ATTACHE OFTEN
COMMENTED THAT FLATTERY AND ATTENTION DID MOR= FOR USA,,3RAZIL
RELATIONS THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE FACTORC ANOTHER SIDE ISSUE WITH
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BRAZILIAN OFFICERS HAS BEEN WHAT THEY CONSIDER US OVER-REACTION TO
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, THEY BELT VE "HAT BRAZIL13_HISTORICAL
CORRUPTION; SUBVERSION; AND O RAN CRIME CALL FOR SPECIAL SECURITY
MEASURES AND THE US SHQULU UNDERSTAND,
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B. (C) AT ABOUT THE SAME TIi?JE, RO HAD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION IN
RIO DE JANEIRO DURING WHICH SOURCES STATED THAT THERE IS A WIDELY
ACCEPTED BELIEF WITHIN THE BRAZILIAN ARMY OFFICER CORPS THAT THE US
CAN NO LONGER BE COUNTED ON To DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF ITS
TRADITIONAL ALLIES, WHEN ASKED AcBOLJT THE UEPTF9 OF THIS Fw l
SOURCE STATED THAT MOST ARMY r Tt SAIG~
OFFICERS HELD ?~d,~ JIEW~ HE SAID THAT
AS A RESULT, BRAZIL HAD DECIDED THAT IT MUST HARE ITS OHHN WAY IN
SUCH AREAS AS TRADE, ENERGY AND WEAPOS DEVELO'MENT9 COMMENTS (C)
FOR MONTHS, RD HAS HEARD REMARKS FROM BRAZILIAN ARMY OFFICERS, SOME
OF WHOM HAVE SERVED IN THE US9 REGISTERINGTHtIR PERPLEXITY OVEI
SUCH THINGS AS THE US LACK OF WILL TO WIN-IN VIETNAM, WATERGATE,
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY, AND ACTIONS BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE PnESS AND CONGRESS WHO
APPEAR DETERMINED TO GIVE IN TO THE COMMUNISTS-AT EVERY TURN. -
RO HAS NOT UNTIL NOW, HOWEVER, HEARD THE CHARGE ' THAT THE US HAS LOST
ITS LEADERSHIP POSITION STATED SO UNEQUIVUCA(,LY, SOURCE IS
A FRIEND of MORE THAN TEN YEARS, HE IS VERY WELL DISPOSED TOWARD THE
US AND APPEARED RELUCTANT TO PASS ON HIS OBSERVATIONS*
3,(C) I AM MAILING A LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN, JCS-'IN REFERENCE TO
SOME OF THE INITIATIVES I ALLUDED TO IN MY LETTER TO GENERAL ELDER,
HE SHOULD RECEIVE IT THE WEEK OF 24 NOVEMBER,"INCLUDED ARE AN
INVITATION TO BRAZILIAN CHAIRMAN, JCS, TO VI 1T USA AND THE OFFERING
OF A SPACE AT THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, I WOULD APPRECIATE
IT IF YOU COULD STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE AND WHEN
MY LETTER ARRIVES, ATTACH A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE OR THE IRVS TO-
SHOW, IN FACT, THAT OUR POSITION IN BRAZIL IS-SLIPPING, HOPEFULLY,
THIS WILL HELP EMPHASIZE THAT SOME ACTIONS WILL UE NECESSARY TO"
TURN THE TIDE BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND,,
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I. DATE OF INFORMATION:
28 October 1975
'i. PLACE AND DATE OF ACQ: Bra-41
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C0?^IENr: (C) The latter concern (5) seem to be the most important. Brazilians anal
most emotional. about friendship. LTG ItiALTERS, CIA, -as attache oiten cora:ented
that flattery and attention did more for U.S.-BRAZIL relations than any other
single factor. Another side issue with Brazilian officers has been what they
consider U.S. over reaction to human rights issues. They believe that .b?AZIL's
historical corruption, subversion, and urban crime calls for special security
measures and the U.S. should understand.
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