RELEASE AND PROTECTION FOR TIMERMAN - 1979/09/22

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626803
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 22, 1979

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E.O. 12065: GDS - 9/21/85 (VAKY, VIRON P.)
TAGS: SHUN, AR
SUBJECT: RELEASE AND
REF: BUENOS AIRES 7849
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PROTECTION FOR TIMERMAN
2. WE NOTE EMBASSY'S ASSUMPTION THAT ARGENTINE JUN/CS
MEETINGS MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL DISCUSS TIMERMAN CASE
AND ARE HOPEFUL THAT SUPREME COURT'S DECISION MIGHT
TIP BALANCE IN FAVOR OF DECISION TO RELEASE TIMERMAN
AND PERMIT HIM TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
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3. -WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THAT AMBASSADOR-HAS RAISED IIMERMAN'S
CASE NUOEROUS TIMES WITH GOA (MOST RECENTLY WITH VIOLA
AND FOREIGN MINISTRY) UNLESS ENBASSY SEES OBJECTION
WE SUGGEST THAT AMBASSADOR SEEK APPOINTMLNI AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AT AS HIGH A LEVEL AS YOU CONSIDER
APPROPRIATE AND URGE TIMERMAN'S RELEASE AND PERMISSION
TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY. WE RECOGNIZE IH. AMBASSADOR HAS
TENTATIVE APPOINTMENT TO SEE GENERAL VIOLA ON WEDNESDAY, .
UUT NOTE THAT HIS MEETING WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE JUNTA
HAS CONSIDERED THE ISSUE.
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4. IN THIS CALL, AMBASSADOR SHOULD ALSO EXPRESS OUR
CONCERN FOR TINERMAN'S PERSONAL SAFETY SHOULD THE MODALITIES
OF HIS RELEASE NOT INCLUDE PhOVISION FOR HIS PROTECTION
DURING THE PERIOD PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY
(ASSUNING THAT HE WOULD WISH TO DO SO). WE ARE COGNIZANT
OF YOUR PARAGRAPH 4 WHICH GIVES TIMERNAN'S ESTIMATE
THAT, IF GRANTED A PASSPORT, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM.
GOA APPARENTLY MAY HAVE CONCERNS OF ITS OWN ABOUT TIMERMANeS
SAFETY.
5 COMMENT: WE WOULD APPRECIATE SOONEST FURTHER 'DETAILS
ON THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. WITH THIS DECISION,
WHAT IS THE PRESENT LEGAL AND PRACTICAL STATUS OF TIMERMAPS
CASE? HAS TIMERMAN NOW BEEN FULLY ABSOLVED BY THE ARGENTINE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM? I THERE STILL SOME LEGAL BASIS ON
WHICH HE COULD BE HELD? WHAT IN THE EMBASSY'S VIEW
IS THE PRESENT STATE OF PLAY WITHIN THE ARGENTINE REGIME?
PLEASE ADVISE.
6. INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING POSSIBLE ASYLUM FOLLOW SEPIEL. VANCE
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