NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY CABLE THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 1976[SANITIZED] - 1976/12/09

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03006945
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• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: December 9, 1976

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ARGENTINA: Military Retirements
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President Videla, in an effort to strengthen his po-
sition, has used the annual December military promotion and re-
assignment process to retire several army generals who have
been at odds with his relatively moderate policies. Despite
some grumbling, there appears to be no serious move afoot to
thwart Videla's action.
It appears that a total of eight generals will leave
ac ive uty. At least three of them are prominent members of
the so-called hard-line wing of the army which favor harsh na-
tional security measures. They also oppose early conciliatory
gestures toward civilian groups.
The retirement of these hard-liners reflects the
growing confidence of Videla and his supporters and apparently
is intended as a warning to others who hold such views.
The three retiring officers had occupied second-eche-
on positions, and their departure does not guarantee an end to
pressures from conservatives. Two of the most prominent hard-
line spokesmen remain in cabinet posts and two others command
key regional army corps.
If Videla manages to check the hard-liners, he will
be in a far better position to proceed with important politi-
cal moves he reportedly favors. Chief among these is the relaxa-
tion of at least some of the stringent controls on organized
labor.
Labor is the most influential civilian force and,
potentially, the most important source of serious resistance
to the junta. Growing worker restiveness is undoubtedly con-
tributing to the President's resolve to ease some of these con-
trols soon. Conservative officers have thus far blocked efforts
to begin the normalization of labor activities.
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