INR WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMAN RIGHTS NO. 78, OCTOBER 26, 1978[SANITIZED] - 1978/10/26

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00951327
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: October 26, 1978

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INR WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
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Argentina
Government Invites IAHRC Investigation. On October 16,
Argentina formally invited the Inter-American Human Rights
Commission (IAHRC) to conduct an on-site investigation, pre-
ferably between March and May 1979. Negotiations concerning
the visit had been in progress since June when the Argentines
issued an invitation that the Commission found unacceptable
because of restrictions that the government wanted to place on
IAHRC activities.
Press treatment of the invitation as well as the phrasing
of the Argentine note did not reveal the discreet and careful
manner in which conditions governing the visit have been worked
out. According to an aide to President Videla, the Commission
will have considerable latitude, including access to prisons,
relatives of disappeared persons, and civilian political leaders.
It will not have access to military bases, however.
The aide also suggested to Embassy Buenos Aires officers
that the US should impress upon the IAHRC the fact that the
invitation encountered strong opposition in some Argentine
military quarters. (CONFIDENTIAL, Buenos Aires 8248, October 18)
INR Comment. Hardline nationalist opposition to an IAHRC
investigation probably was dampened by the recent US decision
to approve Export-Import Bank financing for a major hydroelectric
project, financing that had formerly been denied on human rights
grounds. An IAHRC visit to Argentina would significantly increase
the chances of Commission visits to Paraguay and Uruguay by
undermining a reported informal agreement among Southern Cone
governments to exclude the IAHRC. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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