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SUMMARY OF BASIC ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN GRAVIER SCANDAL[SANITIZED] - 1977/04/18
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Summary of Basic Elements Involved Graiver Scandal
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1. Eirbassy's summary of information leaked to the press thus far
concerning alleged findings of the military investigation of the
Graber affair being submitted by septel. Press over the last
few days has had a field day reporting a complicated series of
allegations involving a wide range of individuals and potentially
being of great political significance. Cbjective of this cable is
to summarize what appears at this point to be the main elements
or issues involved, as follows:
(a) Over the past several weeks there has been a suate of kid-
nappings of journalists, at least some of whom may be related
to the ongoing investigation of the Graiver affair. In the case
of Timerman and Jara of La Opinion, the midnight seizures have
been--belatedly--acknowledged bymilitary authorities as having
been official detentions. The following other disappearances
have not yet been exp : Hector Ferreiros, former Telam
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177 reportef and reportedly a collaborator of both ex-President --1
Lanusse and General Della Tea, was found shot to death in a
field on April 5; Edgardo Sajon, former press secretary in the
printingcet head
Lanusse government and a La Opinionlisepenbee; disappesmed over
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two weeks ago; Ehrique Raab, miaow La Opinion reporter, was
abducted from his home on April 16 by a group of nen in civilian
clothes who roachinegunned dawn his front door.
(b) The investigation of the Graiver financial empire pre-
sumably began around the time of or shortly after David Graiver's
alleged death in an airplane accident in August 1976 in Mexico.
The investigation, according to nem leaks, covers two principal
issues: (1) alleged connections between the Graiver financial
interests and the Mbntonerosvmd (2) fraudulent financial
practices of the Graiver interests and others related to than.
The essence of the charge concerning Graiver's alleged links to
the Montoneros is that the Mon . deposited a sun of money
estimated as between. 12 and 25 million dollars in Graiver banks
from which they drew interest for their operations in Argentina.
The alleged deposits chiefly came from ransom money. Graiver
allegedly used the money to found new banking establishments
abroad. According to one version, Graiver was introduced to the
Montoneros through former Peronist Economy Minister Jose Ber
Gelbard who allegedly had close ties to Graiver. (Gelbard
allegedly lost $6 million in deposits with the American Bank
L__ and Trust Co. of N. Y. when the bank folded following Graiver'Li
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P death.) According to another version, Gelbard was Introduced--]
to a Mbntonero leader named Carlos Alberto Maguid through
Graiver's brother-in-law, Osvaldo Papaleo, who was presidential
press secretary during the last Peronist government. It has
also been reported that the Graiver investigation is just the
tip of an iceberg involving further investigation of links
between the Montoneros and the Argentine industrial and financial
community. For example, La Nacion hinted April 17 that some
35-40 Argentine and multinational companies would be cited for
providing "protection =ley" to the Mbntoneros.
(c) The allegation of economic crimes presumably relates to
the fraudulent financial practices of the Graiver banks, but
there have been hints in the press that the government is also
investigating tax evasion and other fraudulent activities on
the part of other economic enterprises which may or may not be
related to the Graiver interests.
(d) There have been reports that David Graiver's top legal
advisor Jorge Rubenstein died, reportedly in an auto accident,
although according to another account he died "of a. heart attack"
while in detention some months ago. Mother still unexplained
occurrence has been the reported disappearance of Carlos Maguid
in Lima on April 12. Maguid apparently participated in the kid-
napping of ex.-President Aradburu in 1970 and subsequently went
into exile in Peru.
L__ (e) Immediately following the abduction of Edgardo Skim,
ex-President Lanusse met with President Videla and shortly
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thereafter issued a statement that Videla told him the
disappearance of Sajon in no way was related to the Graiver
investigation. Lanusse was attacked thereafter by La Nueva
Provincia, a rightwing daily which has close ties to Buenos
Aires Provincial Governor St. Jean, for allegedly having attempted
to put pressure on Videla to turn off the investiga into
the Graiver affair, because it had implicated many of Lanusse's
friends and supporters. In addition to the 15 relatives or close
business associates of David Graiver, who according to a mili-
tary communique are under detention, the press has also reported
the arrest of Pedro Jorge Martinez Segovia, who is a business
associate of Economy Minister Martinez de Hoz. The investiga-
tion is therefore far flung, but it remains unclear at this
point how far its originators tend to go and who they are really
(However, it does appear that while there may be an undercurrent of
after./ What is clear is that the principals behind the investi- /anti�
gation, such EIS Army First Corps Commander General Suarez Mason At
/this is not
and Governor St. Jean, are hardliners who have been dissatisfied 1, predomin�
with Videla's alleged vaiillations in terms of suppressing the
terrorists, the labor movement and the recalcitrance of the
private business sector to make its quota of economic sacrifice.
It was thought that Videla's hand had been strengthened as a
result of the self-evaluation process which the three armed
services went through on the first anniversary of the coup.
It is possible that those behind the Graiver investigation
L__ intend to put new pressures on Videla to harden his policies.__J
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F-- It may be, as Planning Minister Diaz Bessone stated to the --]
press, the military investigators intend to "allow the chips
to fall where they may." If Videla should fall by the wayside
in the process, then so be it. However, Videla's ...ointment
of an Army General to take over the investigation, on behalf of
the Presidency, may in. effect have forced the hardliners to
step back at least momentarily from this plan, if indeed that
is the plan, to see how Videla handles the matter at this
juncture.popefully, we will have greater insights into the
press
hardliners' plans and prospects after Videla's Nag conference
an
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which is scheduled late afternoon tamorraw.
'mother iadicator will be whether Videla departs for his visit
to Paraguay laterIthis um*.k, as scheduled.
(E) The way the investigation has been conducted thus far
undoubtedly is a source of embarrassment for the government,
and Videla must be are of the implications abroad. Enough
has been said in the public record to suggest that those behind
the probe may be wild men searching for evidence to support
their preconceived notions. It maybe that they have solid
evidence�only time will tell, but the midnight abductions and
other pressure tactics which we presume have been used against
those detained undoubtedly will jaundice the interpretation
which these developments are given abroad. Foreign creditors
presumably will also be concerned to learn that some part of
L__ Argentina's financial reserves abroad are of terrorist origin...1j
2. Septel follows with more details. HILL
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