JACOBO TIMERMAN - 1971/06/02

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626791
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 2, 1971

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Jacobo Timerman
May 78, 1971
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3.5(c)
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1. Before relegatinR Ilsernen absoluti.ly to a Comnun1st liMbol it
,-ould be helpful to Peceive evaluation of the material La the
referenced memoraedmm,
We know that Ur Lax been inclined in a number of its ..ihases to
label dovernment appositioniate az Communists. Parcicipation _In a
zemmunist frost group in the 1942-44 period is not necessexily indi-
l.ative of a communist ideologr. Frizerio, I gather, bar a question.
able background -- enough for us to require a waiver far vitae -- but
the tie vith Frigerio need apt be fully damniA8. NV inTmession ns
that Timerman eald'his interests in 'Amara "lama, vhich he founded,
ed ConfirmadO7;ach he fOunded, to eonclude business ventures. Re
vas, in each case, the promoter, and then got out frcm under. Perhaps
USIS has something on that.
3, In short, I don't want to be the devilla advocate, but I think
an evaluation is necessary.
3.5(c)
CONFIZ:ITIIAL
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