[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN MARCH 25, 1976 - 1976/03/25

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02996429
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 28
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 25, 1976

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ARGENTINA: Junta firmly implaced
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ARGENTINA
The new military junta in Argentina is firmly in place and giving the impression
that it intends to remain in power indefinitely.
Former president Peron, her secretary and adviser Julio Gonzalez, and several
Peronist leaders are in military custody. While there have been reports that she
would be tried on corruption charges, she probably will be allowed to go into exile
in Spain.
Even as she was being deposed, junta President Jorge Videla was moving to set
up the new government. A steady stream of official proclamations began flowing
from military headquarters, reflecting the military's continuing preoccupation with
terrorism. There has been little violence so far, but stiff penalties have been decreed
for anyone who assists the terrorist cause. Security forces have been ordered to
shoot anyone found interfering with public services.
Videla and the two other junta members, Admiral Massera and General Agosti,
were sworn into office in a perfunctory ceremony yesterday morning. The
government has banned political and labor union activity, closed congress,
suspended the supreme court, and begun to appoint military governors for
Argentina's 22 provinces.
The interim cabinet appointed yesterday is composed of relatively young,
field-grade officers from the three services. The foreign affairs and economy
portfolios probably will eventually go to civilians, while retired military officers will
head the other six ministries.
The junta will have to turn to foreign governments, commercial banks, and
international financial institutions for help in dealing with the severe economic
problems it inherited. It will make every effort to avoid repressive measures that
might damage its international reputation.
The top military leaders are friendly toward the US and will strive to improve
Argentina's ties with Washington. They will be looking to the US as a source of
investment and new capital to cover Argentina's huge debt payments and
current-account deficit.
The next several months are likely to continue to be tough for US firms in
Argentina. They will suffer from labor agitation, sabotage, and shortages of all kinds.
The security risk for US personnel will remain high.
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Like his recent predecessors, both civilian and military, Videla has begun with
the hope of restoring a sense of well-being to his badly fragmented country. Among
its stated objectives, the junta vows "to restore morality and honesty, to eradicate
subversion, and to provide initiative to foreign and national capital."
Former governments have failed to put muscle behind similar rhetoric, and
Videla's task may prove even more difficult. The terrorists and Peronist labor are
still potent forces, and runaway inflation is forcing even apolitical workers to
support radical demands for ever higher wages. The new leaders will need the
support of the foreign and domestic financia communities if they are to succeed.
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