COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM INVITATION TO JACOBO TIMERMAN. - 1979/03/06

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626847
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: March 6, 1979

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SUBJECT: COLUMBIA.SCHOOL OF JOURICALISM INVITA
JACOBO TIMERMAN.
1. THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM SENT TO
JACOBO TIMERMAN ON MARCH 2 AN INVITATION TO GIVE A
SERIES OF LECTURES AT THE SCHOOL. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
HAS OFFERED TO PAY ROUND TRIP AIRFARE AND WILL ARRANGE FOR
MEETING TIMERMAN'S EXPENSES IN NEW YORK SHOULD HE ACCEPT
INVITATION AND BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE ARGENTINA BY GOA.
LECTURE SERIES WOULD BE PART OF REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAM
AT COLUMBIA; SCHEDULING AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
QUESTIONS WILL DEPEND ON TIMERMAN'S AVAILABILITY. -
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2. INVITATION WAS SENT TO TIMERMAN IN CARE OF LA OPINION .eg,
, UNDER THE NAME OF FRED YU, ACTING HEAD OF THE SCHOOL OF cr-
JOURNALISM. YU WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT TIMERMAN
NO LONGER CONTROLS LA OPINION AND INVITATION WILL BE
CABLED AGAIN TO HIM AT HIS HOME ADDRESS.
3. DEPARTMENT ADVISED OF THIS INVITATION BY JERY LASER OF
PIE FREEDOM TO PUBLISH COMMITTEE. SHE ADVISED THAT
COLUMBIA INVITATION WAS INTENDED TO GIVE GOA CONVENIENT
JUSTIFICATION. FORALLOWING TIMERMAN TO DEPART ARGENTINA I
AND SHE ASSERTED THAT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DOES NOT INT'END
LECTURE SERIES AS A VEHICLE FOR EXPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES IN ARGENTINA. IF GOA ALLOWS TIMERMAN TO LEAVE,
LASER DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THAT HE WOULD RETURN IN NEAR
FUTURE.
4. REQUEST THAT EMBASSY MAKE APPROPRIATE INQUIRIES AS TO
WHETHER TIMERMAN HAS, IN FACT, RECEIVED COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY INVITATION. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSESSMENT
OF WHETHER GOA WILL PERMIT TIMERMAN TO DEPART IN ORDER
TO ACCEPT AND WHAT ACTION USG SHOULD TAKE, IF ANY,TO.
SUPPORT THIS OBJECTIVE. VANCE
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