CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST U.S. AND BRITISH CITIZENS[SANITIZED] - 1982/04/12

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06698573
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: April 12, 1982

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COUNTRY: ARGENTINA/UNITED KINGDOM-
SUBJECT: CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR VIOIENCT �nATNcT u c AM
BRITISH CITIZENS
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1. AS OF THE EARLY EVENING OF 11 APRIL 1982. THE 601ST
INTELLIGENCE BATTALION. THE OPERATIONAL ARM OF THE ARGENTINE
ARMY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE ISIE1, WAS MAKING CONTINGENCY PLANS
TO "DISAPPEAR" U.S. CITIZENS IN ARGENTINA IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
ADOPTS THE BRITISH POSITION IN REGARD TO THE DISPUTE IN THE
FALKLAND ISLANDS. I COMMENT: IN THE TERMINOLOGY USED BY
THE 601ST BATTALION. "DISAPPEARED" DOES NOT MEAN "PUT IN JAIL".)
COMMENT: "DISAPPEARED" PROBABLY MEANS "KILLED".
DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION.ON THE IDENTITIES OR NUMBERS OF
PERSONS WHO WOULD BE "DISAPPEARED". HOWEVER.
1MMEIT REFERRED TO INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY PERSONNEL AT
THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES.)
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2. THESE CONTINGENCY PLANS COULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT WITHIN
48 HOURS IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ADOPTED A PRO-BRITISH POSITION.
3. AT LEAST SOME PERSONNEL FROM THE 601ST BATTALION HAVE
BEEN ORDERED TO INFORM THEIR SUPERIORS. ON THE MORNING OF
12 APRIL. OF EVERYTHING THEY KNOW ABOUT U.S. EMBASSY PERSONNEL.
4. ALSO ON THE EARLY EVENING OF 11 APRIL. TEAMS FROM THE
601ST BATTALION WERE MOVING INTO POSITION TO BE READY TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO -DISAPPEAR- 500 BRITISH SUBJECTS IN ARGENTINA
AS SOON AS HOSTILITIES BEGIN. I COMMENT: ON 9 APRIL. THE
601ST INTELLIGENCE BATTALION HAD RECEIVED A COPY OF A FIRM ORDER
FROM MARIO 1(FIRMENICH11, HEAD OF THE MONTONERO ORGANIZATION.
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BRITISH-OWNED INSTALLATIONS IN ARGENTINA; IF THE 601ST INTELLIGENCE
BATTALION TAKES ACTION AGAINST BRITISH SUBJECTS. THIS INSTRUCTION
WILL BE USED AS COVER AND IT WILL. BE MADE TO APPEAR THAT THE
ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY THE MONTON MIS i
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