REPORTS THAT TIMERMAN MAY BE EXPELLED FROM COUNTRY - 1985/09/24

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06626810
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 24, 1985

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(U) REPORTS THAT TIMERMAN MAY BE EXPELLED FROM COUNTRY
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1. (U) THE PREsstunwxxxxx REPORTS CITING "RUMORS
CIRCULATING AMONG OFFICIAL SOURCES" THAT THE ARGENTINE
GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING TO ORDER JACOBO TIMERMAN'S RE�
LEASE SOMETIME THIS WEEK, STRIPPING HIM OF HIS ARGENTINE
CITIZENSHIP AND EXPELLING HIM FROM THE COUNTRY IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT FINDING THAT HIS
CONTINUED DETENTION BY THE JUNTA WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
A JUNTA MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
AND ACCORDING TO INFORMED PRESS SPECULATION. THE JUNTA
DECISION REGARDING TIMERMAN WILL BE ISSUED AT THAT TIME.
A MEETING OF THE FULL PLENARY OF ARGENTINE ARMY GENERALS
IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY SEPTEMBER 24 AND THERE IS
SPECULATION THAT THE TIMERMAN ISSUE WILL BE AMONG THOSE
DEALT WITH AT THAT MEETING ALSO.
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(U) THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON THE PRESS-1
SPECULATION REGARDING TIMERMANS POSSIBLE RELEASE, BUT
ARMY COMMANDER GENERAL VIOLA INFORMED THE PRESS
SEPTEMBER 21 THAT IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TIMERMAN
CASE WERE IN THE OFFING.
3. (U) THE PRESS HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE GUARD ON
TIMERMAN'S RESIDENCE HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED IN THE WAKE OF
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION AND PRESS REPORTS CONCERNING
HIS POSSIBLE RELEASE.
4. (U) TO DATE THE TEXT OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
HAS EVIDENTLY BEEN KEPT SECRET AND THE COURT HAS NOT EVEN
CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS RULED IN THIS MATTER. CLARIN,
SEPTEMBER 23, COMMENTING ON THE SUPREME COURT ACTION
STATED THAT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WAS SURPRISED BY THE
COURT DECISION WHICH CLARIN HERALDS AS A NEW DEMONSTRA�
TION OF THE COURT'S INDEPENDENCE VIS�A�VIS THE EXECUTIVE.
5. (C) THIS CONTENTION SEEMS TO BE SUPPORTED BY A
COMMENT GIVEN US LAST WEEK BY THE RECENTLY�ARRIVED
FRENCH MINISTER�COUNSELOR WHO WHEN CALLING ON SUPREME
COURT PRESIDENT GABRIELLI LAST WEEK WAS INFORMED THAT
THE COURT WAS ABOUT TO ISSUE A BOMB SHELL THAT THE
EXECUTIVE HAD NOT ANTICIPATED.
6. (U) CLARIN ALSO REPORTED THAT WHEN THE IAHRC RAISED
THE REPORTED COURT DECISION REGARDING TIMERMAN IN A
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT VIDELAp THE PRESIDENT RESPONDED
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ETHAT ARGENTINA WOULD FULFILL ITS CONSTITUTIONAL
TRADITION IN THIS MATTER.
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OPTIONAL FORM 1528(14)
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January 1975
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