ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA'S DECISION ON 31 AUGUST TO CANCEL ITS PARTICIPATION IN A JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE WITH THE US[SANITIZED] - 1977/09/02

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06628517
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 2, 1977

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ARGENTINA: ARGENTINA'S DECISION ON 31 AUGUST TO CANCEL ITS
PARTICIPATION IN UNITAS XVIII, A JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE WITH THE US,
REFLECTS OFFICIAL DISMAY OVER US .SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
POLICIES. THE ARGENTINES ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROVISIONS OF THE HUMPHREY�KENNEDY AMENDMENT HALTING ALL MILITARY
COOPERATION AFTER 30 SEPTEMBER 1978 AND THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON
THE PROSPECTIVCPURCHASE OF HELICOPTERS,Y
DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS ALSO AFFECTED THE DECISION
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ON UNITAS. MILITARY HARDLINERS HAVE SEVERELY CRITICIZED PRESIDENT
VIDELA FOR BEING TOO ACCOMMODATING TO RECENT US OFFICIAL VISITORS.
THE HARDLINERS APPARENTLY SEIZED ON THE UNITAS-US ARMS POLICY ISSUE
TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE PRESIDENT'S PRESTIGE. THE TIMING OF
THE ANNOUNCEMENT PROBABLY IS DELIBERATELY RELATED TO VIDELA'S TRIP
TO THE US NEXT WEEK. CANCELLATION AFTER THE *VISIT WOULD HAVE BEEN
VIEWED AS A SIGN THAT THE TRIP WAS A FAILURE.
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