WEEKLY SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 12, 1975[SANITIZED] - 1975/09/12

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02987040
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 26
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 12, 1975

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-he WEEKLY SUMMARY, issued every Friday morning by the
Otlice of Current intelligences reports and analyzes significant
developments of the week through noon on Thursday. It fre-
ciuently includes material coordinated with or prepared by the
0441ce of Economic Research, the Office of Strategic
Research, the Office of Geographic and Cartographic
Research, and the Directorate of Science and Technology.
-topics requiring more comprehensive treatment and
therefore published separately as Special Reports are listed
the contents.
Warning Notice
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Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions
14 Argentina: Counterterrorism
Comments and queries on the contents of this
publication are welcome. They may be
directed to the editor of the Weekly
Summary,
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.SECRET
ARGENTINA: COUNTERTERRORISM
Responding to an unprecedented upsurge in
left-wing violence and kidnapings, President
Maria Estela Peron has formally outlawed the
Montonero guerrillas as the first step in what may
become a major offensive against all Argentine
terrorists.
The Montoneros supported the return of
Juan Peron from exile in 1973, but declared "war"
against his widow in September 1974. Her govern-
ment had avoided taking official action against
them for tear of further antagonizing liberal
Peronists who, while not necessarily agreeing
with the Montoneros, were being alienated by
the administration's conservative policies.
Because of their position and strength the Mon-
toneros have played an effective political role
through agitation within the Peronist labor move-
ment and have even fielded candidates under the
banner of the "Authentic Party" in a recent
provincial election.
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The government's decision gives security forces
greater freedom of action in counterinsurgency
operations. Until now, sympathetic newspapers
and broadcasting stations could force the release
of Montonero guerrillas held without charge,
simply by publicizing their names. Such actions in
behalf of outlawed groups are forbidden under
current censorship restrictions.
Other measures are likely to be announced
soon. The new army commander, General Jorge
Videla, has told newsmen that the army's an-
ti-guerrilla operations in Tucuman
Province�where the principal opponent has
been the People's Revolutionary Army�could be
extended throughout the country "if the cir-
cumstances warranted it." He added that a federal
organization might be formed to coordinate the
actions of all the security forces.
The Montoneros and the People's
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Revolutionary Army hope to goad the armed
forces leaders into ousting Peron's civilian
government, which they regard as insufficiently
radical. The expected popular revulsion against
military administration, they believe, would vir-
tually assure a left-wing political victory once
elections were held. In pursuit of this long range
goal, the guerrillas have been focusing their
terrorist attacks on all branches of the armed
forces.
Argentine society cannot long endure the
twin assaults of economic deterioration and
mounting violence, which feed on each other and
in time could bring about the political polariza-
tion the extremists seek. Recent statements by
military leaders strongly indicate that they have
decided to support the government in the in-
itiative against the terrorists rather than allow the
situation to deteriorate further.
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