TIMERMAN HOUSE ARREST: RULES, SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS - 1978/04/17

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626866
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: April 17, 1978

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TIMERMAN HOUSE ARREST: RULES, SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
SECSTATE WASH DC IMMEDIATE
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1. TIMEMAN WAS TRANSFERRED TO HIS HOME
(APRIL 17) IN A LARGE FEDERAL POLICE MOTORCADE. THE
MOTORCADE CONTAINED FIVE -PATROL CARS AND WAS FOLLOWED
BY AN ARM PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE ENTIRE BLOCK IN
FRONT OF TIMERMAN' s APARTMENT WAS CORDONED OFF MID ALL
TRAFFIC FOR A TIME STOPPED.
2. FEDERAL POLICE HAVE INFORMED THE LOCAL PRESS THAT
A TWENTITFOUR GUARD SERVICE WILL RE MAINTAINED AT
TIMERMAN' S BUEttOS AIRES APARTMENT. IN ALL 52 police
GUARDS WILL HE ASIGNED TO THE TIMERMAN DETAIL
(FOUR SHIFTS OF 13 MEN), 3 GUARDS WILL BE STATIONED
CAM
OUTSIDE TIMERMAN' S BUILDINC/K-10 GUARDS WILL BE
STATIONED IN THE BUILDING-- IN THE LOBBY, ON HIS
IIIMENJTWO1/4,
APARTMENT' S FLOOR ANDAVIN ,THE TIMERMAN APARTMENT.
DRAFTING DATE
4-17-78
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3. IN ADDITION TO CONTROLLING ADMISSION TO TBE TIMERMAN APARTMEN1T,
TBE GUARUiWNOr WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING ALL MAIL AND
PHONE CALLSRECEIVED IN THE HOME AND TIMERMAN WILL HAVE PETTY
RESTRICTIONS LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MN, ONLY HIS
IMMEDIATE FAMILY (WIFE AND SON) WILL BE ALLOWED TO SEE
HIM REGULARLY. HIS BROTHERS MAY SEE RIM ONLY FROM 14:00
to 16:00 HOURS ON SATURDAYS. ALL OTHER VISITORS MUST HAVE
SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.
4. THE ELABORATE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS AT THE TIMERMAN'S
SENSITIVITY
RESIDENCE INDICATE THEGOVERNMENT'SMOMMENTHAT SOME
ACTION MIGHT BE TAKEN AGAINST
5. DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT.
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Estimado Pedro:
Abril 19 de 1978
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de Tinsman pare cupplir un-arresto domieiLiario ha
producido un ippacto mi. favorable enWeshington.
NOsotros en la &bajada apreciamos profundamente sus
esfuerzos en .este asuitop y le-agradecemos un inve.
ldbableintervenciOn.
F.A.Hsiris
Searetario de
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