TIMERMAN HUNGER STRIKE - 1979/03/20

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626844
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 20, 1979

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1. WASHINGTON OFFICE OF B'NAI B'RITH ADVISED DEPARTMENT
THAT JACOBO TIMERMAN INTENDED TO BEGIN HUNGER STRIKE ON
MARCH 24 TO PROTEST HIS CONTINUED DETENTION Bi' GOA.
ACCORDING TO B'NAI B'RITH, TIMERMAN CHOSE MARCH 24 AS
THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF COUP AND THE APPROACHING OF THE SECOND
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DETENTION. B'NAI B'RITH RECEIVED
REPORT OF IMPEDING HUNGER STRIKE FROM ITS CONTACTS'IN
BUENOS AIRES WHO HAD BEEN INFORMED BY JOSE TIMERMAN. B'NAI
B'RITH IS AWARE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INVITATION TO
TIMERMAN BUT BELIEVED THAT HUNGER STRIKE WAS NOT
NECESSARILY CONNECTED AND THAT
TIMFRMAN'S MkIN GOAL IS STILL EMIGRATION TO ISRAEL TO JOIN
HIS -FAMILY. B'NAI B'RITH HAS INFORMED ITS AFFILIATES OF
HUNGER STRIKE AND WILL SEEK TO ORGANIZE PRESSURE ON GOk TO
RELEASE TIMERMAN.
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2. DEPARTMENT WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY CONFIRMATION
THE EMBASSY MAY OBTAIN OF TIMERMAN HUNGER STRIKE. NEWSOM
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