[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN MARCH 27, 1976 - 1976/03/27

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02995083
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 18
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 27, 1976

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UNITED STATES
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National Intelligence
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National Intelligence Bulletin
March 27, 1976
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3.5(c)
ARGENTINA: Military
consolidating control
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National Intelligence Bulletin
March 27, 1976
ARGENTINA
The military government in Argentina is extending and consolidating its
control.
The junta has named army Commander Videla as President. A committee of
senior officers will advise the President on legislative matters. Officers now occupy
the top jobs in all 22 provinces and some local jurisdictions, as well as all federal
executive posts. The intended duration of military rule is not clear. An official
communique only specified that junta members will not represent their services for
more than three years.
A ban on all political activity remains in effect, but only a handful of left-wing
splinter parties have actually been disbanded. The Moscow-oriented Communist
Party survives. The junta has taken over the administration of the General
Confederation of Workers, the principal labor organization, and banned its political
affilitate, the so-called 62 Organizations.
The junta has not yet publicly addressed its most pressing problem�the
economy. It has said, however, that civilians will be appointed to cabinet posts
requiring "unique specialties," and the Economy Ministry is almost certainly among
them. A civilian economist would provide the expertise the military acknowledges it
lacks and would act as a lightning rod for criticism of future policies. Jose Martinez
de Hoz, an economist and former government official, is the most likely candidate.
Apparently encouraged by the lack of public resistance thus far, the junta is
relaxing some of the more obvious controls. The US embassy reports, for example,
that roadblocks are now down, airports are operating normally, and censorship of
the press has been lifted. The greatest potential for opposition lies with the
terrorists, who so far have remained relatively inactive. Labor can also be expected
to protest when, as seems likely, the government announces further economic
austerity measures.
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