[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY CABLE TUESDAY 17 MAY 1983 - 1983/05/17

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06628146
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 17, 1983

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National Intelligence Daily
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Tuesday
17 May 1983
3.5(c)
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Argentina: Civilian-Military Negotiations
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ARGENTINA: Civilian-Military Negotiations
//Behind-the-scenes dealing between the armed forces and 3.5(c)
civilian leaders is likely to ease some political tensions during the
coming months.//
//The military is conducting discussions with the Peronists�who
the armed forces believe will win the elections in October�on issues
of national security, nuclear matters, and military control of senior
command appointments. Recent public statements by Peronists
tacitly acknowledged the military's contention that It was a civilian
Peronist administration that first authorized military involvement in
t against subversives. Moreover
the leading Peronist presidential candidate will allow the
service chiefs to retain their posts for a year following elections in
exchange for financial support of his campaign.//
//in addition, press and US Embassy reporting indicates the
military is speedina uo oians to return control of the labor movement
to civillans.// 3.5(c)
//Military intelligence units are concerned that Montonero
guerrillas are reinfiltrating the country and that civilian leaders might
eliminate the Army's internal security role. These units are planning to
underscore the leftist threat with attacks against civilian targets that
will be attributed to Montoneros. Security officials apparently believe
this would set the stage for another agreement on continued armed
forces Involvement against dcmestic subversion.//
Comment: //Some of these reports�and Peronist promises
themselves�probably overstate the lengths to which the party would
go to accommodate the military. To the extant that the military
accepts them at face value, however, they temporarily ease military
misgivings about the transition process. At the same time, tacit
rmilltasupport will improve Peronist In the ch.-.ctIons.!!
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