TIMERMAN CASE - 1978/03/27

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626868
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 27, 1978

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TAGS:
SUBJECT:
ACTION:
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FROM
AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
GDS
SHUN, AR
TIMERMAN CASE
CLASSIFICATION
CONFIDENTIAL
SEC STATE WASHDC PRIORITY
CONFIDENTIAL BUENOS AIRES: 2225
REF: BUENOS AIRES 2018
1. SENIOR NAVY OFFICIALS INFORMED EMBASSY LATE LAST
WEEK THAT NAVY INITIATIVE TO MOVE JACOBO TIMERMAN
FROM PRISON TO HOUSE ARREST WAS STILL ON THE TRACKS.
SUBJECT IS EXPECTED TO COME UP AT MEETING EARLY
THIS WEEK OF ARMED FORCES SECRETARY GENERALS,
2. AMBASSADOR'S COMMENT: SINCE AMBASSADOR'S
ARRIVAL AT POST, NOVEMBER 10, 1977 ADMIRAL MASSERA
PERSONALLY AND HIS SENIOR OFFICERS HAVE BEEN
ADVISING EMBASSY OF THEIR INTEREST IN RELEASING
TIMERMAN. THE "PROOF IS IN TRE PUDDING" AND TO
DATE NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE HAS COME FROM THE NAVY.
EMBASSY MINDFUL THAT MASSERA IS ATTEMPTING TO USE
THIS OFFICE FOR PERSONAL P.R. EFFORTS SO THAT HE
MAY BE SANCTIFIED BY DEPARTMENT AS THE "GUARDIAN
DRAFTED BY.
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CLEARANCES:
50153-101
DRAFTING DATE
3/27/78 ,
TEL. EXT
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CONFIDENTIAL
CONTENTS AND CLASSIFICATION APPROVED BY
A/POL:AGFreeman
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CLASSIFICATION
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OPTIONAL FORM 163
(Formerly FS-413)
January 1975
Dept of State
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OF ARGENTINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS". WE ARE HOPEFUL FOR RESULTS,
OTHERWISE CYNICISM SHALL PREVAIL.
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OPTIONAL FORM 153A
(Formerly FS-413A)
January 1975
Dept of State
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