NAVY SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED AMNESTY LAW; POSITIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED LAW - 1983/09/03

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06702771
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 3, 1983

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SUBJ: NAVY SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED AMNESTY LAW;
POSITIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED LAW
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DIST: 3 SEP 83
COUNTRY: ARGENTINA
SUBJ: NAVY SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED AMNESTY LAW;
POSITIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN REGARD TO THE
PROPOSED LAW
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THE TEXT OF
THE PROPOSED AMNESTY LAW, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE
PACIFICATION LAW, WAS ALMOST READY FOR PROMULGATION AND
THAT THE AMNESTY WOULD COVER THE PERIOD FROM 25 MAY 1973
TO 16 JULY 1982. ARMY OFFICERS CONTINUE TO 3.3(b)(1)
PRESS THE AIR FORCE TO SUPPORT THE PROMULGATION OF THE
LAW BEFORE NATIONAL ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE ON 30 OCTOBER.
NAVY OFFICERS HAD BEGUN TO
)LOBBY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE AMNESTY LAW.
THIS ATTITUDE AMONG NAVY OFFICERS TO CIVIL
COURT PROCEDINGS AGAINST RETIRED ADMIRAL EMILIO ((MASSERA))
AND TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE NAVY MECHANICS SCHOOL IN
THE ANTI-SUBVERSIVE CAMPAIGN OF THE 1970'S. 3.3(b)(1)
ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS ARE BECOMING VERY UPSET AS THE
RESULT OF SEVERAL. SCANDALS AND COURT CASES INVOLVING HIGH-
RANKING MEMBERS OF THEIR SERVICES. ( COMMENT: AS ra3(b)(1)
DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE AMNESTY WOULD COVER THE PERIOD FROM
THE INSTALLATION OF HECTOR ((CAMPORA)).AS PRESIDENT TO THE
INSTALLATION, OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LTG) CRISTINO
((NICOLAIDES)) AS COMMANDER OF THE ARMY AND A MEMBER OF
THE RULING JUNTA.)
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IsTICOLAIDES WAS
CONSTANTLY PRESSURING THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JUNTA --
ADMIRAL RUBEN OSCAR ((FRANCO)), COMMANDER OF THE NAVY;
AND LTG AUGUSTO JORGE ((HUGHES)), COMMANDER OF THE AIR
FORCE -- TO SUPPORT THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE -PROPOSED
AMNESTY LAW. AS OF THAT TIME,
AIR FORCE AND NAVY OFFICERS WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS TO PROMULGATE THE LAW, FEELING
THAT THEY COULD THEN FORCE THE PRESIDENT�ELECT TO COMMIT
HIMSELF TO THE DEFENSE OF THE LAW. AS A
MINIMUM, AIRFORCE OFFICERS WANTED TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED
LAW WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OF THE PERONIST
MOVEMENT AND OF THE RADICAL CIVIC UNION (UCR) BEFORE TAKING
ANY ACTION IN REGARD TO IT.
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NICOLAIDES WAS ADVOCATING THE IMMEDIATE PROMULGATION OF
THE'AMNESTY LAW FOR THESE TWO REASONS:
A. THE TWO HUNDRED ARMED FORCES 0. FFICERS AND
NON�COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CURRENTLY FACING CHARGES
BECAUSE OF EXCESSES COMMITTED DURING THE ANTI�SUBVERSIVE
CAMPAIGN HAVE THREATENED TO CONTACT REPORTERS AND '
TMPLICATE OTHER ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL IN THESE INCIDENTS.
3.3(b)(1) COMMENT: THE MAJORITY OF ARMED FORCES OFFICERS
NOW UNDER ARREST HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH SUCH COMMON CRIMES,
AS RAPE AND ROBBERY. IF THEY WERE TO IMPLICATE OTHER
OFFICERS IN SIMILAR CRIMES, A PUBLIC SCANDAL WHICH WOULD
DISCREDIT THE ARMED FORCES WOULD FOLLOW.)
B. FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL POLICEMEN CALLED TO
TESTIFY IN COURT ACTIONS BROUGHT BY RELATIVES OF PERSONS
WHO DISAPPEARED DURING THE ANTI�SUBVERSIVE CAMPAIGN ARE
PRESSURING THE ARMY TO PROTECT THEM SINCE THEY SERVED UNDER
HE ARMY'S OPERATIONAL CONTROL DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
3.3(b)(1) COMMENT: FREQUENTLY, POLICEMEN HAVE BEEN AMONG THE
FIRST CALLED TO TESTIFY IN CASES CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS
. WHO DISAPPEARED.)
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