NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN MAY 15, 1975[SANITIZED] - 1975/05/15

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02986379
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 25
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 15, 1975

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National Intelligence Bulletin
May 15, 1975
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ARGENTINA: Selection of new air chief engineered by
Lopez Rega. (Page 17)
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ARGENTINA
The selection of Major General Alberto Numa Laplane
as army commander to replace Lieutenant General Leandro
Anaya, who has retired at the request of President Peron,
was undoubtedly a power play by Social Welfare Minister
and presidential adviser Jose Lopez Rega to extend his
control to the army. Laplane, commanding general of the
1st Corps in Buenos Aires, is considered the most pro-
Peronist of senior army officers, and his selection will
cause the retirement of three major generals senior to him.
The strong sentiment against Lopez Rega within the
army, coupled with the probable resentment of senior
officers over the blatant political nature of Anaya's
dismissal, could spark coup plotting. The suddenness of
the move, however, as well as the lack of consensus within
the officer corps on what political role the army should
play, probably rules out drastic measures for now.
The reaction of the three major generals forced to
retire prematurely, particularly 2nd Corps Commander
Gomez Centurion, will tend to shape the army response.
Additionally, the officer corps will probably scrutinize
Laplane carefully to determine if his loyalties are with
the army or with orthodox Peronism. If he gives signs
of being a tool of Lopez Rega, opposition to him will
greatly increase.
General Anaya has been a malleable and relatively
apolitical commander since he took over in December 1973.
He has drawn considerable criticism from his officers
because of his lack of an aggressive response to terror-
ism in general and to the assassinations of army officers
in particular.
Of late, Anaya has established close ties with labor
and opposition political leaders desirous of having Lopez
Rega out of government. It was probably this fact that
caused the latter to believe the moment ripe to prevail
on the President to appoint Laplane.
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