� 421411WASOVAggigt pproved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 ir, 3.5(c) � Cr fki ZP111- m , CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY , 1 � . DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE 1 I : � . , MICROFILMED I NR q : , . ! SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE US STAND ON HUMAN RIGHTS , 1 I , , 1 , , , 1 . i 1 . , ' (26 August-1 September 1977) , NR 1 i his corwilation is prepareci weekl.y.by the Office of Regional and Paiticat Analyeis., inquiries may be directed to ';:c1 International %Scuds Divieion, t' 1 1 , 1 3.5(c) RP-M-77-10233 3.5(c) EO 13526 3.3(b)(1)>25Yr EO 13526 3.5(c) 3.5(c) Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 CO0201433 Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 NR Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00101433 cr I ,3.5(c) a. LATIN AMERICA -- The Catholic Church in Brazil reportedly is moderately pleased with efforts by top level government and military officials to curb human rights abuses. The US stand on human rights is seen as having been instrumental in motivating improvements. Brazilian churchmen apparently believe that President Geisel and other key leaders are sincere in their efforts to in:pave Brazil's 1:41an rights perfomance, but the clerics remaln . disturbed over oontinuing abuses and they are not overly � sanguine about prospeots for haiting unauthorized actions by middle and lower level sedUrity officials. I Argentine President Vldela recentlptold Assistant Secretary of State Todman that the Argentine military is committed to returning the country to a thoroughly re:wesentative democracy. Videla admitted, however, that several rocent dramatic - 3 - C 3.5(c) Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 - 'Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 .eril 2 t . , ' ; ;v. � ye< ASIA NR 0 3.5(c) � disappearances are the result of some elments of the security forces being beyond the government's control. As the antiterrorism campaign winde down, human rights abuser and in:clew:0 resuZting from inter- and intra- rervice rivalries are becoming more ayparent. The abuation of the Argentine ambasnador to Ve46euela remains uneolved, as does the disappeamwe of a prominent Zabor leader sev,ral months ago and of a n%mber of Zawyers more recently. The government is inleed unable to con trot the activities of certain factions within its cwn ranks. Rivalries within the powr strL4.1ture also played a ;.ale in Argantines decision this week to cancel its partic.fpation ;:n UNITAS XVIII, an upcoming joint Naval exercise with the US. Military hardliners had severely criticised Videla for being too accom- madating to recent US official visitors, and they apparently seised on the UNIT/.S-US security assistance iosue to the president's prestige. Spanish Socialist Party leader Felipe Gonzalez visited Chile this week and said that the situation there is "not as back and white" as it is pictured abroad. Gonzalez was cordially � received by government leaders and was allowed to speak freely with whomever he chose, including the two prominent p:isoners for whom he sought pardons. The liberal press in Spain has been vitriolic in its attacke on the Chilean regime an:: it frequently blames the US for the fall of President All.nde. .There are conflicting signals,meanwhile, as to whether the state of siege in Chile will be lifted to mark the fourth anniwereary of the military takeover on September 11, and there still is considerable uncertainty over the extent to which the new National Information Center will differ from the recently abolished National Intelligence Directorate, which Was notorious for conduct resulting in human rights abuse's. 1.� 3.5(c) I , I -4.60004 j ' 40.1410�00�Ki. .4 7 et- A 4-4 )f V,t Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 NR Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 Approved for Release: 2018/09/17 C00201433 NR

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SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE US STAND ON HUMAN RIGHTS (26 AUGUST- 1 SEPTEMBER 1977)[SANITIZED] - 1977/09/01