TIMERMAN TRANSFERRED TO HOUSE ARREST - 1978/04/17

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626867
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: April 17, 1978

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TIMOERMAN TRANSFERRED TO HOUSE ARREST (116/77/9)
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1. THE TIMgERMAN FAMILY HAS JUST INFORMED THE EMBASSY (9:15
am local time) THAT JACOB� TTh4ERMAN HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO HIS HOME BY ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES.
2. ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY.PERSONS WISHING TO SEE MR.
TIMIERMAN MUST RECEIVE itIPMP/, PERMISSION FROM THE MINISTRY
OF INTERIOR.
3. ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL FOLLOW.
4. DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT.
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OPTIONAL FORM 153
(Formerly FS-419)
January 1975
Dept. of State
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The Ambassador
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Jacob� Timemaan,
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Chuck Krause Of the Washington Post ailed today to say he had.-published
_ today in the Washington-Post, a stelY- that said Timer:mut- weult_be' out
of jail by the.end Of the month: - ,
Re said he had talked-to Government _sources 'and to Rabbi Meyer' this week
� to gather information for his story. He aaid-Govituneat sources said
033162111021 4011.1d be released:by-the end of the'ionth'and woad remain
under house arrest util, his case was being-processed. "; tolii-Kraues _
about the weekend nutlet= :abint Therm= and their_ possible negatiie,
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effect on the military. Re' kali n.othifl�f either. '
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CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
DATE: April 5, 1978
PARTICIPANTS:
Oscar Cardozo, Clarin; Eduardo Vandercuy,
Clarin; Carlos Fernandez; La Opinion;
John Corr, information Officer
SUBJECT: Current Events
PLACE: A Restaurant in Buenos Aires
All three reporters said that "military sources" had told
them that the Government had decided to o
Timerman "within 60 days." They said that Tierma uld
be freed under right of option and would\go to Israel.
They added that the Government would pay 'm $2,000,000
for his interest in La Opinion. Timerman, t said,
already knew of his imminent release. The repo
maintained that military sources had told them in the
past that Timerman had remained in custody for so long
a time because he had become a symbol to hard�line
military groups of the type of non-combatant who had
provided "la base" for the growth of terrorism.
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