NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1976[SANITIZED] - 1976/09/21

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02991071
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 21, 1976

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1976
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 222
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THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1976 3
Argentina
Ambassador Resigns
The surprise resignation last week of
Argentina's ambassador to the US, Ar-
naldo Musich, appears to have been due
primarily to differences with Foreign
Minister Admiral Guzzetti,
The US embassy in Argentina reports
that Guzzetti has long been upset with
Musich because the latter, having largely
economic responsibilities, tended to be
more responsive to Economy Minister
Martinez de Hoz than to the foreign
minister. Indeed, Martinez de Hoz
suggested Musich for the post.
Guzzetti was said to be further incensed
when Musich met in Washington with a
US priest who had been detained by
Argentine authorities as an alleged sub-
versive and freed only after a vigorous US
protest. Guzzetti reportedly threatened to
resign if Musich were not removed.
Musich's decision to quit may also be
due in part to the increasing burden of
defending the regime against charges of
human rights violations growing out of
the antiterrorist campaign.
The departure of the able Musich, a
businessman and economist who worked
hard to secure financial assistance and
sympathy for the new government, could
result in a loss of prestige for President
Videla, who pressed Musich's appoint-
ment despite some military objections.
Musich had served in the administration
of Arturo Frondizi, ousted by the military
in 1962.
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