TIMERMAN CONDITIONAL REQUEST FOR REFUGE - 1979/09/22

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626808
• 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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SUBJECT: TIMERMAN CONDITIONAL REQUEST FOR REFUGE
REF: (A) BUENOS AIRES 7849; (B) STATE 249264
1. (C-ENTIRE TEXT)
2. WE NOTE THAT EMBASSY CONSIDERS IT HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT
THE CONTINGENCY FEARED BY TIMERMAN WILL OCCUR AND HOPE
THAT THE NEW REPRESENTATIONS AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN REQUESTED
TO NAKE (REF B) WILL FURTHER DIMINISH ANY PROPENSITY THAT
MIGHT EXIST IN THE GOA TO RESORT TO SUCH A SCENARIO TO
SOLVE TIMERMAN CASE. MOREOVER, WE WOULD HOPE AMBASSADOR'S
REPRESENTATIONS WOULD SUCCEED IN DISSUADING GOA, NOT ONLY
FOR REASONS OF TImERMAN'S SAFETY BUT ALSO FOR THE GOA'S
STANDING INTERNATIONALLY AND FOR US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS.
3. IF CONTINGENCY REFERRED TO IN REFTEL NEVERTHELESS
SEEMS POSSIBLE, WE REQUEST, IN VIEW OF US POLICY OF NOT
GRANTING ASYLUM IN EMBASSIES, THAT EMBASSY SEEK ALTERNA-
TIVES TO TEMPORARY REFUGE IN THE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE
THAT WOULD ENSURE AN EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR
TIMERMAN. POSSIBILITIES WOULD PRESUMABLY INCLUDE TEMPORARY
RESIDENCE AT SOME LATIN AMERICAN EMBASSY OR THE ISRAELI
EMBASSY. IF SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE WORKED
OuT THROUGH OTHER GOVERNMENTS OR INSTITUTIONS, AND IF
TINERNAN AGREES TO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS, AMBASSADOR IS
AUTHORIZED TO LEND APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS
TRANSPORTING TIMERMAN IN HIS VEHICLE AND MAKING
REPRESENTATIONS TO GOA AS RECOMMENDED REFTEL.
4 IF THE ACTIONS OUTLINED IN PARAS : AND 3 ARE
UNAVAILING AND THE AMBASSADOR AT THAT TIME CONSIDERS
TINERMAN TO BE IN IMMINENT PERSONAL DANGER, AMEASSADOR,
CONSISTENT WITH 2 FAM228.3 REGULATIONS, MAY GRANT
TIMERMAN TEMPORARY REFUGE AT HIS RESIDENCE AND TAKE
THE OTHER STEPS OUTLINED IN REFTEL. VANCE
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