JACOBO TIMERMAN CASE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS - 1978/01/25

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626871
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: January 25, 1978

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JACOBO TIMERMAN CASE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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I. JOSE TIMERMAN, JACOBO TIMERMANtS BROTHER MET WITH
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EMBASSY POLITICAL OFFICER ON JANUARY 24 TO DISCUSS
FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS IN SUBJECT CASE:
2. INSTITUTIONAL ACT PROCEEDINGS
THE TIMERMAN FAMILY LAWYER, DR. OCLANDER, WILL SUBMIT
TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PATRIMONIAL RESPONSIBILITY
THIS WEEK OR NEXT A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING OF THE
ACQUISITION OF JACOBO TIMERMANtS PROPERTIES, THE
TIMERMAN LAWYER BELIEVES THAT THE EVIDENCE OF HOW
MR. TIMERMAN ACQUIRED HIS PROPERTY HOLDINGS ARE
AIRTIGHT. MR. TIMERMANtS ASSETS ARE FEW. THEY
CONSIST OF 2 APARTMENTS IN BUENOS AIRES, AN
AUTOMOBILE, AND 45% OF THE SHARES OF THE PRINTING
PLANT AND THE NEWSPAPER/LA OPINION, THE SHARES WERE
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RECEIVED BY MR. TIMERMAN AS AN INDUSTRIAL PARTNER IN TWO ARGENTINE
CORPORATE ENTITIES--"COMPANIES OF CAPITAL AND WORK," THESE
FIRMS WERE FOUNDED BY MR. DAVID GRAIVER AND KR, TIMERMAN, IN
THIS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIP, MR. TIMERMAN WAS AWARDED 50% OF
THE SHARES FOR HIS KNOW-HOW AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT AND
GRAIVER, WAS AWARDED 50% OF THE SHARES FOR HIS CAPITAL INVESTMENT,
LATER BOTH THE PARTNERS TURNED OVER 5% OF THEIR SHARES TO A
MR. ROTHENBURG, THIS INFORMATION WAS PREVIOUSLY MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE SECOND SPECIAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL IN BUENOS
AIRES PROVINCE. FURTHERMORE, ALL NOTARIES IN ARGENTINA HAVE
BEEN REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING
ANY TRANSACTIONS THEY WITNESSED BY PERSONS PRESENTLY UNDER THE
INSTITUTIONAL ACT.WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THESE FEW
TRANSACTIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO ALLEGATION OF OTHER PROPERTY
HOLDINGS BY JACOBO TIMERMAN,
3. POSSIBILITY OF TRANSFERENCE TO HOUSE ARREST
THE TIMERMAN FAMILY HAS LEARNED THAT ON DECEMBER 24 A DECREE
WENT FOR SIGNATURE TO MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR HARGUINDEGUY TO
PLACE JACOBO TIMERMAN IN HOUSE ARREST STATUS UNDER THE
supposedly
INSTITUTIONAL ACT. HOWEVER, /DUE TO THE STRONG INTERVENTION OF
FIRST ARMY CORPS COMMANDER SUAREZ MASON, ACTION ON THIS
PETITION HAS BEEN FROZEN.
4. HEALTH AND WELFARE
ACCORDING TO HIS BROTHER, JACOBO TIMERMAN IS BECOMING
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INCREASINGLY DEPRESSED AS CONTINUING LEGAL ACTION AND EFFORTS
FOR HIS RELEASE PROVE TO BE INEFFECTIVE, HIS SPIRITS WERE
EVIDENTLY MUCH BETTER WHEN HE WAS ENGAGED IN A DIRECT PHYSICAL
AND INTELLECTUAL FIGHT WITH HIS CAPTORS, NOW AS HIS FAMILY
AND LAWYERS OVERCOME ONE LEGAL OBSTACLE ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER
Timerman's
BLOCKING HIS FREEDOM, leaf/SITUATION LOOKS INCREASINGLY HOPELESS
TO HIM.
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