GALTIERI SWORN IN - 1981/12/23

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627122
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: December 23, 1981

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1. (U) On December 22 in a brief (9 minutes) and austere
ceremony attended by members of the outgoing and incoming
governments, military officers, the diplomatic corps,
family and friends, Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri took the
oath of office as President of Argentina. Galtieri swore
in his cabinet later in the morning. He is scheduled to
deliver his first address to the nation the evening of
December 23.
2. (C) The most notable aspect of the occasion was the
obvious lack of public interest. The people of Buenos
Aires went about their daily business in the area of
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the Congress building with no more than a handful
stopping to take a look at what was going on.
3. (C) Ex-President Videla showed up for the ceremony,
as did former Air Force commanders and Junta members
Graffigna and Agosti. Their Navy counterparts,
retired Admirals Massera and Lambruschini, were
conspicious by their absence. It is rumored that
.'.Lambruschini has joined Massera in the former's
political venture. Some members of the outgoing cabinet
were on hand, but the ex-ministers who made a political
point of stepping down the minute Viola was dismissed--
Liendo, Camilion, Kuhl and Urricariet--stayed away.
4. (C) Contrary to expectations and to what would
appear 'to be normal protocol, it was the junior member
of the Junta, Brigadier Lami Dozo, rather than Admiral
Anaya who slid Galtieri into the presidential sash.
The story we hear is that Anaya wanted it that way,
fearing that because of his diminutive stature he
would look silly trying to get the sash over the head
of the hulking Galtieri. Anaya handed him his
presidential baton instead.
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