WEEKLY REVIEW JANUARY 3, 1975[SANITIZED] - 1975/01/03

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627534
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: January 3, 1975

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Weekly Review
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The WEEKLY REVIEW, issued every Friday morning by the
Office of Current Intelligence, reports and analyzes significant
developments of the week through noon on Thur:Jay. It
frequently includes material coordinated with or prepared by
the Office of Economic Research, the Office of Strategic.
Research, and the Directorate of Science and Technology.
Topics requiring more comprehensive treatment and therefore
published separately as Special Reports are listed in the
contents.
Warning Notice
Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods involved
Additional Warning
NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions
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7 Argentina: Growing Military Role
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Comments and queries on the contents of this
publication are welcome. They may be directed tit
the editor of the Weekly Review.
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ARGENTINA: GROWING MILITARY ROLE
The armed forces appear to be seeki.-.g a
more active role as a power broker in Argentine
politics. The continuing success of the army-
supported counterterrorist campaign is bolstering
army ego, and political activity by some military
leaders is increasing.
The military is still smarting from the un-
popularity that led the Lanusse regime to turn
power back to civilians in 1973. Although a coup
appears to be highly unlikely, the army is said to
be "re-evaluating" its role in the government.
President Peron is gradually becoming more
acceptable to military leaders, but they are grow-
ing more critical of the role of powerful Social
Welfare Minister Lopez Rega, who is also Mrs.
Peron's private secretary and mentor. Recent be-
havior attributed to Lopez Rega, such as his al-
leged claim to be in "communication" with Juan
Peron, has led some officers to question his san-
ity. These critics contend that Mrs. Peron can get
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along without him, providing she has the active
support of the military and labor.
The military has increased informal contacts
with key labor leaders recently, apparently in an
effort to reduce the influence of extremists in the
labor movement and to enhance relations be-
tween the military and labor, the strongest power
sectors in the country.
Meanwhile, the terrorists are on the defen-
sive. Their assassinations of army officers have
.significantly reduced their popular support and
have encouraged maximum efforts by security
forces. The terrorists reportedly believe that dur-
ing the next few months they will have to concen-
trate on revitalizing their organization and infil-
trating the labor movement. Nevertheless, they
are still capable of spectacular operations�such as
the attempted assassination of the Federal Police
chief on December 23�and the war against terror-
ism is far from over
President Peron reviews jet. fighters with air force chief of staff
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