[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY (CABLE) 18 JUNE 1981 - 1981/06/18

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06628430
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 18, 1981

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ARGENTINA: Opposition to Viola
Viola faces serious, perhaps even insurmountable,
opposition, but his removal probably is not imminent.
Discontent with Viola centers on his government's inef-
fectual efforts to restore stability to the economy.
Two large devaluations of the peso and other eco-
nomic measures have failed to inspire confidence in the
private sector, the general public, and most important,
the ruling military. There is a growing belief that
cabinet ministers are now so preoccupied with economic
problems that the government has become immobilized.
Viola and the three-man military junta with whom
he shares power have denied publicly rumors of a rift,
but stories persist that Army Commander Galtieri is
spearheading an effort to unseat the President.
The Argentine military traditionally has been re-
luctant to act against legitimate authority--it debated
for many months before overthrowing the inept government
of President Estella Peron in 1976. Moreover, the ouster
of Viola would imply a serious breakdown of military unity,
which has been the hallmark of military rule.
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